ZIP 72364 vs ZIP 72301

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72364 (Marion, AR) and ZIP 72301 (West Memphis, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72364 has a population of 15,831 at 84 people per square mile, while ZIP 72301 has 26,069 at 533 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 72364 reports a median household income of $74,462 against $42,859 in ZIP 72301, with per-capita income of $37,065 vs $21,362. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.9% in 72364 and 13.9% in 72301. Poverty rate reads 10.4% vs 29.1%, and unemployment 5.3% vs 14.6% — 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 $212,300 in 72364 versus $120,100 in 72301, with median rent of $1,100 and $871 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 68.9% vs 46.0%. 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.