72157 Zip Code (AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,251
Zip code population in 2010: 1,607
Zip code population in 2000: 1,351

Houses and condos: 648
Renter-occupied apartments: 90
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72157: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 51.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,043
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $448

For population 25 years and over in 72157:

• High school or higher: 92.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 9.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72157:

• Never married: 16.3%
• Now married: 56.9%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 8.5%
• Divorced: 15.7%

• 
• • 1,07385.9%White
  • 786.2%Two or more races
  • 594.7%Black
  • 393.1%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72157, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,952 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,952
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $42,602 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$42,602
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1263.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3651.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6650.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9456.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15590.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $320 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$320
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 27.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $833 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$833
State:	$21,681

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,114 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,114
State:	+$22,815

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 472.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,120 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,120
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 365.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,300 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

72157:	$8,300
Arkansas:	$18,502

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 184.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.9% for AGIs below $25k, 97.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.5%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 94.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 72157, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,937 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,937
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $36,884 (reported on 84.7% of returns)

Here:	$36,884
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.5% for AGIs below $25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $536 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$536
Arkansas:	$1,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $350 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$350
State:	$20,675

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,460 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,460
State:	+$15,222

Profit/loss from business: +$6,056 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,056
State:	+$9,665

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,850 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

72157:	$9,850
Arkansas:	$13,644

Total itemized deductions: $16,729 (21% of AGI, reported on 23.7% of returns)

Here:	$16,729
State:	$23,276

Here:	21.5% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,709 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,709
State:	$5,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,357 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

72157:	$5,357
State:	$7,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,246 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,246
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.3%

Here:	76%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 72.0% for AGIs below $25k, 73.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72157, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,969 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,969
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $28,762 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$28,762
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.7% for AGIs below $10k, 74.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,037 (reported on 29.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,037
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $295 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$295
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,970 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,970
State:	+$10,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,065 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,065
State:	+$7,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,023 (26% of AGI, reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,023
State:	$18,389

Here:	26.1% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,309 (6% of AGI, reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,309
State:	$4,725

Here:	6.4% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,824 (reported on 69.5% of returns)

72157:	$2,824
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,715 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,715
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.8%

Here:	73%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 61.7% for AGIs below $10k, 78.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 72027, 72127, 72156, 72107, 72181, 72039.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 66
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 431

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 269 (188 now married, 81 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72157 with a mortgage: 164
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,253
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $380

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 72157 household income distribution in 2022

• 53Less than $10,000
• 31$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 39$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 19$30,000 to $34,999
• 47$35,000 to $39,999
• 33$40,000 to $44,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 155$60,000 to $74,999
• 66$75,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 36$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72157

• 4Less than $10,000
• 20$10,000 to $14,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 37$40,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$70,000 to $79,999
• 18$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 66$150,000 to $174,999
• 20$175,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 to $249,999
• 115$300,000 to $399,999
• 29$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 72157

• 26$450 to $499
• 14$550 to $599
• 11$700 to $749
• 29No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $732.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $164,004
• Black or African American householders: $113,663

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $176,036 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,491 - $354,333

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $228,588

Here:	$228,588
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $49,549

Here:	$49,549
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 404
• Mobile homes: 240

Unemployment: 9.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72157

• 76.5%412Drove a car alone
• 19.3%104Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72157

• 275 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 1915 to 19 minutes
• 5220 to 24 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes
• 25730 to 34 minutes
• 2335 to 39 minutes
• 5345 to 59 minutes
• 3260 to 89 minutes
• 4590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 32.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,251

• Male householders: 194 (48 living alone), Female householders: 306 (55 living alone)

• 251 spouses (251 opposite-sex spouses), 24 unmarried partners, (24 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 342 children (328 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 65 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 0 foster children, 16 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

Size of family households: 240 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 102 1-person, 8 2-persons

100 married couples with children.
85 single-parent households (6 men, 79 women).

96.1% of residents of 72157 zip code speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.2%

Population in 1990: 752. Population change in the 1990s: +599 (+79.7%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,029
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 114
• West: 84

68% of the 72157 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

79% of the 72157 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Wholesale Trade: Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 3)
• Construction: New Housing Operative Builders (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Framing Contractors (1-4: 1)

2007 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2007 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 28. The highest number of fires - 68 took place in 2018, and the least - 7 in 2009. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (63.5%), and Structure Fires (27.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 72157
• 21463.5%Outside Fires
• 9227.3%Structure Fires
• 216.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 103.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 72157, Arkansas

Most common first names in zip code 72157 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	18	77.1 years
James	17	73.9 years
Willie	10	74.3 years
John	8	72.2 years
George	7	79.1 years
Mary	7	80.3 years
Clarence	5	79.0 years
Elmer	5	80.8 years
Lula	5	81.2 years
Alice	4	80.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 72157 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Criswell	13	67.5 years
Williams	12	80.4 years
Smith	11	78.2 years
Mallett	11	84.1 years
Toney	10	71.3 years
Stell	10	75.7 years
Johnson	9	71.0 years
Walker	8	82.4 years
Henderson	7	70.3 years
Brewer	7	78.0 years