Ouachita County

Ouachita County has 22,085 residents across 5 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $49,268, 19% below the Arkansas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $102,100, and 16% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

22,085residentsACS 2020–2024

$49,268median household incomeArkansas: $61K

$102,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

81%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Arkansas with Ouachita 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 5 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
71701	16,847	$49K	$114K	68%	18%	83%	23 min
71720	2,523	$61K	$102K	75%	16%	80%	22 min
71726	1,108	$31K	$69K	84%	13%	63%	40 min
71751	573	$-666667K	$86K	91%	13%	72%	29 min
71764	1,688	$62K	$68K	77%	5%	68%	24 min

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

People.

22,085 residents in 8,624 households, next to the Arkansas figure.

22%

under 18

19%

aged 18–34

21%

aged 65 and over

35%

of households are people living alone

40%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

11,869 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,100 (±$13,159).

71%

of households own their home

75%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

14%

are mobile homes

27%

of housing units are vacant

$764

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20196%

2000–20095%

1990–199911%

1980–198917%

1970–197918%

1960–196913%

1950–195915%

1940–19499%

1939 or earlier6%

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 ±$2,397.

$49,268

median household income

18.9%

of people live below the poverty line

5.2%

unemployment rate

16%

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.

24 min

average commute to work

11%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

93%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

10%

of households have no car

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

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

81%

of households have a broadband subscription

16%

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