72036 Zip Code (Cotton Plant, AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 544
Zip code population in 2010: 817
Zip code population in 2000: 1,223

Houses and condos: 427
Renter-occupied apartments: 113
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72036: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 117.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 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: $251 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $530 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 72036:

• High school or higher: 79.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
• Unemployed: 11.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72036:

• Never married: 27.4%
• Now married: 39.3%
• Separated: 9.6%
• Widowed: 13.8%
• Divorced: 9.9%

• 
• • 38370.4%Black
  • 13224.3%White
  • 285.1%Two or more races
  • 10.2%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72036, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $31,280 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,280
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $28,845 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$28,845
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1211.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4340.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11940.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $333 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$333
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,980 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,980
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 149.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $3,375 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,375
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 218.0% for AGIs below $25k, 104.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.0%

Here:	92%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 72036, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $24,174 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,174
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $20,633 (reported on 87.1% of returns)

Here:	$20,633
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.8% for AGIs below $25k, 82.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
Arkansas:	$1,648

Profit/loss from business: +$5,900 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,900
State:	+$9,665

Total itemized deductions: $13,067 (26% of AGI, reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$13,067
State:	$23,276

Here:	26.0% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $2,150 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

72036:	$2,150
State:	$7,941

Earned income credit: $2,547 (reported on 48.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,547
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 74.2%

Here:	74%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72036, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $18,798 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$18,798
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $16,940 (reported on 88.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,940
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.5% for AGIs below $10k, 87.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $824 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$824
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $83 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

Here:	$83
State:	$5,995

Profit/loss from business: +$1,735 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,735
State:	+$7,823

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,786 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,786
State:	-$5,941

Total itemized deductions: $13,857 (36% of AGI, reported on 3.7% of returns)

Here:	$13,857
State:	$18,389

Here:	36.3% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,231 (10% of AGI, reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,231
State:	$4,725

Here:	10.3% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

Total tax: $2,298 (reported on 44.1% of returns)

72036:	$2,298
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,183 (reported on 50.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,183
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.1%

Here:	70%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 52.7% for AGIs below $10k, 79.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 72059, 72021, 72017, 72392, 72074, 72006.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 79
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 187

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (0 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 71 (17 now married, 54 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72036 with a mortgage: 23 (2 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $815
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $322

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

• Zip code 72036 household income distribution in 2022

• 67Less than $10,000
• 68$10,000 to $14,999
• 41$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$20,000 to $24,999
• 25$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 20$60,000 to $74,999
• 28$75,000 to $99,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72036

• 12Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 28$40,000 to $49,999
• 25$60,000 to $69,999
• 4$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999
• 2$300,000 to $399,999
• 9$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 72036

• 4Less than $100
• 1$100 to $149
• 27$150 to $199
• 6$200 to $249
• 12$250 to $299
• 19$350 to $399
• 14$450 to $499
• 10$500 to $549
• 1$650 to $699
• 16No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $475.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $55,913
• Black or African American householders: $42,087
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $60,996

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $43,511 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $25,006 - $69,058

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $104,715

Here:	$104,715
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $85,422

Here:	$85,422
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 251
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 68
• 3 or 4: 7
• 5 to 9: 11
• 10 to 19: 24
• Mobile homes: 56

Unemployment: 11.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72036

• 89.1%138Drove a car alone
• 0.6%1Carpooled
• 8.4%13Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72036

• 43Less than 5 minutes
• 510 to 14 minutes
• 5215 to 19 minutes
• 1720 to 24 minutes
• 1530 to 34 minutes
• 145 to 59 minutes
• 1360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 45.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 544

• Male householders: 95 (48 living alone), Female householders: 176 (78 living alone)

• 81 spouses (81 opposite-sex spouses), 2 unmarried partners, (2 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 108 children (107 natural, 1 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 43 non-relatives

Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 8 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 125 1-person, 31 2-persons

6 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (52 women).

All residents speak English at home

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14.8%

Population in 1990: 1,789.

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

• This state: 445
• Midwest: 5
• South: 64
• West: 16

72% of the 72036 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

96% of the 72036 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 72036 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	26	70.8 years
John	23	76.3 years
William	17	77.2 years
Robert	16	74.7 years
Willie	13	78.4 years
Mary	12	78.0 years
Jessie	10	80.3 years
Henry	9	76.7 years
Mattie	8	84.5 years
Roy	8	75.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 72036 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	20	74.3 years
Williams	17	72.3 years
Brown	16	82.5 years
Davis	12	84.0 years
Miller	11	80.1 years
Woods	11	71.0 years
Jackson	11	77.9 years
Worsham	10	72.6 years
Smith	10	79.7 years
Scott	9	84.0 years