ZIP 72501 vs ZIP 72562

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72501 (Batesville, AR) and ZIP 72562 (Newark, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72501 has a population of 25,099 at 32 people per square mile, while ZIP 72562 has 2,238 at 11 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 72501 reports a median household income of $52,829 against $55,156 in ZIP 72562, with per-capita income of $30,545 vs $26,341. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.9% in 72501 and 8.7% in 72562. Poverty rate reads 22.2% vs 19.9%, and unemployment 4.4% vs 3.3% — 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 $147,900 in 72501 versus $144,600 in 72562, with median rent of $862 and $597 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 65.1% vs 63.4%. 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.