Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,795
| This zip code: | $35,795 | | Arkansas: | $38,134 |
Nearest zip codes: 72569, 72532, 72522, 72579, 72577, 72469.
Housing units in zip code 72521 with a mortgage: 401 (14 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 307
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $750
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $235
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 19.3% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.3 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 78
- 1995 to 1998: 202
- 1990 to 1994: 201
- 1980 to 1989: 402
- 1970 to 1979: 580
- 1960 to 1969: 295
- 1950 to 1959: 126
- 1940 to 1949: 69
- 1939 or earlier: 82
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cave City, AR (72521): |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 33
- 2 bedrooms: 342
- 3 bedrooms: 889
- 4 bedrooms: 101
- 5 or more bedrooms: 11
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 68
- 2 bedrooms: 196
- 3 bedrooms: 172
- 4 bedrooms: 9
- 5 or more bedrooms: 1
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Vehicles available in 72521 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 56
- 1 vehicle: 357
- 2 vehicles: 635
- 3 vehicles: 238
- 4 vehicles: 78
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 72
- 1 vehicle: 236
- 2 vehicles: 116
- 3 vehicles: 24
- 4 vehicles: 5
- 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 72521:
- Less than $10,000: 22
- $10,000 to $14,999: 11
- $15,000 to $19,999: 61
- $20,000 to $24,999: 59
- $25,000 to $29,999: 58
- $30,000 to $34,999: 17
- $35,000 to $39,999: 29
- $40,000 to $49,999: 110
- $50,000 to $59,999: 115
- $60,000 to $69,999: 166
- $70,000 to $79,999: 136
- $80,000 to $89,999: 107
- $90,000 to $99,999: 71
- $100,000 to $124,999: 204
- $125,000 to $149,999: 60
- $150,000 to $174,999: 66
- $175,000 to $199,999: 47
- $200,000 to $249,999: 43
- $250,000 to $299,999: 14
- $300,000 to $399,999: 22
- $400,000 to $499,999: 14
- $500,000 to $749,999: 14
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 72521:
- Less than $100: 14
- $100 to $149: 29
- $150 to $199: 46
- $200 to $249: 19
- $250 to $299: 37
- $300 to $349: 72
- $350 to $399: 32
- $400 to $449: 26
- $550 to $599: 4
- $650 to $699: 6
- No cash rent: 102
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $39,710.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $78,222
- Black or African American householders: $106,994
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $97,403
- Some other race householders: $48,701
- Two or more races householders: $29,370
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $78,672
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,458 (it was $49,800 in 2000)
| 72521: | $77,458 | | Arkansas: | $101,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $48,616 - $100,472
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $125,716| Here: | $125,716 | | State: | $148,559 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $78,488| Here: | $78,488 | | State: | $165,561 |
In 2-unit structures: $79,585| Here: | $79,585 | | State: | $140,742 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,444| Here: | $61,444 | | State: | $146,569 |
Mobile homes: $32,601| Here: | $32,601 | | State: | $38,244 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $34,167| Here: | $34,167 | | State: | $29,738 |
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: 1,427
- One, attached: 8
- Two: 21
- 3 or 4: 53
- 5 to 9: 26
- 10 to 19: 19
- 20 to 49: 30
- Mobile homes: 443
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,425 (75%)
- Carpooled: 338 (18%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 50 (3%)
- Other means: 6 (0%)
- Worked at home: 79 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 138
- 5 to 9 minutes: 230
- 10 to 14 minutes: 174
- 15 to 19 minutes: 203
- 20 to 24 minutes: 265
- 25 to 29 minutes: 154
- 30 to 34 minutes: 373
- 35 to 39 minutes: 43
- 40 to 44 minutes: 43
- 45 to 59 minutes: 40
- 60 to 89 minutes: 74
- 90 or more minutes: 84
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 52.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,763
- In family households: 4,284 (1,178 male householders, 258 female householders)
1,197 spouses, 1,401 children (1,212 natural, 53 adopted, 136 stepchildren), 70 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 69 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 479 (177 male householders (129 living alone)), 240 female householders (231 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 140 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 645 2-persons, 345 3-persons, 276 4-persons, 132 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 360 1-person, 51 2-persons, 6 3-persons.
933 married couples with children.
258 single-parent households (60 men, 198 women).
97.8% of residents of 72521 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 2% well, 25% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 38 (0.8%)
(63.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (32%)
- Canada (21%)
- El Salvador (11%)
- South Africa (8%)
- Other Western Europe (5%)
- Romania (5%)
- Korea (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 5
- 1990 to 1994: 5
- 1985 to 1989: 4
- 1980 to 1984: 4
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 1
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 17
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White population: 4,763
Black population: 59
American Indian population: 23
Asian population: 4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 8
Two or more races population: 51

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 922 |
|  Other groups: 566 |
|  English: 435 |
|  Irish: 348 |
|  German: 239 |
|  French (except Basque): 73 |
|  Scottish: 73 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 70 |
|  Dutch: 56 |
|  Italian: 37 |
|  Swedish: 16 |
|  Hungarian: 12 |
|  European: 11 |
|  Canadian: 8 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 7 |
|  African: 7 |
|  Polish: 6 |
|  French Canadian: 5 |
|  Swiss: 5 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 4 |
|  Greek: 3 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 3 |
|  Romanian: 3 |
|  Ukrainian: 3 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 2 |
|  Belgian: 2 |
|  Luxemburger: 2 |
|  Danish: 2 |
|  Norwegian: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CAVE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (711 MAIN ST. in CAVE CITY, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6802001
- CAVE CITY HIGH SCHOOL (711 MAIN ST. in CAVE CITY, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6802002
- CAVE CITY, CITY OF (200 FOLEY DR in CAVE CITY, AR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: MR. WAYNE FRANCIS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,686
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (9%)
- Solar energy (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3622
- Northeast: 75
- Midwest: 429
- South: 439
- West: 285
54% of the 72521 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Arkansas.
Population in 1990: 2,111. Population change in the 1990s: +2,797 (+132.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 1.2% | | Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 2.5% | | Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22
| Here: | 17.5% | | Arkansas: | 14.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CARROLL HILES (655 DUSTY LANE in CAVE CITY, AR; small business): $61,350 in 14 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities, Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building) by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $8,094; 2004: $16,188; 2005: $17,628; 2006: $19,440.
Biggest contracts:
$18,800 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2006-02-15. Completion date: 2006-10-31.
$8,550 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Signed on 2005-03-08. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$8,550 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Signed on 2005-03-08. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$8,550, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (10-19: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (5-9: 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.)
140 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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