Housing market/Arkansas/ZIP 71801
ZIP 71801 Hope, Lafayette County, Arkansas
Lafayette County, AR · Arkansas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 71801 · AR
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 71801 — Hope, AR HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 71801
- 1-unit detached4,76869.1%
- 2–4 units4716.8%
- 5–49 units2333.4%
- 50+ units701.0%
- Mobile1,35819.7%
2–4 unit share 6.8% · 5–49 unit share 3.4% · combined 2–49 10.2%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $775 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $490.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 36.8%; ≥50% 17.4%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $920 (1.187× ACS median gross rent).
Population
14,907 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -12.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 4 projects, 168 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 130 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 71801 36.1% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 20.5%; ACS median gross rent is $775; population changed -12.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 471 units in 2–4-unit structures and 233 units in 5–49-unit structures; 4 LIHTC projects totaling 168 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $920 versus ACS median gross rent of $775. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Arkansas research
ZIP 71801 is a Census / HUD profile for Lafayette County, AR. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 71801 — Hope, AR HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Arkansas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Arkansas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 71801?
ZIP 71801 (Lafayette County, AR) has 14,907 residents, 5,484 households, a renter share of 36.1%, median household income of $47,723, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $775. Vacancy is 20.5%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 71801?
ACS counts 271 units in 2-unit buildings, 200 in 3–4 unit buildings, 158 in 5–9, 66 in 10–19, and 9 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 704 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 71801?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $920. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 71801 — Hope, AR HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Arkansas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 71801 is Census / HUD research for Lafayette County, AR. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Arkansas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.