ZIP 72472 vs ZIP 72365

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72472 (Trumann, AR) and ZIP 72365 (Marked Tree, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72472 has a population of 9,447 at 21 people per square mile, while ZIP 72365 has 3,146 at 24 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 72472 reports a median household income of $40,529 against $47,344 in ZIP 72365, with per-capita income of $23,607 vs $24,151. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.1% in 72472 and 14.7% in 72365. Poverty rate reads 24.8% vs 24.0%, and unemployment 5.9% vs 5.8% — 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 $113,500 in 72472 versus $81,100 in 72365, with median rent of $590 and $563 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 56.1% vs 61.2%. 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.