Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,100
| This zip code: | $28,100 | | Arkansas: | $38,134 |
Nearest zip codes: 72351, 72329, 72395, 72321, 72358, 72426.
Housing units in zip code 72370 with a mortgage: 1,115 (92 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 520
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $803
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $287
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 32.0% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.5% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 41
- 1995 to 1998: 127
- 1990 to 1994: 316
- 1980 to 1989: 707
- 1970 to 1979: 978
- 1960 to 1969: 832
- 1950 to 1959: 543
- 1940 to 1949: 288
- 1939 or earlier: 215
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Osceola, AR (72370): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 21
- 2 bedrooms: 372
- 3 bedrooms: 1,283
- 4 bedrooms: 178
- 5 or more bedrooms: 40
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 52
- 1 bedrooms: 351
- 2 bedrooms: 580
- 3 bedrooms: 678
- 4 bedrooms: 55
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 72370 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 91
- 1 vehicle: 699
- 2 vehicles: 929
- 3 vehicles: 145
- 4 vehicles: 30
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 424
- 1 vehicle: 952
- 2 vehicles: 312
- 3 vehicles: 24
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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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 72370:
- Less than $10,000: 56
- $10,000 to $14,999: 28
- $15,000 to $19,999: 29
- $20,000 to $24,999: 27
- $25,000 to $29,999: 26
- $30,000 to $34,999: 36
- $35,000 to $39,999: 35
- $40,000 to $49,999: 69
- $50,000 to $59,999: 239
- $60,000 to $69,999: 167
- $70,000 to $79,999: 154
- $80,000 to $89,999: 142
- $90,000 to $99,999: 120
- $100,000 to $124,999: 216
- $125,000 to $149,999: 113
- $150,000 to $174,999: 61
- $175,000 to $199,999: 67
- $200,000 to $249,999: 82
- $250,000 to $299,999: 7
- $300,000 to $399,999: 10
- $400,000 to $499,999: 4
- $500,000 to $749,999: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 72370:
- Less than $100: 153
- $100 to $149: 123
- $150 to $199: 70
- $200 to $249: 161
- $250 to $299: 236
- $300 to $349: 118
- $350 to $399: 115
- $400 to $449: 173
- $450 to $499: 79
- $500 to $549: 48
- $550 to $599: 14
- $900 to $999: 25
- No cash rent: 193
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $83,317.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,458
- Black or African American householders: $60,540
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $67,433
- Two or more races householders: $82,418
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,461 (it was $52,500 in 2000)
| 72370: | $77,461 | | Arkansas: | $101,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,916 - $118,970
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $100,276| Here: | $100,276 | | State: | $148,559 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $45,946| Here: | $45,946 | | State: | $165,561 |
In 2-unit structures: $114,583| Here: | $114,583 | | State: | $140,742 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,901| Here: | $161,901 | | State: | $146,569 |
Mobile homes: $15,828| Here: | $15,828 | | 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: 2,618
- One, attached: 134
- Two: 583
- 3 or 4: 156
- 5 to 9: 52
- 10 to 19: 15
- 20 to 49: 5
- 50 or more: 16
- Mobile homes: 468

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,778 (78%)
- Carpooled: 687 (19%)
- Bicycle: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 28 (1%)
- Other means: 42 (1%)
- Worked at home: 24 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 340
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1112
- 10 to 14 minutes: 927
- 15 to 19 minutes: 282
- 20 to 24 minutes: 276
- 25 to 29 minutes: 95
- 30 to 34 minutes: 169
- 35 to 39 minutes: 67
- 40 to 44 minutes: 35
- 45 to 59 minutes: 160
- 60 to 89 minutes: 72
- 90 or more minutes: 9
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 95.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 9,785
- In family households: 8,682 (1,575 male householders, 1,059 female householders)
1,606 spouses, 3,336 children (2,984 natural, 103 adopted, 249 stepchildren), 480 grandchildren, 173 brothers or sisters, 77 parents, 137 other relatives, 239 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,103 (435 male householders (361 living alone)), 527 female householders (485 living alone)), 141 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 286 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 947 2-persons, 677 3-persons, 541 4-persons, 283 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 846 1-person, 96 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 5 5-persons.
1,389 married couples with children.
1,221 single-parent households (130 men, 1,091 women).
98.2% of residents of 72370 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 12% well, 34% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 26 (0.3%)
(80.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.3% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (73%)
- Mexico (27%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 9
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 13
- 1980 to 1984: 4
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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White population: 5,309
Black population: 4,580
American Indian population: 15
Asian population: 22
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 63
Two or more races population: 85

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 4263 |
|  United States or American: 1469 |
|  English: 315 |
|  Irish: 314 |
|  German: 255 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 93 |
|  African: 93 |
|  Dutch: 69 |
|  French (except Basque): 64 |
|  Italian: 50 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 41 |
|  Scottish: 24 |
|  French Canadian: 18 |
|  Arab:: 17 |
|  Lebanese: 17 |
|  Swiss: 16 |
|  Welsh: 14 |
|  Norwegian: 11 |
|  European: 10 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 9 |
|  Swedish: 9 |
|  Danish: 7 |
|  Russian: 5 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ALGONQUIN INDUSTRIES, OSCEOLA PLANT (1800 HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH in OSCEOLA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING OF COPPER; ALUMINUM SHEET, PLATE, AND FOIL; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCTS; ALUMINUM ROLLING AND DRAWING; DRAWING AND INSULATING OF NONFERROUS WIRE
Business NAICS classification: OTHER ALUMINUM ROLLING AND DRAWING.
Organizations: SOUTHWIRE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, REA MAGNET WIRE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SOUTHWIRE CO. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, SOUTHWIRE COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALGONQUIN INDUSTRIES DIVISION OSCEOLA PLANT, ALGONQUIN INDUSTRIS, OSCEOLA PLANT, REA MAGNET WIRE-ALGONQUIN INDUSTRIES, SOUTHWIRE CO-ARK BUILDING WIRE PLANT, SOUTHWIRE CO. SOUTHWIRE SPECIALTY PRODS., SOUTHWIRE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
- ECK ADAMS COMPANY (1300 RICHARD PREWITT DRIVE in OSCEOLA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-0644-A, AIR PROGRAM, AIR-0644-AR-1, AIR-0644-AR-2, AIR MINOR, WATER-ARR00A725, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE; OFFICE FURNITURE, EXCEPT WOOD
Business NAICS classification: WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.; OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: WELDON ROGERS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ECK ADAMS CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ECKADAMS COMPANY
- AMERICAN GREETINGS (1400 OHLENDORF RD. in OSCEOLA, AR)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-0207-I, INCINERATOR, AIR-1899-A, AIR MINOR, AIR-1899-AR-1, WATER-ARR00A661, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, RST-47000007, FACILITY
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: GREETING CARDS
Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMMERCIAL PRINTING.; GREETING CARD PUBLISHERS.
Organizations: AMERICAN GREETING CORP (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, STEVE BROTHERS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION - OSCEOLA, AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP. OSCEOLA FACILITY
- AR MUNICIPAL WASTE-ENERGY FAC. (420 WEST PARSONS DRIVE in OSCEOLA, AR)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2004-2780, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-1022-A, AIR MINOR
Alternative names: ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL WASTE-TO ENERGY WAREHOUSE SITE, THE, ARKANSAS WASTE-TO-ENERGY
- JR FOODMART #2 (604 WEST KEISER in OSCEOLA, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2004-5350, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (PDS) - RST-47000173, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Organizations: LAWRENCE YOUNG ENTERPRISES INC (CONTACT/GENERAL)
Alternative names: JR FOOD MART #2
- SOUTHWIRE-ARK BLDG WIRE PLANT (1400 SOUTHWIRE DR. in OSCEOLA, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-1553-A, AIR PROGRAM, AIR-1553-AR-1, AIR MINOR, WATER-ARR00B068, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, RST-47001692, FACILITY
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: DRAWING AND INSULATING OF NONFERROUS WIRE
Business NAICS classification: NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM) ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING.
Organizations: SOUTHWIRE CO (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, SOUTHWIRE COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: SOUTHWIRE CO., SOUTHWIRE CO. ARKANSAS PLANT
- SOUTHWESTERN BELL (115 ELM ST in OSCEOLA, AR)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-1999-6001, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-1999-6001, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
- GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER (204 W JOHNSON AVE in OSCEOLA, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - RST-47000184, FACILITY
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MISSCO INC (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, GOODYEAR T&R CO. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HOME OIL COMPANY (1350 N PEARL in OSCEOLA, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-ARR00B026, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, WATER-ARR00B027, RST-47001508, FACILITY
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: FARMER OWNER COOPERATIVE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (315 E. UNION in OSCEOLA, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4713047
Organizations: OSCEOLA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BUNGE CORPORATION (2220 HIGHWAY 198 in OSCEOLA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: SOYBEAN OIL MILLS; GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
- FRUIT OF THE LOOM (1425 OHLENDORF ROAD in OSCEOLA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MEN'S AND BOYS' UNDERWEAR AND NIGHTWEAR; FABRICATED TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Alternative names: FRUIT OF THE LOOM ARKANSAS
- J T PARSONS CABINET CO (420 W. PARSONS DR. in OSCEOLA, AR)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED; WOOD TELEVISION, RADIO, PHONOGRAPH, AND SEWING MACHINE CABINETS
Organizations: PARSONS JOE DELMA B (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHANNING SMITH, JT PARSONS CABINET CO
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,233
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (58%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7446
- Northeast: 31
- Midwest: 729
- South: 1675
- West: 164
53% of the 72370 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Arkansas.
Population in 1990: 10,119. Population change in the 1990s: -45 (-0.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 127
| Here: | 9.2% | | Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 72
| Here: | 9.3% | | Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Arkansas: | 14.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- BELUE INC (108 E FORD in OSCEOLA, AR; small business): $9,996 in 6 contracts from 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Laundry and DryCleaning Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $2,499; 2003: $2,499; 2004: $2,499; 2005: $2,499; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$2,499 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2005-10-04. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$2,499, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2003-10-01.
$2,499, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-04. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$2,499 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Taking place in MO. Signed on 2004-10-13. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Information: Greeting Card Publishers (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 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.)
209 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
82 people in nursing homes
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