ZIP 72556 vs ZIP 72519

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72556 (Melbourne, AR) and ZIP 72519 (Calico Rock, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72556 has a population of 3,375 at 9 people per square mile, while ZIP 72519 has 3,150 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 72556 reports a median household income of $46,113 against $48,438 in ZIP 72519, with per-capita income of $24,640 vs $19,147. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.7% in 72556 and 16.5% in 72519. Poverty rate reads 22.3% vs 23.1%, and unemployment 4.0% vs 0.7% — 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 $152,500 in 72556 versus $125,900 in 72519, with median rent of $601 and $392 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 64.6% vs 80.0%. 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.