ZIP 72112 vs ZIP 72473

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72112 (Newport, AR) and ZIP 72473 (Tuckerman, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72112 has a population of 11,467 at 14 people per square mile, while ZIP 72473 has 2,376 at 16 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 72112 reports a median household income of $41,843 against $47,266 in ZIP 72473, with per-capita income of $22,279 vs $30,984. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.7% in 72112 and 18.1% in 72473. Poverty rate reads 24.5% vs 13.9%, and unemployment 9.3% vs 7.5% — 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 $125,100 in 72112 versus $98,700 in 72473, with median rent of $668 and $760 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 62.3% vs 68.9%. 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.