72068 Zip Code (Higginson, AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 840
Zip code population in 2010: 424
Zip code population in 2000: 350

Houses and condos: 326
Renter-occupied apartments: 117
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72068: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 877 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $413 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $428 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 72068:

• High school or higher: 74.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
• Unemployed: 1.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72068:

• Never married: 51.7%
• Now married: 31.6%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 4.0%
• Divorced: 12.2%

• 
• • 65778.3%White
  • 14817.6%Two or more races
  • 323.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72068, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $38,471 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,471
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $37,050 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$37,050
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1327.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3704.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4105.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,267 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,267
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 225.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,457 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,457
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.3% for AGIs below $25k, 156.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	94%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 72068, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,671 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,671
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $35,182 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,182
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.1% for AGIs below $25k, 89.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $100 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$100
Arkansas:	$1,648

Profit/loss from business: +$6,100 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,100
State:	+$9,665

Total itemized deductions: $16,950 (18% of AGI, reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$16,950
State:	$23,276

Here:	18.5% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $5,450 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

72068:	$5,450
State:	$7,941

Earned income credit: $2,367 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,367
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

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

Here:	67%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72068, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,463 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,463
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $23,464 (reported on 87.3% of returns)

Here:	$23,464
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.3% for AGIs below $10k, 75.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $622 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$622
Arkansas:	$1,904

Profit/loss from business: +$4,118 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,118
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $13,045 (33% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$13,045
State:	$18,389

Here:	32.6% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,235 (9% of AGI, reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,235
State:	$4,725

Here:	9.3% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

Total tax: $2,188 (reported on 67.3% of returns)

72068:	$2,188
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,985 (reported on 32.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,985
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.7%

Here:	71%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 66.0% for AGIs below $10k, 69.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 72143, 72082, 72149, 72102, 72060, 72081.
Higginson Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 27
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 250

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 22 (15 now married, 7 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 280 (42 now married, 237 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72068 with a mortgage: 95
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $802
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $375

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

• Zip code 72068 household income distribution in 2022

• 16Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 49$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 13$45,000 to $49,999
• 30$50,000 to $59,999
• 58$60,000 to $74,999
• 24$75,000 to $99,999
• 40$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72068

• 10Less than $10,000
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$60,000 to $69,999
• 27$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 10$200,000 to $249,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 72068

• 21$100 to $149
• 15$350 to $399
• 5$400 to $449
• 54$500 to $549
• 1$550 to $599
• 6$700 to $749
• 11$800 to $899
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $702.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $91,864

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $89,568 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,048 - $122,631

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $110,077

Here:	$110,077
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $36,858

Here:	$36,858
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 262
• Mobile homes: 60

Unemployment: 1.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72068

• 95.4%396Drove a car alone
• 2.9%12Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72068

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 1385 to 9 minutes
• 13810 to 14 minutes
• 4215 to 19 minutes
• 4120 to 24 minutes
• 3045 to 59 minutes
• 560 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 840

• Male householders: 123 (41 living alone), Female householders: 154 (62 living alone)

• 102 spouses (102 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 285 children (254 natural, 29 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 foster children, 7 other relatives, 105 non-relatives

Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 6 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 102 1-person, 9 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 4 4-persons

97 married couples with children.
53 single-parent households (39 men, 14 women).

94.8% of residents of 72068 zip code speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (97% very well, 3% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HIGGINSON, CITY OF (AR0044822) STP (HIGHWAY 11 SOUTH in HIGGINSON, AR)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: SAMMIE JOHNSTON, GEN MGR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• JERRY RILEY RENTALS (306 HIGHWAY 11, WALKER ROAD in HIGGINSON, AR)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF DWELLINGS OTHER THAN APARTMENT BUILDINGS
  

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%

Population in 1990: 786.

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

• This state: 649
• Midwest: 82
• South: 13
• West: 66

63% of the 72068 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

82% of the 72068 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 77

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

• Construction: Siding Contractors (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Wholesale Trade: Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (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 8. The highest number of reported fires - 17 took place in 2005, and the least - 3 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (59.1%), and Structure Fires (26.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 72068
• 8159.1%Outside Fires
• 3626.3%Structure Fires
• 118.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 96.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 72068, Arkansas

Most common first names in zip code 72068 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	8	65.5 years
John	7	77.6 years
Mary	6	67.8 years
Charles	4	80.7 years
Walter	3	79.7 years
Ernest	2	71.5 years
Charlie	2	73.5 years
Frank	2	56.5 years
Eugene	2	88.0 years
Henry	2	78.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 72068 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	5	71.0 years
Baker	5	78.4 years
Hill	5	56.8 years
Sullivan	5	70.8 years
James	4	82.3 years
Paul	4	83.8 years
Durham	4	77.5 years
Love	3	80.3 years
Guthrie	3	77.9 years
Mathis	3	61.3 years