Estimated zip code population in 2022: 6,185 Zip code population in 2010: 6,765 Zip code population in 2000: 6,417
Houses and condos: 2,738 Renter-occupied apartments: 662
% of renters here:
27%
State:
34%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72823: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 117.7 sq. mi. Water area: 4.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 53 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.4% ($553)
Arkansas:
0.5% ($977)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $606 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $480 (0.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 3,135
(50.7%)
Females: 3,049
(49.3%)
For population 25 years and over in 72823:
High school or higher: 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
Unemployed: 2.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 72823:
Never married: 18.9%
Now married: 57.6%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 12.8%
Zip code 72823 compared to state average:
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72823, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,102 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$46,102
State:
$64,872
Salary/wage: $42,325 (reported on 83.9% of returns)
Here:
$42,325
State:
$50,644
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1235.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3782.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6666.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9487.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18974.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $741 (reported on 19.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$741
Arkansas:
$1,857
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,052 (reported on 9.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,052
State:
$21,681
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $25k, 20.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,970 (reported on 9.0% of returns)
Here:
+$3,970
State:
+$22,815
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $25k, 30.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 29.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 355.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,477 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
+$6,477
State:
+$9,743
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.7% for AGIs below $25k, 115.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 146.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 115.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 302.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,741 (reported on 6.7% of returns)
72823:
$12,741
Arkansas:
$18,502
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.1% for AGIs below $25k, 77.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 106.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 185.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 616.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $26,078 (reported on 3.5% of returns)
Here:
$26,078
State:
$52,840
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 313.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1056.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $15,233 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
Here:
$15,233
State:
$35,735
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 411.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,611 (reported on 3.5% of returns)
72823:
$5,611
State:
$7,196
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 243.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,564 (reported on 23.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,564
State:
$2,546
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.8% for AGIs below $25k, 104.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.5%
Here:
95%
State:
94%
(% for various income ranges: 93.8% for AGIs below $25k, 94.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 72823, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,547 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$39,547
State:
$52,148
Salary/wage: $34,856 (reported on 86.6% of returns)
Here:
$34,856
State:
$41,669
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.9% for AGIs below $25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $913 (reported on 22.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$913
Arkansas:
$1,648
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,283 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,283
State:
$20,675
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,833 (reported on 8.5% of returns)
Here:
+$8,833
State:
+$15,222
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,211 (reported on 15.4% of returns)
Here:
+$6,211
State:
+$9,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,425 (reported on 6.5% of returns)
72823:
$8,425
Arkansas:
$13,644
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,817 (24% of AGI, reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
$19,817
State:
$23,276
Here:
23.5% of AGI
State:
19.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $5,204 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
$5,204
State:
$5,996
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,845 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
72823:
$4,845
State:
$7,941
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,417 (reported on 27.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,417
State:
$2,455
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.2%
Here:
63%
State:
61%
(% for various income ranges: 58.9% for AGIs below $25k, 64.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72823, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,677 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$28,677
State:
$39,270
Salary/wage: $28,049 (reported on 87.9% of returns)
Here:
$28,049
State:
$34,079
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 125.3% for AGIs below $10k, 84.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,345 (reported on 27.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,345
Arkansas:
$1,904
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $668 (reported on 11.8% of returns)
Here:
$668
State:
$5,995
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,526 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
+$2,526
State:
+$10,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$3,505 (reported on 17.1% of returns)
Here:
+$3,505
State:
+$7,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,528 (reported on 1.5% of returns)
72823:
$2,528
Arkansas:
$3,204
Total itemized deductions: $14,938 (25% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)
Here:
$14,938
State:
$18,389
Here:
25.3% of AGI
State:
21.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,628 (6% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)
Here:
$3,628
State:
$4,725
Here:
5.9% of AGI
State:
5.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,040 (reported on 67.1% of returns)
72823:
$3,040
State:
$6,047
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,836 (reported on 27.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,836
State:
$1,909
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.5%
Here:
70%
State:
67%
(% for various income ranges: 62.7% for AGIs below $10k, 72.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 273 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,201
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 34 (16 now married, 17 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,296 (828 now married, 471 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 72823 with a mortgage: 992 (58 second mortgage, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 18
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $932 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $325
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
15.2%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
12.6%
Whole state:
8.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.3
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 72823: Bells Chapel (A), Atkins Police Department (B), Blackwell - Kenwood Volunteer Fire Department (C), Pea Ridge Rural Fire Department (D), Appleton Fire Department (E), Atkins Volunteer Fire Department (F), Pope County Emergency Medical Service Station 2 (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 72823 include: Union Grove Church (A), Bells Chapel (B), Norris Chapel (C), Sweet Home Freewill Baptist Church (D), Saint Joe Freewill Baptist Church (E), Pine Ridge Church (F), Hopewell Baptist Church (G), Allens Chapel (H), Appleton Cumberland Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Shady Grove Cemetery (1), Bells Chapel Cemetery (2), Oakland Cemetery (3), Shiloh Cemetery (4), Saint Joe Cemetery (5), Gally Rock Cemetery (6), Byerly Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: West Fork Point Remove Creek Site 17 Reservoir (A), West Fork Point Remove Creek Site 11 Reservoir (B), West Fork Point Remove Creek Site Eight Reservoir (C), Galla Creek Wildlife Lake (D), Fish Lake (E), Lake Atkins (F), Goose Pond (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horsehead Branch (A), Gum Log Creek (B), Galla Creek (C), White Oak Creek (D), Cove Creek (E), Alewine Branch (F), Poe Creek (G), Isabell Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 77 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 894 2-persons, 468 3-persons, 269 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 633 1-person, 72 2-persons, 3 3-persons
738 married couples with children.
251 single-parent households (99 men, 152 women).
99.2% of residents of 72823 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 5 (0.1%) (100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.1%
Whole state:
5.1%
100%Colombia
46%American
13%English
12%Irish
2%European
2%German
1%Scottish
1%Dutch
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
25Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (302 AVENUE TWO NW in ATKINS, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5801001
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL (403 AVENUE THREE NW in ATKINS, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5801002
ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL (302 AVENUE TWO NW in ATKINS, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5801003
AHTD BRIDGE 03970 (I-40 & HWY. 363 in ATKINS, AR)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ARK. ST. HWY. & TRANS. DEPT. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AHTD-BRDG 03970
ATKINS, CITY OF-NORTH WWTF (HWY 105 S @ CITY LIMITS in ATKINS, AR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
ATKINS, CITY OF-SOUTH WWTP (END OF SW 15TH ST in ATKINS, AR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.1% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.6%
65.2%Electricity
31.0%Utility gas
2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.8%Wood
Population in 1990: 4,835. Population change in the 1990s: +1,582 (+32.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,260
Northeast: 165
Midwest: 409
South: 975
West: 321
55% of the 72823 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.
91% of the 72823 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Here:
3.2%
Arkansas:
10.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
Here:
2.5%
Arkansas:
8.7%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here:
4.2%
Arkansas:
19.4%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
74,240Business and financial operations occupations
72,150Management occupations
70,695Computer and mathematical occupations
65,467Transportation occupations
61,962Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
59,014Architecture and engineering occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
OAKDOWN INC (3831 HAPPY BEND RD in ATKINS, AR; small business) : $39,142 in 4 contractsin 2005
$29,700 with Army for Trailers. Signed on 2005-09-08. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$4,325, same as above.Signed on 2005-02-24. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$4,325 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Trailers. Signed on 2005-02-24. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$792 with Army for Trailers. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
BELLS CHAPEL MACH & TOOL (4143 BELLS CHAPEL RD E in ATKINS, AR; small business)
$5,700 with Defense Logistics Agency for Guns, through 30 mm. Signed on 2005-07-13. Completion date: 2005-10-16.
MCKAY, RAYMOND (1686 N SHORE RD in ATKINS, AR; small business) : $1,960 in 2 contractsin 2006
$6,650 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2006-04-28. Completion date: 2006-05-08.
-$4,690, same as above.Signed on 2006-06-21. Completion date: 2006-05-08.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 3)
Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
79 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
75 people in nursing homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 106. The highest number of reported fires - 206 took place in 2012, and the least - 17 in 2005. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (47.4%), and Structure Fires (39.4%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 72823