Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,991
| This zip code: | $32,991 | | Arkansas: | $38,134 |
Nearest zip codes: 71766, 71652, 71720, 71725, 71660, 71631.
Housing units in zip code 71742 with a mortgage: 571 (30 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 640
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $710
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $263
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 20.7% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.2% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 71742 include: Stony Point Church (A), Pine Crest Church (B), Pilgrims Rest Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Tanyard Cemetery (1), Bryant Cemetery (2), Barnes Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Branch (A), Cooks Creek (B), Guice Creek (C), Bryant Creek (D), Watson Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Ivan Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 31
- 1995 to 1998: 251
- 1990 to 1994: 284
- 1980 to 1989: 433
- 1970 to 1979: 695
- 1960 to 1969: 526
- 1950 to 1959: 306
- 1940 to 1949: 234
- 1939 or earlier: 234
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fordyce, AR (71742): |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 11
- 2 bedrooms: 537
- 3 bedrooms: 1,037
- 4 bedrooms: 164
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 33
- 1 bedrooms: 117
- 2 bedrooms: 323
- 3 bedrooms: 205
- 4 bedrooms: 27
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 71742 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 83
- 1 vehicle: 683
- 2 vehicles: 677
- 3 vehicles: 238
- 4 vehicles: 56
- 5 or more vehicles: 17
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 173
- 1 vehicle: 374
- 2 vehicles: 114
- 3 vehicles: 29
- 4 vehicles: 15
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 71742:
- Less than $10,000: 88
- $10,000 to $14,999: 44
- $15,000 to $19,999: 53
- $20,000 to $24,999: 65
- $25,000 to $29,999: 77
- $30,000 to $34,999: 86
- $35,000 to $39,999: 103
- $40,000 to $49,999: 167
- $50,000 to $59,999: 155
- $60,000 to $69,999: 93
- $70,000 to $79,999: 90
- $80,000 to $89,999: 87
- $90,000 to $99,999: 76
- $100,000 to $124,999: 94
- $125,000 to $149,999: 90
- $150,000 to $174,999: 29
- $175,000 to $199,999: 30
- $200,000 to $249,999: 53
- $250,000 to $299,999: 29
- $300,000 to $399,999: 13
- $400,000 to $499,999: 10
- $500,000 to $749,999: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 71742:
- Less than $100: 65
- $100 to $149: 15
- $150 to $199: 47
- $200 to $249: 84
- $250 to $299: 48
- $300 to $349: 91
- $350 to $399: 86
- $400 to $449: 33
- $500 to $549: 12
- $550 to $599: 10
- $600 to $649: 11
- No cash rent: 92
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $25,025.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $85,115
- Black or African American householders: $38,362
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $56,093 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
| 71742: | $56,093 | | Arkansas: | $101,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $31,047 - $102,764
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $91,689| Here: | $91,689 | | State: | $148,559 |
In 2-unit structures: $53,961| Here: | $53,961 | | State: | $140,742 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,064| Here: | $89,064 | | State: | $199,870 |
Mobile homes: $27,926| Here: | $27,926 | | State: | $38,244 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,116
- One, attached: 16
- Two: 58
- 3 or 4: 93
- 5 to 9: 14
- 10 to 19: 56
- 20 to 49: 46
- 50 or more: 4
- Mobile homes: 506
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 85

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,950 (78%)
- Carpooled: 356 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 108 (4%)
- Other means: 43 (2%)
- Worked at home: 19 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 291
- 5 to 9 minutes: 582
- 10 to 14 minutes: 448
- 15 to 19 minutes: 227
- 20 to 24 minutes: 147
- 25 to 29 minutes: 47
- 30 to 34 minutes: 274
- 35 to 39 minutes: 35
- 40 to 44 minutes: 30
- 45 to 59 minutes: 179
- 60 to 89 minutes: 151
- 90 or more minutes: 57
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,088
- In family households: 5,336 (1,300 male householders, 475 female householders)
1,282 spouses, 1,723 children (1,639 natural, 33 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 285 grandchildren, 68 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 59 other relatives, 115 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 752 (362 male householders (333 living alone)), 346 female householders (327 living alone)), 44 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 432 (250 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 827 2-persons, 402 3-persons, 320 4-persons, 158 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 660 1-person, 48 2-persons.
884 married couples with children.
431 single-parent households (65 men, 366 women).
97.7% of residents of 71742 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 8% well, 18% not well, 8% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 30 (0.5%)
(43.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (57%)
- Sierra Leone (37%)
- Austria (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 17
- 1985 to 1989: 11
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 2
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White population: 3,772
Black population: 2,730
American Indian population: 12
Asian population: 21
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 39
Two or more races population: 37

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 2696 |
|  United States or American: 938 |
|  Irish: 279 |
|  English: 275 |
|  German: 100 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 51 |
|  Italian: 39 |
|  Arab:: 34 |
|  Lebanese: 34 |
|  Norwegian: 16 |
|  French (except Basque): 13 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 11 |
|  African: 11 |
|  Danish: 6 |
|  Scottish: 6 |
|  European: 5 |
|  Canadian: 5 |
|  Welsh: 5 |
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION FORDYCE PLYWOOD (600 WEST COLLEGE STREET in FORDYCE, AR)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-1994-0002, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-1995-0072,
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL; SOFTWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD
Business NAICS classification: SOFTWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: CITY OF FORDYCE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GEORGIA PACIFIC-FORDYCE PLYWOO, GEORGIA PACIFIC-PLYWOOD PLT
- ANTHONY TIMBERLANDS INCORPORATED (602 WEST CHERRY BARK ROAD in FORDYCE, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1986-0007, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL; HARDWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD
Business NAICS classification: SAWMILLS.; HARDWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP-HARDWOOD SAWMILL
- FORDYCE, CITY OF (101 S. MAIN ST in FORDYCE, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0275, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-AR0033758, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WATER-AR0033774, WATER-AR0035564, WATER-ARG640027, RST-20001614, FACILITY
Business SIC classification: EXECUTIVE OFFICES
Organizations: FORDYCE, CITY OF *INA* (CONTACT/GENERAL)
Alternative names: CITY OF FORDYCE CITY HALL
- GEORGIA-PACIFIC (HWY 8 & COLLEGE ST in FORDYCE, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - RST-07001616, FACILITY, RST-20000024,
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BYARS OIL CO INC (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CITY OF FORDYCE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AHTD-BRDG 2181 HWY 8 & MORO (HWY 8 & MORO CREEK in FORDYCE, AR)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ARK HWY & TRANS DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AHTD-HWY 8 & MORO BRDG 2180, AHTD-HWY 8 & MORO BRDG 2181
- FORDYCE HIGH SCHOOL (100 REDBUG BLVD in FORDYCE, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2002007
- FORDYCE WOOD PRESERV (200 COLLEGE in FORDYCE, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-AR0001104, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: WOOD PRESERVATION.
Organizations: FORDYCE WOOD PRESERVERS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, FORDYCE WOOD PRESERVERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FORDYCE WOOD PRESERVERS INC
- FORDYCE MIDDLE SCHOOL (75 REDBUG BLVD. in FORDYCE, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2002009
- GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP. (1 GEORGIA-PACIFIC DR. in FORDYCE, AR)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCTS
Alternative names: GEORGIA PACIFIC-FORDYCE OSB FA, GEORGIA-PACIFIC ORIENTED STRANDBOARD FACILITY, GEORGIA-PACIFIC ORIENTED STRANDBOARD FACILITY, GP-ORIENTED STRANDBOARD FACILITY
- J. E. WALLACE ELEM. SCHOOL (350 REDBUG CIRCLE in FORDYCE, AR)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2002008
Organizations: FORDYCE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALLTEL (111 W. 4TH AVE. in FORDYCE, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-2000-6004, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- ARKANSAS HWY & TRANSPORTATION DEPT., DIST.7 (HWY 8 in FORDYCE, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-5304, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- CITY OF FORDYCE AIRPORT (HWY 79 in FORDYCE, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0276, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: AIRPORTS, FLYING FIELDS, AND AIRPORT TERMINAL SERVICES
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,362
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (52%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood (5%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5471
- Northeast: 36
- Midwest: 256
- South: 535
- West: 192
57% of the 71742 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Arkansas.
Population in 1990: 6,001. Population change in the 1990s: +610 (+10.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 2.1% | | Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 9.0% | | Arkansas: | 14.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Community Food Services (50-99: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 159 people in other group homes
- 136 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 136 people in nursing homes
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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