ZIP 72087 vs ZIP 72019

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72087 (Lonsdale, AR) and ZIP 72019 (Benton, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72087 has a population of 2,051 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 72019 has 23,346 at 55 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 72087 reports a median household income of $46,346 against $87,869 in ZIP 72019, with per-capita income of $22,203 vs $41,466. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 7.1% in 72087 and 33.6% in 72019. Poverty rate reads 7.4% vs 8.1%, and unemployment 3.4% vs 4.0% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $158,800 in 72087 versus $266,900 in 72019, with median rent of $950 and $1,028 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 94.6% vs 74.9%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.