Estimated zip code population in 2017: 3,906 Zip code population in 2010: 4,090 Zip code population in 2000: 4,366
Houses and condos: 2,099 Renter-occupied apartments: 482
% of renters here:
29%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 71743: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 206.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
This zip code:
0.4% ($404)
Arkansas:
0.6% ($780)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $551 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $361 (0.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,867
(47.8%)
Females: 2,038
(52.2%)
For population 25 years and over in 71743:
High school or higher: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 7.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 71743:
Never married: 30.1%
Now married: 52.7%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 9.0%
Zip code 71743 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage above state average.
Median age above state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 71743, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,562 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,562
State:
$52,148
Salary/wage: $30,610 (reported on 87.2% of returns)
Here:
$30,610
State:
$41,669
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.7% for AGIs below $25k, 82.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $909 (reported on 21.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$909
Arkansas:
$1,648
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,590 (reported on 6.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,590
State:
$20,675
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$938 (reported on 5.1% of returns)
Here:
+$938
State:
+$15,222
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,996 (reported on 14.7% of returns)
Here:
+$4,996
State:
+$9,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,356 (reported on 5.8% of returns)
71743:
$8,356
Arkansas:
$13,644
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,118 (26% of AGI, reported on 14.1% of returns)
Here:
$19,118
State:
$23,276
Here:
26.5% of AGI
State:
19.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $5,594 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
$5,594
State:
$5,996
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,514 (reported on 14.1% of returns)
71743:
$4,514
State:
$7,941
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,563 (reported on 30.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,563
State:
$2,455
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 71.2%
Here:
71%
State:
61%
(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 72.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71743, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,136 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$29,136
State:
$39,270
Salary/wage: $26,857 (reported on 88.3% of returns)
Here:
$26,857
State:
$34,079
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.2% for AGIs below $10k, 80.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,193 (reported on 27.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,193
Arkansas:
$1,904
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,209 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,209
State:
$5,995
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$4,391 (reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:
+$4,391
State:
+$10,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,119 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:
+$4,119
State:
+$7,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,000 (reported on 1.9% of returns)
71743:
$3,000
Arkansas:
$3,204
Total itemized deductions: $15,246 (24% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:
$15,246
State:
$18,389
Here:
23.9% of AGI
State:
21.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,877 (7% of AGI, reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:
$4,877
State:
$4,725
Here:
7.2% of AGI
State:
5.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,465 (reported on 63.3% of returns)
71743:
$3,465
State:
$6,047
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,947 (reported on 33.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,947
State:
$1,909
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.7%
Here:
76%
State:
67%
(% for various income ranges: 73.3% for AGIs below $10k, 77.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 210 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,475
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 74 (6 now married, 66 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 888 (411 now married, 475 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 71743 with a mortgage: 556 (7 second mortgage) Houses without a mortgage: 654
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,018 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $347
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
18.8%
Whole state:
16.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
11.0%
Whole state:
9.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.2
State:
4.5
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 71743: Center Point (A), Gurdon Golf Course (B), Beirne Rural Volunteer Fire Department (C), Curtis Fire Department (D), Whelen Springs Fire Station (E), Gurdon Fire Station (F), Kansas Community Volunteer Fire Department (G), Gurdon Police Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 71743 include: Victor Temple (A), Mount Canaan Baptist Church (B), First United Methodist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), Beech Street Baptist Church (E), Cross Roads Church (F), Eastern Star Church (G), Beirne Baptist Church (H), Center Point Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lewis Randolph Grave (1), Bethel Springs Cemetery (2), Bethlehem Cemetery (3), Kansas Cemetery (4), Greenville Cemetery (5), Easley Cemetery (6), Curtis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), McNeeley Creek (B), Long Slough (C), Locket Creek (D), Lick Creek (E), Lick Branch (F), Wolf Creek (G), White Oak Creek (H), Cypress Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cars and other vehicles available in Gurdon, AR (71743) in owner-occupied houses/condos
13no vehicle
3371 vehicle
4122 vehicles
3493 vehicles
954 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Gurdon, AR (71743) in renter-occupied apartments
66no vehicle
2391 vehicle
1462 vehicles
293 vehicles
04 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Zip code 71743 household income distribution in 2017
177Less than $10,000
97$10,000 to $14,999
121$15,000 to $19,999
196$20,000 to $24,999
45$25,000 to $29,999
92$30,000 to $34,999
119$35,000 to $39,999
48$40,000 to $44,999
18$45,000 to $49,999
208$50,000 to $59,999
132$60,000 to $74,999
220$75,000 to $99,999
85$100,000 to $124,999
41$125,000 to $149,999
52$150,000 to $199,999
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 71743
12Less than $10,000
61$10,000 to $14,999
18$15,000 to $19,999
15$20,000 to $24,999
46$25,000 to $29,999
77$30,000 to $34,999
22$35,000 to $39,999
44$40,000 to $49,999
16$50,000 to $59,999
56$60,000 to $69,999
102$70,000 to $79,999
34$80,000 to $89,999
155$90,000 to $99,999
145$100,000 to $124,999
41$125,000 to $149,999
67$150,000 to $174,999
56$175,000 to $199,999
5$200,000 to $249,999
30$250,000 to $299,999
21$300,000 to $399,999
51$400,000 to $499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 71743
18Less than $100
13$100 to $149
4$150 to $199
5$200 to $249
17$250 to $299
22$300 to $349
82$350 to $399
120$400 to $449
50$450 to $499
44$500 to $549
53No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2017: $646.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,032
Black or African American householders: $77,451
Some other race householders: $91,622
Two or more races householders: $183,244
Hispanic or Latino householders: $91,622
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $101,884
71743:
$101,884
Arkansas:
$128,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,853 - $131,855
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,503
One, attached: 5
Two: 44
3 or 4: 39
5 to 9: 18
10 to 19: 23
20 to 49: 8
Mobile homes: 447
Unemployment: 7.9%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 71743
81.8%1,339Drove a car alone
11.0%180Carpooled
4.2%69Walked
0.6%10Other means
2.1%34Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71743
107Less than 5 minutes
3355 to 9 minutes
23210 to 14 minutes
24215 to 19 minutes
20620 to 24 minutes
7325 to 29 minutes
16130 to 34 minutes
935 to 39 minutes
640 to 44 minutes
11545 to 59 minutes
9160 to 89 minutes
1590 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.8%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,888
In family households: 3,270 (393 male householders, 738 female householders)
799 spouses, 886 children (764 natural, 32 adopted, 91 stepchildren), 163 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 80 other relatives, 115 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 618 (314 male householders (302 living alone)), 242 female householders (188 living alone)), 60 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 18 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 498 2-persons, 284 3-persons, 234 4-persons, 80 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 490 1-person, 65 2-persons
309 married couples with children.
320 single-parent households (56 men, 264 women).
95.5% of residents of 71743 zip code speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 29% well, 7% not well, 18% not at all).
Foreign born population: 128 (3.3%) (26.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.3%
Whole state:
4.7%
46%Guatemala
18%Costa Rica
4%El Salvador
11%American
4%German
3%Irish
3%English
2%Scotch-Irish
1%French
1%Polish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
332010 or later
312000 to 2009
571990 to 1999
10Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO GURDON WOOD PRODUCTS (HIGHWAY 67 NORTH in GURDON, AR)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: LOGGING; SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL; SOFTWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD Business NAICS classification: SAWMILLS.; SOFTWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD MANUFACTURING.; SOFTWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: GURDON WOOD PRODUCTS PLANT(INT PLANT CO), INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO., INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO., INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-GURDON, INTERNATIONAL PAPER-GURDON, INTERNATIONAL PAPER GURDON WOOD PRODS.
CIRCLE C FARM (496 SOUTH FORK RD. in GURDON, AR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-ARG010095, LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL Business SIC classification: HOGS
GURDON, CITY OF (167 BREWER RD in GURDON, AR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-AR0022551, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
SOUTHFORK TRUCK STOP (I-30 & HWY 53 in GURDON, AR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-AR0045551, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WATER-AR0045551C, Business SIC classification: TERMINAL AND JOINT TERMINAL MAINTENANCE FACILITIES FOR MOTOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION Alternative names: DEATON'S SOUTHFORK TRUCK STOP
CABE MIDDLE SCHOOL (7780 HWY 67 SOUTH in GURDON, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1003017 Organizations: GURDON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
GURDON HIGH SCHOOL (7777 HWY 67 SOUTH in GURDON, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1003018
GURDON PRIMARY SCHOOL (401 NORTH 10 STREET in GURDON, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1003016
CALLEY'S FINA (HWY 67 in GURDON, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1998-0933, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
SOUTHFORK TRUCKSTOP (I-39 AND HIGHWAY 53 in GURDON, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2002-3938, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
FLEET TRANSPORT COMPANY (I-30 EXIT 3 NEAR SOUTH FORK TR in GURDON, AR)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
AHTD-GURDON REST AREAS (I-30 (6 MI W OF CITY) in GURDON, AR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS PERSONAL SERVICES Alternative names: AHTD - DISTRICT 7, AR HWY DEPT-GURDON REST AREA
CENTER POINT ENERGY - BERNIE STATION (HIGHWAY 67 SOUTH in GURDON, AR)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS. Alternative names: ARKLA,INC-BEIRNE COMPRESSOR STATION, NORAM-BEIRNE COMPRESSOR STATION
GURDON PRIMARY SCHOOL (TENTH & PINE ST in GURDON, AR)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.0% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.8%
46.4%Utility gas
44.4%Electricity
5.9%Wood
3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Population in 1990: 4,180. Population change in the 1990s: +186 (+4.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,982
Midwest: 171
South: 551
West: 56
63% of the 71743 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.
92% of the 71743 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
Arkansas:
7.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Arkansas:
8.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28
Here:
15.8%
Arkansas:
16.7%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
64,158Business and financial operations occupations
54,844Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
46,716Transportation occupations
37,150Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
36,753Production occupations
34,841Education, training, and library occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Interior Design Services (20-49: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)
People in group quarters in 2000:
9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 71743 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
James
60
72.3 years
Mary
45
79.7 years
William
42
72.8 years
John
33
76.4 years
Robert
26
72.7 years
Willie
21
75.0 years
Annie
19
75.6 years
George
19
77.4 years
Thomas
17
73.6 years
Charles
16
66.5 years
Most common last names in zip code 71743 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Smith
39
74.0 years
Williams
35
77.7 years
Wells
20
71.5 years
Jones
19
75.0 years
Anderson
18
79.9 years
Bell
18
73.6 years
Stephens
17
80.5 years
Hughes
17
65.2 years
Brown
15
81.7 years
Johnson
12
75.0 years
Businesses in zip code 71743
H&R Block: 1
SONIC Drive-In: 1
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