Arkansas · Census place 02590
Atkins, AR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Atkins, Arkansas (Atkins, AR — Census place “Atkins city”) is 2,877 residents, ranking #113 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $58,299, the median home is worth $108,300 and median gross rent runs $858 a month. Looking for the Atkins Arkansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Atkins, AR: 72823.
- Population
- 2,877Atkins city residents
- Median household income
- $58,299Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $108,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $858Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.3%Owner-occupied households
Atkins ZIP codes (Arkansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Atkins.
The Atkins AR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Atkins city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Atkins city median would spend about 17.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.6% of residents and 64.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Atkins city, AR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Atkins city is a small town in Arkansas, with 2,877 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #113 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 82% of them. The median age here is 37.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Atkins city earn a median of $58,299 a year, 25.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% above the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 14.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Atkins city is valued at $108,300, 64.3% below the national figure and 16% below the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $858 a month, 39% below the national figure, or roughly $10,296 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 64.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arkansas.
- Lincoln city 2,862
- Mountain View city 2,890
- Gosnell city 2,835
- DeWitt city 2,980
- Mayflower city 2,802
- Hamburg city 2,992
- Dermott city 2,727
- Elm Springs city 3,000
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Atkins city?
- Atkins city has 2,877 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #113 of 625 in Arkansas.
- What is the median household income in Atkins city?
- Median household income in Atkins city is $58,299 a year, 25.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Atkins city?
- Median gross rent is $858 a month and the median home value is $108,300, so rent absorbs about 17.7% of median household income.
- Is Atkins city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Atkins city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Atkins city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.