Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,144
| This zip code: | $26,144 | | Arkansas: | $38,134 |
Nearest zip codes: 72820, 72832, 72949, 72840, 72855, 72951.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 71.2% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 72821 with a mortgage: 139 (9 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 112
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $710
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $239
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 26.3% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 9.6% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.2 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 9
- 1995 to 1998: 93
- 1990 to 1994: 57
- 1980 to 1989: 121
- 1970 to 1979: 173
- 1960 to 1969: 91
- 1950 to 1959: 54
- 1940 to 1949: 37
- 1939 or earlier: 132
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Altus, AR (72821): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 30
- 2 bedrooms: 161
- 3 bedrooms: 255
- 4 bedrooms: 47
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 32
- 2 bedrooms: 85
- 3 bedrooms: 47
- 4 bedrooms: 11
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Vehicles available in 72821 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 13
- 1 vehicle: 186
- 2 vehicles: 198
- 3 vehicles: 78
- 4 vehicles: 19
- 5 or more vehicles: 3
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 43
- 1 vehicle: 66
- 2 vehicles: 65
- 3 vehicles: 5
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 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 72821:
- Less than $10,000: 26
- $10,000 to $14,999: 13
- $15,000 to $19,999: 17
- $20,000 to $24,999: 22
- $25,000 to $29,999: 27
- $30,000 to $34,999: 18
- $35,000 to $39,999: 15
- $40,000 to $49,999: 30
- $50,000 to $59,999: 47
- $60,000 to $69,999: 44
- $70,000 to $79,999: 35
- $80,000 to $89,999: 28
- $90,000 to $99,999: 51
- $100,000 to $124,999: 65
- $125,000 to $149,999: 33
- $150,000 to $174,999: 8
- $175,000 to $199,999: 10
- $200,000 to $249,999: 14
- $250,000 to $299,999: 1
- $300,000 to $399,999: 2
- $400,000 to $499,999: 1
- $500,000 to $749,999: 1
- $750,000 to $999,999: 1
- $1,000,000 or more: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 72821:
- Less than $100: 5
- $100 to $149: 5
- $150 to $199: 24
- $200 to $249: 15
- $250 to $299: 13
- $300 to $349: 12
- $350 to $399: 27
- $400 to $449: 12
- $500 to $549: 4
- $800 to $899: 13
- No cash rent: 34
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $193,608.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $71,029
- Asian householders: $206,045
- Two or more races householders: $102,348
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,858 (it was $46,200 in 2000)
| 72821: | $71,858 | | Arkansas: | $101,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,463 - $110,111
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $101,175| Here: | $101,175 | | State: | $148,559 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $321,089| Here: | $321,089 | | State: | $165,561 |
Mobile homes: $23,198| Here: | $23,198 | | 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: 516
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 11
- 3 or 4: 21
- 10 to 19: 5
- 20 to 49: 10
- Mobile homes: 202

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 484 (81%)
- Carpooled: 59 (10%)
- Walked: 17 (3%)
- Other means: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 31 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 45
- 5 to 9 minutes: 78
- 10 to 14 minutes: 79
- 15 to 19 minutes: 103
- 20 to 24 minutes: 59
- 25 to 29 minutes: 59
- 30 to 34 minutes: 27
- 35 to 39 minutes: 10
- 40 to 44 minutes: 8
- 45 to 59 minutes: 53
- 60 to 89 minutes: 35
- 90 or more minutes: 11
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,650
- In family households: 1,431 (369 male householders, 76 female householders)
363 spouses, 510 children (448 natural, 11 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 11 other relatives, 43 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 219 (81 male householders (74 living alone)), 124 female householders (116 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 181 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 80 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 190 1-person, 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons.
315 married couples with children.
121 single-parent households (43 men, 78 women).
97.3% of residents of 72821 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 28% well, 17% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 30% well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% very well, 8% well, 33% not well).
Foreign born population: 13 (0.7%)
(15.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Laos (54%)
- Germany (15%)
- Thailand (15%)
- Mexico (15%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 9
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 2
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White population: 1,730
Black population: 1
American Indian population: 16
Asian population: 8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 2
Two or more races population: 23

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 268 |
|  Irish: 221 |
|  German: 163 |
|  Other groups: 118 |
|  English: 88 |
|  European: 39 |
|  French (except Basque): 29 |
|  Lithuanian: 22 |
|  Polish: 17 |
|  Dutch: 11 |
|  Italian: 11 |
|  French Canadian: 10 |
|  Swiss: 10 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 9 |
|  Scottish: 9 |
|  British: 5 |
|  Norwegian: 4 |
|  Belgian: 3 |
|  Welsh: 3 |
|  Danish: 2 |
|  Hungarian: 2 |
|  Russian: 2 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2 |
|  Dutch West Indian: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ALTUS, CITY OF (CR 95 (1.5 MI W OF HWY 924) in ALTUS, AR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-0012-W, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, WATER-AR0044725, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- ALTUS-DENNING HIGH SCHOOL (18 WEST COLLEGE ST. in ALTUS, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2401003
- ALTUS-DENNING ELEM. SCHOOL (525 HENDRIX ST. in ALTUS, AR)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2401001
- SIGRI GREAT LAKES CARBON CORPORATION (WEST CREEK ROAD in ALTUS, AR)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CARBON AND GRAPHITE PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: CARBON AND GRAPHITE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: HORSEHEAD INDUSTRIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SGL CARBON CORPORATION
- ARKANSAS WESTERN GAS-COAL HILL (COUNTY ROAD 517 in ALTUS, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
- ARKANSAS WESTERN GAS DAVIS STATION (COUNTY ROAD 508 POST ROAD in ALTUS, AR)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
Alternative names: AWG-DAVIS COMPRESSOR STATION
- AWG - AR WESTERN GAS-ALTUS UNIT #1-14 (AP 2MLS E OF INTR 64 & HWY 186 in ALTUS, AR)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
- GILBERT CENTRAL CORP-PYRAMID PIT (1.3 MILES E.I-40 PHIL POT RD. in WIEDERKEHR VILLAGE, AR, AR)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,755
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (53%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (6%)
- No fuel used (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1238
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 108
- South: 188
- West: 94
54% of the 72821 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Arkansas.
Population in 1990: 2,292. Population change in the 1990s: -512 (-22.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 1.8% | | Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
| Here: | 14.6% | | 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:
- ARKANSAS RIVERY VALLEY SURVEY (W MAIN ST in ALTUS, AR; small business)
10 employees, $250000 revenue. : $145,338 in 7 contracts from 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Land Surveys, Cadastral Services (non-construction) by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Signed by year: 2000: $61,000; 2001: $40,000; 2002: $43,000; 2003: $1,338; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$53,000 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Land Surveys, Cadastral Services (non-construction). Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2001-03-15.
$42,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
$28,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2002-01-15.
$12,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-08-15. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (10-19: 1)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 2)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 2)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (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.)
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 7
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 13
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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