ZIP Code 71801 — Hope city, AR Demographics & Data

ZIP code 71801 covers Hope, AR in Hempstead County with a population of about 14,907.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 39.0 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 870; U.S. House district AR-4; the SHREVEPORT media market.

Hope, AR sits in a university / college context (near university of arkansas hope-texarkana (0.3 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

Median household income in ZIP 71801 is about $47,723 — about 36% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 20.4%; unemployment rate near 3.3%; 14.1% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 19.6 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Education; about 2.2% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 13.0 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $98,200 — about 72% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $490 (about 58% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 63.9% (about 1.5 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 71801 in Hope, AR, a household would need roughly $27,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $631. That sits below the local median household income ($47,723), suggesting the typical household income is closer to a workable buy-in level under these assumptions. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Hope city, AR as Relatively Low (composite score 52.1), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (65.0) and flood (43.9). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Hope city, AR show little to no average snow and around 55.7 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 522 for ZIP 71801 (Hope city, AR) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.