ZIP 72126 vs ZIP 72001

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72126 (Perryville, AR) and ZIP 72001 (Adona, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72126 has a population of 3,674 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 72001 has 566 at 9 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 72126 reports a median household income of $55,662 against $36,008 in ZIP 72001, with per-capita income of $31,289 vs $23,559. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 23.9% in 72126 and 11.3% in 72001. Poverty rate reads 18.2% vs 26.1%, and unemployment 1.3% vs 7.0% — 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 $132,500 in 72126 versus $161,800 in 72001, with median rent of $631 and $625 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.7% vs 89.8%. 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.