72436 Zip Code (Lafe, AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 707
Zip code population in 2010: 942
Zip code population in 2000: 1,098

Houses and condos: 317
Renter-occupied apartments: 19
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72436: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 29.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 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: $303 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $494 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 72436:

• High school or higher: 94.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
• Unemployed: 0.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72436:

• Never married: 18.2%
• Now married: 69.5%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 4.1%
• Divorced: 7.7%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72436, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,667 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,667
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $39,314 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$39,314
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1197.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4171.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6150.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5708.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $390 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$390
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $800 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$21,681

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,767 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,767
State:	+$22,815

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,983 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$9,983
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 269.1% for AGIs below $25k, 432.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,967 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

72436:	$5,967
Arkansas:	$18,502

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,611 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,611
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 149.1% for AGIs below $25k, 78.9% 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, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 72436, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,202 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,202
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $33,337 (reported on 87.5% of returns)

Here:	$33,337
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs below $25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $436 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$436
Arkansas:	$1,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $300 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$300
State:	$20,675

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$833 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	+$833
State:	+$15,222

Profit/loss from business: +$6,540 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,540
State:	+$9,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,075 (22% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,075
State:	$23,276

Here:	22.4% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,900 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,900
State:	$5,996

Taxes paid: $3,625 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

72436:	$3,625
State:	$7,941

Earned income credit: $2,185 (reported on 32.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,185
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.5%

Here:	72%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 61.1% for AGIs below $25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72436, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,484 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,484
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $27,845 (reported on 89.6% of returns)

Here:	$27,845
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.2% for AGIs below $10k, 79.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $562 (reported on 32.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$562
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $475 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$475
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$69 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	+$69
State:	+$10,430

Profit/loss from business: +$5,054 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,054
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $12,579 (21% of AGI, reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,579
State:	$18,389

Here:	20.8% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,423 (2% of AGI, reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,423
State:	$4,725

Here:	2.4% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

Total tax: $2,989 (reported on 67.8% of returns)

72436:	$2,989
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,755 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,755
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.2%

Here:	78%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 70.2% for AGIs below $10k, 87.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 72443, 72435, 72450, 72422, 72461, 72441.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 10
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 283

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (4 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 184 (107 now married, 77 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72436 with a mortgage: 115 (2 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $980
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $357

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

• Zip code 72436 household income distribution in 2022

• 11Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 22$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 29$40,000 to $44,999
• 6$45,000 to $49,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 24$60,000 to $74,999
• 60$75,000 to $99,999
• 21$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 29$150,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72436

• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 20$60,000 to $69,999
• 1$70,000 to $79,999
• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 13$90,000 to $99,999
• 67$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 49$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$200,000 to $249,999
• 35$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 72436

• 5$300 to $349
• 1$450 to $499
• 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $549.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $129,661
• Two or more races householders: $168,324

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $122,118 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,539 - $179,709

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $145,409

Here:	$145,409
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $65,493

Here:	$65,493
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 239
• Mobile homes: 75

Unemployment: 0.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72436

• 89.2%316Drove a car alone
• 7.3%26Carpooled
• 0.3%1Walked
• 0.8%3Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72436

• 1Less than 5 minutes
• 105 to 9 minutes
• 410 to 14 minutes
• 10015 to 19 minutes
• 6320 to 24 minutes
• 1425 to 29 minutes
• 2030 to 34 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 9545 to 59 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes
• 1690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 707

• Male householders: 186 (40 living alone), Female householders: 106 (16 living alone)

• 205 spouses (205 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 180 children (97 natural, 0 adopted, 87 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

Size of family households: 123 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 2 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person, 6 2-persons

116 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (2 men, 13 women).

98.6% of residents of 72436 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 14% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LAFE, TOWN OF (440 GREENE 125 RD in LAFE, AR)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: LAFE, CITY OF

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%

Population in 1990: 1,007. Population change in the 1990s: +91 (+9.0%).

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

• This state: 558
• Northeast: 5
• Midwest: 111
• South: 1
• West: 18

68% of the 72436 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.

94% of the 72436 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% 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: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 9. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 44 took place in 2017, and the least - 1 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (55.0%), and Structure Fires (35.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 72436
• 7255.0%Outside Fires
• 4635.1%Structure Fires
• 86.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 53.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 72436, Arkansas

Most common first names in zip code 72436 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	11	66.6 years
John	8	74.1 years
William	6	80.5 years
Henry	4	72.8 years
Edward	4	67.2 years
Robert	4	78.3 years
Bessie	3	85.4 years
Hubert	3	70.0 years
Mary	3	78.7 years
Viola	3	87.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 72436 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hendrix	7	69.3 years
Ramer	7	80.6 years
Bell	6	64.2 years
Huckabay	5	85.2 years
Lange	4	78.0 years
Barner	4	76.0 years
Harmon	4	75.5 years
Dortch	4	76.5 years
Tritch	4	73.2 years
Wilcoxson	4	86.5 years