71968 Zip Code (AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,709
Zip code population in 2010: 4,717
Zip code population in 2000: 4,180

Houses and condos: 2,289
Renter-occupied apartments: 299
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71968: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 98.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 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: $1,000 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $997 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 71968:

• High school or higher: 96.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
• Unemployed: 15.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71968:

• Never married: 21.4%
• Now married: 59.8%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 3.1%
• Divorced: 15.5%

• 
• • 4,19789.1%White
  • 3507.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1232.6%Two or more races
  • 360.8%Black
  • 30.06%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 71968, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,075 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,075
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $47,838 (reported on 77.9% of returns)

Here:	$47,838
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1124.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3209.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5685.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9153.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14975.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,215 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,215
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $25k, 13.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,467 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,467
State:	$21,681

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 19.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 141.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 156.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,091 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$13,091
State:	+$22,815

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 104.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 150.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 667.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,094 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$11,094
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 148.3% for AGIs below $25k, 235.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 269.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 303.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 949.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $24,869 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

71968:	$24,869
Arkansas:	$18,502

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.1% for AGIs below $25k, 101.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 217.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 360.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1782.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,940 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	$34,940
State:	$52,840

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 429.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1039.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $14,111 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,111
State:	$35,735

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 457.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,164 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

71968:	$6,164
State:	$7,196

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 218.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,178 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,178
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 105.8% for AGIs below $25k, 83.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 92.8% for AGIs below $25k, 94.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 71968, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,898 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,898
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $39,489 (reported on 82.7% of returns)

Here:	$39,489
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.8% for AGIs below $25k, 79.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 20.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,525 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,525
Arkansas:	$1,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,835 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,835
State:	$20,675

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,274 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$9,274
State:	+$15,222

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,292 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,292
State:	+$9,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,969 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

71968:	$13,969
Arkansas:	$13,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,609 (20% of AGI, reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	$24,609
State:	$23,276

Here:	20.4% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,057 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$5,057
State:	$5,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,170 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

71968:	$9,170
State:	$7,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,276 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,276
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71968, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,009 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,009
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $32,240 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

Here:	$32,240
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.2% for AGIs below $10k, 70.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,806 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,806
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,209 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,209
State:	$5,995

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,294 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,294
State:	+$10,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,086 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,086
State:	+$7,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs below $10k, 11.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,800 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

71968:	$3,800
Arkansas:	$3,204

Total itemized deductions: $16,388 (23% of AGI, reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,388
State:	$18,389

Here:	22.9% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $10k, 7.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,656 (5% of AGI, reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,656
State:	$4,725

Here:	4.9% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,913 (reported on 72.1% of returns)

71968:	$4,913
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,735 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,735
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.7%

Here:	67%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 60.8% for AGIs below $10k, 66.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 71933, 71964, 71956, 71949, 71913, 71970.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 64
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,720

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 22 (0 now married, 21 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 780 (290 now married, 489 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 71968 with a mortgage: 738 (123 second mortgage, 114 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,294
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $412

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 71968 household income distribution in 2022

• 34Less than $10,000
• 24$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 48$20,000 to $24,999
• 160$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 57$35,000 to $39,999
• 63$40,000 to $44,999
• 68$45,000 to $49,999
• 102$50,000 to $59,999
• 344$60,000 to $74,999
• 256$75,000 to $99,999
• 286$100,000 to $124,999
• 110$125,000 to $149,999
• 135$150,000 to $199,999
• 29$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 71968

• 20Less than $10,000
• 27$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 20$25,000 to $29,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 39$40,000 to $49,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 22$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$90,000 to $99,999
• 110$100,000 to $124,999
• 58$125,000 to $149,999
• 197$150,000 to $174,999
• 88$175,000 to $199,999
• 168$200,000 to $249,999
• 111$250,000 to $299,999
• 208$300,000 to $399,999
• 237$400,000 to $499,999
• 138$500,000 to $749,999
• 10$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 71968

• 149$450 to $499
• 16$500 to $549
• 78$550 to $599
• 5$700 to $749
• 16No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,023.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $249,802
• Black or African American householders: $233,292
• Asian householders: $161,509

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $218,218 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $135,701 - $408,132

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $301,843

Here:	$301,843
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $71,829

Here:	$71,829
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,302
• Mobile homes: 946
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Unemployment: 15.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 71968

• 82.0%1,640Drove a car alone
• 9.9%197Carpooled
• 1.8%35Walked
• 5.0%100Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71968

• 4Less than 5 minutes
• 275 to 9 minutes
• 26910 to 14 minutes
• 33215 to 19 minutes
• 21320 to 24 minutes
• 28625 to 29 minutes
• 31830 to 34 minutes
• 12135 to 39 minutes
• 345 to 59 minutes
• 25560 to 89 minutes
• 4690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,709

• Male householders: 1,031 (121 living alone), Female householders: 743 (148 living alone)

• 1,118 spouses (1,109 opposite-sex spouses), 198 unmarried partners, (198 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 851 children (838 natural, 7 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 325 grandchildren, 53 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 0 foster children, 192 other relatives, 174 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 18 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 674 2-persons, 211 3-persons, 172 4-persons, 116 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 269 1-person, 85 2-persons, 136 4-persons

464 married couples with children.
124 single-parent households (32 men, 92 women).

96.7% of residents of 71968 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 25% well, 7% not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AHTD JOB# 060984 (MAZARN CREEK ST./HWY. 227 in SUNSHINE, AR)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
  

• IDEAL SELF STORAGE (6061 ALBERT PIKE RD. in ROYAL, AR)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Population in 1990: 1,099. Population change in the 1990s: +3,081 (+280.3%).

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

• This state: 2,886
• Northeast: 137
• Midwest: 438
• South: 707
• West: 502

59% of the 71968 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

92% of the 71968 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 92

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• J A JACKSON CONSTRUCTION INC (6435 ALBERT PIKE ROAD in ROYAL, AR; small business) : $1,659,099 in 14 contracts from 2000 to 2005

  Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Water Supply Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Sewage and Waste Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Water Supply Facilities, and more by National Park Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Public Buildings Service, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $755,754; 2001: $905,347; 2002: $4,000; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: -$6,002; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $477,000 with National Park Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Water Supply Facilities. Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2000-12-15.
  $383,347 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-09-27. Completion date: 2001-12-27.
  $350,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-05-07. Completion date: 2002-05-07.
  $131,377 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Signed on 2000-11-01. Completion date: 2001-02-03.
  

• FRYARS, JIM REFRIGERATION INC (1207 S CRYSTAL SPRINGS RD in ROYAL, AR; small business) : $16,819 in 3 contracts in 2004

  $8,694 with Army for Air Conditioning Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-10. Completion date: 2004-11-10.
  $8,694 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Air Conditioning Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-10. Completion date: 2004-11-10.
  -$569 with Army for Air Conditioning Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-20. Completion date: 2004-11-10.
  

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Facilities Support Services (20-49: 2)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 2, 1-4: 8)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Siding Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Recreational Goods Rental (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.00 , 0111.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.00 , 0111.00

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 22. The highest number of fires - 39 took place in 2015, and the least - 5 in 2006. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (43.5%), and Outside Fires (41.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 71968
• 16043.5%Structure Fires
• 15241.3%Outside Fires
• 4211.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 143.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 71968, Arkansas

Most common first names in zip code 71968 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	27	76.1 years
John	27	78.0 years
James	24	74.1 years
Robert	17	68.3 years
Charles	13	66.1 years
Mary	12	71.4 years
George	9	74.5 years
Thomas	9	79.3 years
Frank	8	68.0 years
Dorothy	8	76.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 71968 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	15	74.8 years
Hill	9	75.6 years
Wilson	9	77.4 years
Orrell	9	72.3 years
Moore	8	83.8 years
Brown	7	75.4 years
Garrett	7	85.4 years
Mccaslin	7	69.6 years
Weston	7	74.9 years
Reynolds	7	78.0 years

Businesses in zip code 71968

• UPS: 1