71726 Zip Code (Chidester, AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 921
Zip code population in 2010: 1,435
Zip code population in 2000: 1,528

Houses and condos: 905
Renter-occupied apartments: 63
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71726: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 193.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 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: $561 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $439 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 71726:

• High school or higher: 89.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 43.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71726:

• Never married: 19.3%
• Now married: 45.8%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 17.8%
• Divorced: 16.5%

• 
• • 55960.8%Black
  • 33536.5%White
  • 171.8%Two or more races
  • 80.9%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 71726, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,637 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,637
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $39,944 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,944
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1278.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4465.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6290.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13286.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,100 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,100
State:	$21,681

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,700 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,700
State:	+$22,815

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,450 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,450
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.5% for AGIs below $25k, 81.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,400 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

71726:	$13,400
Arkansas:	$18,502

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 223.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,530 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,530
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.8% for AGIs below $25k, 94.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.6%

Here:	98%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 94.1% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% 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 71726, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,404 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,404
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $27,947 (reported on 79.2% of returns)

Here:	$27,947
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.7% for AGIs below $25k, 77.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,011 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,011
Arkansas:	$1,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $625 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$625
State:	$20,675

Profit/loss from business: +$4,820 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,820
State:	+$9,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,050 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

71726:	$5,050
Arkansas:	$13,644

Total itemized deductions: $16,383 (26% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$16,383
State:	$23,276

Here:	25.7% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,300 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,300
State:	$5,996

Taxes paid: $4,100 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

71726:	$4,100
State:	$7,941

Earned income credit: $2,227 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,227
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.7%

Here:	67%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71726, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,111 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,111
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $22,502 (reported on 85.9% of returns)

Here:	$22,502
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.1% for AGIs below $10k, 78.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $905 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$905
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $568 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$568
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,592 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,592
State:	+$10,430

Profit/loss from business: +$3,348 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,348
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $13,934 (35% of AGI, reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,934
State:	$18,389

Here:	35.0% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,418 (9% of AGI, reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,418
State:	$4,725

Here:	8.8% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

Total tax: $2,540 (reported on 62.8% of returns)

71726:	$2,540
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,679 (reported on 35.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,679
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.5%

Here:	71%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 63.3% for AGIs below $10k, 76.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 71722, 71772, 71701, 71743, 71764, 71711.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 118
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 370

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 104 (74 now married, 30 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 71726 with a mortgage: 108
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $770
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $304

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

• Zip code 71726 household income distribution in 2022

• 91Less than $10,000
• 39$10,000 to $14,999
• 40$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$20,000 to $24,999
• 83$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 22$40,000 to $44,999
• 32$45,000 to $49,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $74,999
• 39$75,000 to $99,999
• 35$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 71726

• 2Less than $10,000
• 34$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 25$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 96$60,000 to $69,999
• 18$70,000 to $79,999
• 35$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 79$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 38$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 10$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 71726

• 6$200 to $249
• 8$250 to $299
• 2$300 to $349
• 45No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $379.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $101,661.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $90,507
• Black or African American householders: $93,380

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $89,789 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,437 - $133,595

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $157,324

Here:	$157,324
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $19,727

Here:	$19,727
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 717
• 5 to 9: 5
• 10 to 19: 9
• Mobile homes: 156
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 71726

• 84.6%250Drove a car alone
• 6.8%20Carpooled
• 0.7%2Bicycle
• 5.8%17Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71726

• 105 to 9 minutes
• 2210 to 14 minutes
• 1715 to 19 minutes
• 5320 to 24 minutes
• 430 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 6140 to 44 minutes
• 6445 to 59 minutes
• 2360 to 89 minutes
• 2690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 921

• Male householders: 303 (164 living alone), Female householders: 190 (131 living alone)

• 193 spouses (193 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 174 children (169 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives

Size of family households: 151 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 13 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 294 1-person, 6 2-persons, 1 4-persons

53 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 women).

98.0% of residents of 71726 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHIDESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (118 WILLOW STREET in CHIDESTER, AR)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5204024
  Organizations: CAMDEN FAIRVIEW (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CHIDESTER, CITY OF-PWTP (305 N MAIN in CHIDESTER, AR)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  Alternative names: CHIDESTER WATER WORKS

• LDC MACHINE & REPAIR SHOP (N. OF HWY 368, 1/4 MI. N. OF READER in READER, AR)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.5%

Population in 1990: 1,416. Population change in the 1990s: +112 (+7.9%).

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

• This state: 619
• Northeast: 24
• Midwest: 147
• South: 79
• West: 37

71% of the 71726 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

99% of the 71726 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 120% 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:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (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 9. The highest number of fire incidents - 27 took place in 2014, and the least - 0 in 2009. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (53.5%), and Structure Fires (34.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 71726
• 8453.5%Outside Fires
• 5434.4%Structure Fires
• 159.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 42.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 71726, Arkansas

Most common first names in zip code 71726 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	31	75.5 years
Mary	23	80.6 years
John	20	78.6 years
William	17	72.8 years
Robert	9	76.8 years
Willie	9	75.9 years
Clarence	7	78.1 years
George	7	72.6 years
Jessie	7	73.0 years
Lee	7	84.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 71726 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	26	75.2 years
Stinnett	16	79.8 years
Beaver	13	82.6 years
Harris	13	75.2 years
Crain	13	75.5 years
Purifoy	12	73.9 years
Carter	11	73.3 years
Alexander	11	75.1 years
Smith	11	79.8 years
Walker	11	75.2 years