Montrose, AR · standard
ZIP Code 71658
Ashley County, Arkansas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 728
- 3/sq mi
- $54,107
- Median income
- $70,300
- Median home value
- 5.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Montrose pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 20th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 3rd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 82%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 71658 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 71658 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Montrose, Ashley County, Arkansas, home to just 728 residents across 291.2 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 71658 reports a modest median household income of $54,107 (4% below the average Arkansas ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,468. The poverty rate is 23.0%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $70,300 (52% below the average Arkansas ZIP); owner occupancy is 82.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 5.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 53.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Ashley County, so 71658 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 71658, Montrose, AR · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
728
Population
291.2
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 71658?
53.3
Median Age
53.0%
Male
47.0%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$54,107
Median Household Income
-4% vs state ZIP avg
$33,468
Per Capita Income
23.0%
Poverty Rate
4.7%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
394housing units
394
Total Housing Units
189
Occupied Units
205
Vacant Units
2.05
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$70,300
Median Home Value
-52% vs state ZIP avg
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 71658 vs 71663 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71663 | Portland, AR | 732 | 10.1 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 71658, both outside AR so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.