ZIP 72513 vs ZIP 72512

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72513 (Ash Flat, AR) and ZIP 72512 (Horseshoe Bend, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72513 has a population of 2,856 at 12 people per square mile, while ZIP 72512 has 2,234 at 39 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 72513 reports a median household income of $40,055 against $46,449 in ZIP 72512, with per-capita income of $20,653 vs $28,043. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.5% in 72513 and 18.4% in 72512. Poverty rate reads 26.2% vs 24.7%, and unemployment 2.3% vs 10.2% — 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 $98,100 in 72513 versus $130,100 in 72512, with median rent of $675 and $748 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.0% vs 76.4%. 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.