ZIP 71740 · Emerson
Who lives in ZIP code 71740 (Emerson, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Emerson, AR · Columbia County
uszips 2026
People2,100
Median age33.0
Household income$65,455
Home value—
Median rent$719/mo
Poverty20.3%
College degree+21.5%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Magnolia, AR (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 760
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.6% are 65 or older; 63.8% are adults.
Household income
31.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,150.
Education (adults 25+)
23.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.8%
- Never married
- 21.0%
- Divorced
- 10.2%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 3.21
- Dual-income families
- 59.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.5%
- Unemployment
- 1.0%
- Self-employed
- 8.2%
- Farmers
- 6.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.7%
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 14.3%
- No health insurance
- 9.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.