ZIP 72523 vs ZIP 72550

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72523 (Concord, AR) and ZIP 72550 (Locust Grove, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72523 has a population of 1,091 at 11 people per square mile, while ZIP 72550 has 985 at 8 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 72523 reports a median household income of $57,206 against $54,688 in ZIP 72550, with per-capita income of $25,388 vs $29,201. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.3% in 72523 and 11.0% in 72550. Poverty rate reads 19.8% vs 32.2%, and unemployment 4.0% vs 1.1% — 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 $106,700 in 72523 versus — in 72550, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 98.7% vs 96.6%. 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.