ZIP 72801 vs ZIP 72802

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72801 (Russellville, AR) and ZIP 72802 (Russellville, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72801 has a population of 18,685 at 887 people per square mile, while ZIP 72802 has 20,973 at 60 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 72801 reports a median household income of $47,830 against $64,110 in ZIP 72802, with per-capita income of $23,081 vs $34,476. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 25.8% in 72801 and 30.8% in 72802. Poverty rate reads 21.3% vs 16.1%, and unemployment 5.9% vs 6.4% — 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 $163,700 in 72801 versus $203,400 in 72802, with median rent of $839 and $888 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 45.9% vs 77.3%. 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.