
Arkansas · Census place 05980
Big Flat, AR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Big Flat, Arkansas (Big Flat, AR — Census place “Big Flat town”) is 62 residents, ranking #570 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $19,500, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Big Flat Arkansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Big Flat, AR: 72617.
- Population
- 62Big Flat town residents
- Median household income
- $19,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 27.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.5%Owner-occupied households
Big Flat ZIP codes (Arkansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Big Flat.
The Big Flat 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 Big Flat town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
Poverty affects 72.6% of residents and 87.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Big Flat town, AR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Big Flat town is a very small community in Arkansas, with 62 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #570 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 8% of them. The median age here is 27.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. 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 Big Flat town earn a median of $19,500 a year, 75.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 60% below 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 72.6% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Big Flat town is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs not published a month. 87.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
A median age of 27.3 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address. With 62 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Big Flat town against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld home value, gross rent for Big Flat town because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arkansas.
- Little Rock city 202,739
- Fayetteville city 97,227
- Fort Smith city 89,496
- Springdale city 87,388
- Jonesboro city 79,187
- Rogers city 71,411
- Conway city 66,288
- North Little Rock city 64,504
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Big Flat town?
- Big Flat town has 62 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #570 of 625 in Arkansas.
- What is the median household income in Big Flat town?
- Median household income in Big Flat town is $19,500 a year, 75.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Big Flat town?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is not published.
- Is Big Flat town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Big Flat town to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this Big Flat town 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.