72179 Zip Code (AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 393
Zip code population in 2010: 450
Zip code population in 2000: 473

Houses and condos: 208
Renter-occupied apartments: 24
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72179: 75.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 23.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 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: $403
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $472

For population 25 years and over in 72179:

• High school or higher: 78.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 10.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72179:

• Never married: 14.4%
• Now married: 47.8%
• Separated: 9.3%
• Widowed: 18.8%
• Divorced: 9.6%

• 
• • 39199.5%White
  • 20.5%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72179, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $39,720 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,720
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $35,350 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,350
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1154.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2396.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12080.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $457 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$457
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 44.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$500 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$500
State:	+$22,815

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

Profit/loss from business: +$4,050 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,050
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 270.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,480 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,480
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 248.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% 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 72179, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,790 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,790
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $32,056 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

Here:	$32,056
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.1% for AGIs below $25k, 85.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 185.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $567 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$567
Arkansas:	$1,648

Profit/loss from business: +$5,600 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,600
State:	+$9,665

Total itemized deductions: $14,733 (28% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,733
State:	$23,276

Here:	28.2% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $2,800 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

72179:	$2,800
State:	$7,941

Earned income credit: $2,233 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,233
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.2%

Here:	76%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $25k, 116.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72179, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,090 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,090
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $25,735 (reported on 79.9% of returns)

Here:	$25,735
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.9% for AGIs below $10k, 76.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 31.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
Arkansas:	$1,904

Taxable dividends: $143 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$143
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$273 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	+$273
State:	+$10,430

Profit/loss from business: +$5,677 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,677
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $13,611 (30% of AGI, reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,611
State:	$18,389

Here:	29.5% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $917 (2% of AGI, reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$917
State:	$4,725

Here:	2.0% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

Total tax: $2,389 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

72179:	$2,389
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,019 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,019
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.9%

Here:	71%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 60.4% for AGIs below $10k, 72.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 72121, 72546, 72523, 72530, 72581, 72543.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 25
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 118

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 23 (24 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 48 (21 now married, 27 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72179 with a mortgage: 41
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $912
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $470

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

• Zip code 72179 household income distribution in 2022

• 6Less than $10,000
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 40$45,000 to $49,999
• 31$50,000 to $59,999
• 31$60,000 to $74,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72179

• 12Less than $10,000
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$70,000 to $79,999
• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$200,000 to $249,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 72179

• 14$450 to $499
• 8No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $82,933

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $95,546 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,850 - $176,092

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $148,532

Here:	$148,532
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $55,759

Here:	$55,759
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 114
• One, attached: 8
• Mobile homes: 85

Unemployment: 10.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72179

• 69.8%82Drove a car alone
• 24.7%29Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72179

• 4910 to 14 minutes
• 3815 to 19 minutes
• 2120 to 24 minutes
• 430 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 393

• Male householders: 69 (31 living alone), Female householders: 75 (35 living alone)

• 62 spouses (62 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 104 children (58 natural, 23 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 17 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 42 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 18 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person

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

99.7% of residents of 72179 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.1%

Population in 1990: 1,924.

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

• This state: 243
• Midwest: 16
• South: 41
• West: 96

64% of the 72179 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

89% of the 72179 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):

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

• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (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 fire incidents per year is 10. The highest number of fires - 37 took place in 2010, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (65.7%), and Structure Fires (24.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 72179
• 11165.7%Outside Fires
• 4124.3%Structure Fires
• 158.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 72179, Arkansas

Most common first names in zip code 72179 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	4	79.0 years
Virgil	3	62.0 years
Dorothy	2	66.0 years
Ellis	2	77.5 years
Emma	2	87.5 years
Ernest	2	83.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 72179 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hays	7	65.3 years
Shearer	6	78.0 years
Hazelwood	5	86.0 years
Hayes	5	78.2 years
Moore	4	76.0 years
Harral	3	80.7 years
Decker	3	69.7 years
Butler	3	84.0 years
Chandler	3	74.0 years
Knapp	3	66.0 years