72537 Zip Code (AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 583
Zip code population in 2010: 805
Zip code population in 2000: 875

Houses and condos: 583
Renter-occupied apartments: 60
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72537: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 28.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 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: $1,564 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $653 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 72537:

• High school or higher: 86.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72537:

• Never married: 4.8%
• Now married: 74.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.4%
• Divorced: 13.6%

• 
• • 57999.3%White
  • 40.7%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72537, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,308 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,308
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $39,058 (reported on 70.3% of returns)

Here:	$39,058
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1052.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3778.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6046.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16565.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,262 (reported on 43.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,262
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.6% for AGIs below $25k, 18.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 810.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,850 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,850
State:	$21,681

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1110.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,367 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,367
State:	+$22,815

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2600.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,200 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,200
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 293.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,760 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

72537:	$18,760
Arkansas:	$18,502

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 185.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1285.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,420 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,420
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.9%

Here:	92%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% 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 72537, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,823 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,823
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $28,468 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$28,468
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.8% for AGIs below $25k, 62.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,100 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,100
Arkansas:	$1,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,929 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,929
State:	$20,675

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,925 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,925
State:	+$15,222

Profit/loss from business: +$3,660 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,660
State:	+$9,665

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,160 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

72537:	$11,160
Arkansas:	$13,644

Total itemized deductions: $19,614 (29% of AGI, reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$19,614
State:	$23,276

Here:	28.7% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,580 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,580
State:	$5,996

Taxes paid: $5,043 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

72537:	$5,043
State:	$7,941

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.3%

Here:	63%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 53.3% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72537, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,437 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,437
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $22,606 (reported on 67.0% of returns)

Here:	$22,606
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 124.0% for AGIs below $10k, 55.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 32.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,034 (reported on 46.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,034
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $755 (reported on 29.6% of returns)

Here:	$755
State:	$5,995

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,932 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,932
State:	+$10,430

Total itemized deductions: $15,896 (28% of AGI, reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	$15,896
State:	$18,389

Here:	28.0% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,647 (3% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,647
State:	$4,725

Here:	2.7% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

Total tax: $2,932 (reported on 69.5% of returns)

72537:	$2,932
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,571 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,571
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.1%

Here:	71%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 70.5% for AGIs below $10k, 69.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 72544, 72623, 65766, 65609, 72538, 72531.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 339

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (12 now married, 9 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72537 with a mortgage: 69
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,609
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $319

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 72537 household income distribution in 2022

• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 67$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 43$50,000 to $59,999
• 68$60,000 to $74,999
• 14$75,000 to $99,999
• 21$100,000 to $124,999
• 39$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72537

• 50$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$80,000 to $89,999
• 12$90,000 to $99,999
• 20$100,000 to $124,999
• 19$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$175,000 to $199,999
• 32$200,000 to $249,999
• 43$250,000 to $299,999
• 20$400,000 to $499,999
• 11$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 72537

• 9$400 to $449
• 10$450 to $499
• 11$550 to $599
• 27No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $761.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $218,524.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,413

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $122,450

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $204,133

Here:	$204,133
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $97,427

Here:	$97,427
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 534
• Mobile homes: 41

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72537

• 2815 to 19 minutes
• 7620 to 24 minutes
• 1725 to 29 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 583

• Male householders: 250 (75 living alone), Female householders: 86 (30 living alone)

• 218 spouses (218 opposite-sex spouses), 18 unmarried partners, (18 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 202 2-persons, 21 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 104 1-person, 12 2-persons

100.7% of residents of 72537 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• 101 BOAT DOCK (565 HOWARD COVE RD in GAMALIEL, AR) . Federal Facility

  STATE MASTER (PDS) - RST-03000055, FACILITY
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MAGNESS OIL CO (CONTACT/GENERAL) , ROBERT J GRIFFITH (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , US ARMY CORPS OF ENG (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14.2%

Population in 1990: 301. Population change in the 1990s: +574 (+190.7%).

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

• This state: 89
• Northeast: 29
• Midwest: 393
• South: 34
• West: 32

57% of the 72537 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

99% of the 72537 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 160% moved from different county within same state.

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Recreational Goods Rental (5-9: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Information: Cable and Other Program Distribution (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Marinas (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 14. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 33 took place in 2007, and the least - 6 in 2008. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (46.9%), and Structure Fires (44.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 72537
• 11346.9%Outside Fires
• 10744.4%Structure Fires
• 145.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 72.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 72537, Arkansas

Most common first names in zip code 72537 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	14	75.9 years
John	11	64.2 years
George	9	74.3 years
Robert	8	78.0 years
Charles	7	76.2 years
Frank	6	76.7 years
Joseph	6	71.8 years
William	6	66.0 years
Mary	6	74.1 years
Kenneth	5	77.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 72537 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Stinnett	4	78.7 years
Walker	4	65.8 years
Watts	4	80.3 years
Crawford	3	77.0 years
Ballew	3	79.3 years
Behrens	3	72.0 years
Greene	3	76.0 years
Lane	3	81.7 years
Maxwell	3	70.7 years
Meeks	3	86.7 years

Businesses in zip code 72537

• Nike: 1