Ashley County

Ashley County has 18,429 residents across 6 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $44,266, 27% below the Arkansas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $91,900, and 13% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

18,429residentsACS 2020–2024

$44,266median household incomeArkansas: $61K

$91,900median home valueowner-occupied homes

80%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Ashley County in ArkansasZIP codes in Ashley County highlighted; the rest of Arkansas in grey

Map of Arkansas with Ashley County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 6 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
71635	10,295	$47K	$98K	67%	16%	81%	21 min
71642	759	$-666667K	$186K	100%	15%	93%	18 min
71646	6,563	$41K	$90K	75%	9%	79%	33 min
71658	387	$54K	$70K	82%	5%	80%	30 min
71661	110	$29K	$-666667K	96%	0%	96%	25 min
71676	529	$26K	$42K	78%	4%	64%	25 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

18,429 residents in 7,356 households, next to the Arkansas figure.

23%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

22%

aged 65 and over

37%

of households are people living alone

46%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

9,392 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,900 (±$4,993).

71%

of households own their home

69%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

21%

are mobile homes

22%

of housing units are vacant

$703

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–201910%

2000–20097%

1990–199914%

1980–198913%

1970–197920%

1960–196915%

1950–195912%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,356.

$44,266

median household income

22.1%

of people live below the poverty line

5.5%

unemployment rate

13%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

18%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

94%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

80%

of households have a broadband subscription

19%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates