ZIP 72139 vs ZIP 72010

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72139 (Russell, AR) and ZIP 72010 (Bald Knob, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72139 has a population of 216 at 204 people per square mile, while ZIP 72010 has 6,577 at 19 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 72139 reports a median household income of $22,917 against $48,305 in ZIP 72010, with per-capita income of $13,708 vs $24,953. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 1.3% in 72139 and 10.3% in 72010. Poverty rate reads 53.2% vs 18.8%, and unemployment 11.4% vs 9.1% — 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 $75,000 in 72139 versus $120,100 in 72010, with median rent of $298 and $799 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 36.7% vs 71.3%. 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.