71971 Zip Code (AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 408
Zip code population in 2010: 513
Zip code population in 2000: 388

Houses and condos: 287
Renter-occupied apartments: 79
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71971: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 66.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 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: $576 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $626 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 71971:

• High school or higher: 96.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
• Unemployed: 25.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71971:

• Never married: 37.7%
• Now married: 41.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 12.7%
• Divorced: 8.3%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 71971, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,950 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,950
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $39,764 (reported on 68.8% of returns)

Here:	$39,764
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 937.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3978.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $640 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$640
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,875 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,875
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 587.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,550 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,550
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 255.0% for AGIs below $25k)

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

Here:	94%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 71971, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,673 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,673
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $33,055 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$33,055
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.9% for AGIs below $25k, 70.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $625 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$625
Arkansas:	$1,648

Profit/loss from business: +$5,975 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,975
State:	+$9,665

Total itemized deductions: $17,700 (31% of AGI, reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$17,700
State:	$23,276

Here:	31.4% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $2,967 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

71971:	$2,967
State:	$7,941

Earned income credit: $2,775 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,775
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 80.0%

Here:	80%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71971, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,467 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,467
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $25,225 (reported on 65.7% of returns)

Here:	$25,225
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.3% for AGIs below $10k, 59.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $544 (reported on 46.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$544
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $71 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$71
State:	$5,995

Profit/loss from business: +$8,783 (reported on 27.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,783
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $15,263 (32% of AGI, reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$15,263
State:	$18,389

Here:	32.0% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,579 (8% of AGI, reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,579
State:	$4,725

Here:	8.4% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

Total tax: $2,592 (reported on 71.0% of returns)

71971:	$2,592
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $10k, 7.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,857 (reported on 29.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,857
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 83.4%

Here:	83%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 81.6% for AGIs below $10k, 87.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 71959, 71833, 71952, 71972, 71973, 71935.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 216

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 87 (5 now married, 81 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 71971 with a mortgage: 29
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,115
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $353

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

• Zip code 71971 household income distribution in 2022

• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 63$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$40,000 to $44,999
• 62$50,000 to $59,999
• 39$60,000 to $74,999
• 6$75,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 71971

• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 48$150,000 to $174,999
• 18$175,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 to $249,999
• 27$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 71971

• 20$500 to $549
• 5$550 to $599
• 61$600 to $649

Median gross rent in 2022: $766.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $194,730

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $188,436 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $163,402 - $243,003

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $200,231

Here:	$200,231
State:	$243,881

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 213
• Mobile homes: 72

Unemployment: 25.5%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71971

• 195 to 9 minutes
• 615 to 19 minutes
• 2620 to 24 minutes
• 1125 to 29 minutes
• 6930 to 34 minutes
• 1640 to 44 minutes
• 945 to 59 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 408

• Male householders: 102 (70 living alone), Female householders: 123 (37 living alone)

• 85 spouses (85 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 55 children (55 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 88 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 5 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person

33 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

99.8% of residents of 71971 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AHTD BRIDGE 05216 (HWY. 84 & SALINE RIVER in ATHENS, AR)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ARK. ST. HWY. & TRANS. DEPT. (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , AR. ST. HWY. & TRANS. DEPT. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AHTD-BRDG 05216 SALINE RIVER BRDG

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.1%

Population in 1990: 647.

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

• This state: 305
• Midwest: 7
• South: 30
• West: 65

75% of the 71971 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

97% of the 71971 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 144% 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:

• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): All Other Personal Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 71971 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	6	79.3 years
John	5	85.0 years
Homer	4	70.6 years
James	3	77.7 years
Otis	3	78.3 years
Betty	2	82.9 years
Cecil	2	86.5 years
Marie	2	88.0 years
Mary	2	71.5 years
Mildred	2	84.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 71971 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Manasco	16	76.0 years
Davis	11	80.5 years
Hunter	8	81.8 years
Parsons	7	90.6 years
Keith	5	74.6 years
Seals	5	83.0 years
Faulkner	4	84.5 years
Chambers	4	70.2 years
Porter	4	79.0 years
Watkins	3	84.3 years