Bradley, AR · standard
ZIP Code 71826
Lafayette County, Arkansas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,315
- 4/sq mi
- $42,708
- Median income
- $86,500
- Median home value
- 7.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Bradley pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 7th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 6th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 71826 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 71826 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Bradley, Lafayette County, Arkansas, home to just 1,315 residents across 328.8 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 71826 reports a modest median household income of $42,708 (25% below the average Arkansas ZIP), while per-capita income is $26,039. The poverty rate is 14.3%, with unemployment at 4.1%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $86,500 (41% below the average Arkansas ZIP), and median rent is $414; owner occupancy is 82.5%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 7.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 49.7, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Arkansas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 71826.
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 71826, Bradley, 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
1,315
Population
328.8
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 71826?
49.7
Median Age
47.3%
Male
52.7%
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?
$42,708
Median Household Income
-25% vs state ZIP avg
$26,039
Per Capita Income
14.3%
Poverty Rate
4.1%
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
528housing units
528
Total Housing Units
429
Occupied Units
99
Vacant Units
2.24
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$86,500
Median Home Value
-41% vs state ZIP avg
$414
Median Rent
1980
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 18 business establishments in ZIP 71826, employing approximately 69 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,432,000.
18
Businesses
69
Employees
$3.4M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4 | 22.2% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 4 | 22.2% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 71826, both outside AR so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,315 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.