ZIP 71726 · Chidester
Who lives in ZIP code 71726 (Chidester, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chidester, AR · Ouachita County
uszips 2026
People1,108
Median age61.4
Household income$31,328
Home value—
Median rent$500/mo
Poverty25.8%
College degree+12.7%
Commute38 min
Place
- Metro area
- Camden, AR (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 564
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
43.9% are 65 or older; 94.0% are adults.
Household income
10.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,198.
Education (adults 25+)
26.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.0%
- Never married
- 21.4%
- Divorced
- 15.0%
- Widowed
- 14.5%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 14.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.4%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 34.0%
- Unemployment
- 11.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.5%
- Veterans
- 9.8%
- With a disability
- 40.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.