71973 Zip Code (Wickes, AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,481
Zip code population in 2010: 1,424
Zip code population in 2000: 1,245

Houses and condos: 640
Renter-occupied apartments: 134
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71973: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 78.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 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: $287 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $508 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 71973:

• High school or higher: 74.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Unemployed: 2.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71973:

• Never married: 26.9%
• Now married: 61.0%
• Separated: 2.5%
• Widowed: 4.7%
• Divorced: 4.8%

• 
• • 84156.8%White
  • 61841.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 211.4%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 71973, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $39,536 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,536
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $37,018 (reported on 85.1% of returns)

Here:	$37,018
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1450.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3910.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7215.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5795.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $757 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$757
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $520 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$520
State:	$21,681

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 25.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,220 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,220
State:	+$22,815

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs below $25k, 118.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,567 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	+$10,567
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 210.8% for AGIs below $25k, 317.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,567 (reported on 25.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,567
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 156.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%

Here:	96%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 94.1% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% 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 71973, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $31,984 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,984
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $30,625 (reported on 88.0% of returns)

Here:	$30,625
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.4% for AGIs below $25k, 89.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $656 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$656
Arkansas:	$1,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $420 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$420
State:	$20,675

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,380 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,380
State:	+$15,222

Profit/loss from business: +$8,971 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,971
State:	+$9,665

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,700 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

71973:	$5,700
Arkansas:	$13,644

Total itemized deductions: $20,883 (30% of AGI, reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$20,883
State:	$23,276

Here:	29.8% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $5,150 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$5,150
State:	$5,996

Taxes paid: $4,117 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

71973:	$4,117
State:	$7,941

Earned income credit: $2,579 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,579
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 82.0%

Here:	82%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 79.2% for AGIs below $25k, 88.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71973, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,028 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,028
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $26,310 (reported on 87.1% of returns)

Here:	$26,310
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 159.8% for AGIs below $10k, 93.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,000 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,000
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $357 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$357
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,695 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,695
State:	+$10,430

Profit/loss from business: +$5,610 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,610
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $14,200 (33% of AGI, reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,200
State:	$18,389

Here:	32.9% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,500 (8% of AGI, reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,500
State:	$4,725

Here:	7.7% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

Total tax: $2,217 (reported on 56.4% of returns)

71973:	$2,217
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,133 (reported on 33.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,133
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.2%

Here:	82%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 72.3% for AGIs below $10k, 87.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 71944, 71972, 71937, 71841, 71945, 71832.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 52
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 454

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (6 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 280 (172 now married, 108 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 71973 with a mortgage: 134 (4 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $806
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $316

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

• Zip code 71973 household income distribution in 2022

• 39Less than $10,000
• 27$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 81$25,000 to $29,999
• 38$30,000 to $34,999
• 53$40,000 to $44,999
• 13$45,000 to $49,999
• 40$50,000 to $59,999
• 45$60,000 to $74,999
• 49$75,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 18$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $199,999
• 21$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 71973

• 12Less than $10,000
• 15$15,000 to $19,999
• 27$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 32$40,000 to $49,999
• 40$60,000 to $69,999
• 24$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 24$90,000 to $99,999
• 25$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 56$150,000 to $174,999
• 17$175,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 71973

• 4$200 to $249
• 21$250 to $299
• 25$300 to $349
• 4$350 to $399
• 23$400 to $449
• 6$550 to $599
• 9$600 to $649
• 2$650 to $699
• 20$750 to $799
• 6$800 to $899
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $590.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,644
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $100,330
• Some other race householders: $84,895
• Two or more races householders: $95,082
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $100,330

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $100,639 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,209 - $180,726

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $146,596

Here:	$146,596
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $62,752

Here:	$62,752
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 407
• One, attached: 18
• Two: 14
• 3 or 4: 4
• Mobile homes: 186
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Unemployment: 2.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 71973

• 72.7%414Drove a car alone
• 17.4%99Carpooled
• 1.4%8Bus or trolley bus
• 5.4%31Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71973

• 955 to 9 minutes
• 8210 to 14 minutes
• 3515 to 19 minutes
• 7220 to 24 minutes
• 4325 to 29 minutes
• 2430 to 34 minutes
• 2035 to 39 minutes
• 3040 to 44 minutes
• 6345 to 59 minutes
• 5160 to 89 minutes
• 3790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,481

• Male householders: 210 (50 living alone), Female householders: 296 (77 living alone)

• 340 spouses (340 opposite-sex spouses), 8 unmarried partners, (8 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 569 children (558 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 20 non-relatives

Size of family households: 140 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 95 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 126 1-person, 32 2-persons

353 married couples with children.
141 single-parent households (17 men, 124 women).

57.9% of residents of 71973 zip code speak English at home.
41.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 18% well, 14% not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AHTD-BRDG 5686 HWY 4 & COSSATOT (HWY 4 & COSSATOT RIVER in WICKES, AR) . Federal Facility. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ARK HWY & TRANS DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AHTD-HWY 4 & COSSATOT BRDG 5686

• AHTD-BRDG 5687 HWY 4 & BAKER (HWY 4 & BAKER CREEK in WICKES, 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 4 & BAKER BRDG 5687

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.0%

Population in 1990: 1,273.

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

• This state: 835
• Northeast: 45
• Midwest: 34
• South: 189
• West: 84

54% of the 71973 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

92% of the 71973 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BONNIE RICHARDSON (414 POLK 7 in WICKES, AR; small business) : $10,112 in 5 contracts in 2002

  Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $10,112; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $4,956 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2002-11-13. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
  $4,916, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-14. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
  $360, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-21. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-13. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
  

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

• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 71973 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	15	71.7 years
James	12	73.5 years
John	9	81.2 years
Robert	8	79.1 years
Mary	6	85.0 years
Charles	5	80.6 years
Thomas	5	67.8 years
George	4	81.0 years
Willie	4	75.7 years
Billy	4	66.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 71973 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Baker	9	76.6 years
Brewer	9	73.4 years
Petross	7	74.9 years
Wilson	7	75.3 years
Oglesby	6	63.5 years
Wilcher	6	75.8 years
Watkins	6	74.5 years
Sullivan	6	79.9 years
Price	5	78.0 years
Combs	4	74.4 years