ZIP 72160 vs ZIP 72003

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72160 (Stuttgart, AR) and ZIP 72003 (Almyra, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72160 has a population of 10,736 at 12 people per square mile, while ZIP 72003 has 746 at 3 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 72160 reports a median household income of $50,403 against $78,443 in ZIP 72003, with per-capita income of $28,869 vs $26,195. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.3% in 72160 and 8.4% in 72003. Poverty rate reads 22.0% vs 9.6%, and unemployment 9.6% vs 0.0% — 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 $153,500 in 72160 versus $157,400 in 72003, with median rent of $849 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 55.6% vs 86.9%. 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.