71959 Zip Code (AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 812
Zip code population in 2010: 754
Zip code population in 2000: 840

Houses and condos: 316
Renter-occupied apartments: 42
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71959: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 61.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 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: $1,215 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 71959:

• High school or higher: 91.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71959:

• Never married: 33.0%
• Now married: 56.3%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 1.6%
• Divorced: 7.6%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 71959, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,527 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,527
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $46,032 (reported on 73.1% of returns)

Here:	$46,032
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1420.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3576.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5686.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6393.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $338 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$338
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,850 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$8,850
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 708.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,583 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,583
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.0% for AGIs below $25k, 124.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.5%

Here:	88%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% 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 71959, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,742 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,742
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $30,836 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$30,836
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.5% for AGIs below $25k, 73.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$400
Arkansas:	$1,648

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,000 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,000
State:	+$15,222

Profit/loss from business: +$7,950 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,950
State:	+$9,665

Total itemized deductions: $15,133 (21% of AGI, reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,133
State:	$23,276

Here:	21.0% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,100 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

71959:	$4,100
State:	$7,941

Earned income credit: $2,414 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,414
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.4%

Here:	65%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71959, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,529 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,529
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $27,457 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

Here:	$27,457
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.3% for AGIs below $10k, 62.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,033 (reported on 34.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,033
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $600 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$600
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$481 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$481
State:	+$10,430

Profit/loss from business: +$5,560 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,560
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $14,667 (27% of AGI, reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,667
State:	$18,389

Here:	27.0% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,812 (4% of AGI, reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,812
State:	$4,725

Here:	3.8% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

Total tax: $2,637 (reported on 68.6% of returns)

71959:	$2,637
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,792 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,792
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.8%

Here:	78%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs below $10k, 79.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 71952, 71971, 71833, 71950, 71935, 71852.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 56
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 205

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 273 (154 now married, 119 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 71959 with a mortgage: 64 (14 second mortgage, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,047
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $411

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

• Zip code 71959 household income distribution in 2022

• 19Less than $10,000
• 44$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 32$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$40,000 to $44,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $74,999
• 11$75,000 to $99,999
• 47$100,000 to $124,999
• 33$125,000 to $149,999
• 16$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 71959

• 23$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 16$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 50$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 to $249,999
• 28$250,000 to $299,999
• 39$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 71959

• 18$200 to $249
• 8$400 to $449
• 17No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,513
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $135,550

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $133,743 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,922 - $236,674

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $343,093

Here:	$343,093
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $68,327

Here:	$68,327
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 159
• Mobile homes: 156

Unemployment: 3.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 71959

• 85.7%354Drove a car alone
• 8.0%33Carpooled
• 3.9%16Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71959

• 155 to 9 minutes
• 4810 to 14 minutes
• 3215 to 19 minutes
• 5020 to 24 minutes
• 7225 to 29 minutes
• 1730 to 34 minutes
• 11345 to 59 minutes
• 2360 to 89 minutes
• 2890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 35.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 812

• Male householders: 104 (0 living alone), Female householders: 160 (54 living alone)

• 174 spouses (174 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 282 children (220 natural, 40 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 78 non-relatives

Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 29 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person, 6 4-persons

144 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (22 women).

99.3% of residents of 71959 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AHTD-BRDG 2488 HWY 70 & LITTLE MO (HWY 70 & LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER in NEWHOPE, AR) . Federal Facility. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ARK HWY & TRANS DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AHTD-HWY 70 & LITTLE MO BRDG 2488

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.5%

Population in 1990: 400. Population change in the 1990s: +440 (+110.0%).

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

• This state: 594
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 30
• South: 129
• West: 49

67% of the 71959 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

91% of the 71959 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BILLY E MUSE (6087 HWY 70 WEST in NEWHOPE, AR; small business) : $162,083 in 2 contracts in 2001

  $119,515 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2001-02-12. Completion date: 2001-03-01.
  $42,568, same as above. Signed on 2001-03-16. Completion date: 2001-04-17.
  

• KAREN A GARNER (5458 HWY 70W in NEWHOPE, AR; small business) : $1,911 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2003

  Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $1,813; 2003: $98; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,225 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2002-11-20. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
  $588, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-01. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
  $245, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-13. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-01. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
  

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

• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Industrial Building Construction (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 71959 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	10	76.0 years
John	9	73.6 years
Mary	7	79.1 years
James	7	75.3 years
Elmer	4	65.7 years
Thomas	4	73.3 years
Raymond	4	57.0 years
Donald	3	72.3 years
Betty	3	58.3 years
Jimmy	3	60.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 71959 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Pinkerton	13	76.4 years
Young	9	66.3 years
Whisenhunt	9	74.0 years
Moore	8	75.3 years
House	7	72.0 years
Bissell	7	76.6 years
Coffman	7	82.3 years
Reid	7	80.4 years
Smith	7	77.7 years
Davis	6	74.8 years