72534 Zip Code (AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,614
Zip code population in 2010: 1,320
Zip code population in 2000: 1,113

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72534: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 61.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 26 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: $502 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $462 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 72534:

• High school or higher: 92.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72534:

• Never married: 18.3%
• Now married: 71.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.5%
• Divorced: 5.7%

• 
• • 1,56396.9%White
  • 503.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72534, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,135 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,135
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $45,682 (reported on 86.3% of returns)

Here:	$45,682
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1402.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4030.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6208.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8938.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18830.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $450 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$450
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.3% for AGIs below $25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $550 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$550
State:	$21,681

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,000 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,000
State:	+$22,815

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,600 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,600
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 166.2% for AGIs below $25k, 243.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 248.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,600 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,600
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 144.6% for AGIs below $25k, 89.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.1%

Here:	96%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 94.7% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% 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 72534, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,213 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,213
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $39,418 (reported on 84.8% of returns)

Here:	$39,418
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $879 (reported on 30.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$879
Arkansas:	$1,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $525 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$525
State:	$20,675

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,267 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,267
State:	+$15,222

Profit/loss from business: +$5,300 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,300
State:	+$9,665

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,567 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

72534:	$7,567
Arkansas:	$13,644

Total itemized deductions: $20,290 (30% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$20,290
State:	$23,276

Here:	29.6% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $6,740 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$6,740
State:	$5,996

Taxes paid: $4,210 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

72534:	$4,210
State:	$7,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,836 (reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,836
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 80.4%

Here:	80%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 73.7% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72534, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,407 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,407
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $27,421 (reported on 83.8% of returns)

Here:	$27,421
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.4% for AGIs below $10k, 82.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $724 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$724
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $417 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$417
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$643 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	+$643
State:	+$10,430

Profit/loss from business: +$6,101 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,101
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $15,253 (30% of AGI, reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	$15,253
State:	$18,389

Here:	30.1% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,919 (6% of AGI, reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,919
State:	$4,725

Here:	6.0% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,616 (reported on 66.0% of returns)

72534:	$2,616
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,812 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,812
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.5%

Here:	76%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 68.3% for AGIs below $10k, 75.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 72523, 72550, 72568, 72179, 72527, 72121.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 49
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 601

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 390 (251 now married, 140 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72534 with a mortgage: 359
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $922
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $308

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

• Zip code 72534 household income distribution in 2022

• 41Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 42$20,000 to $24,999
• 114$25,000 to $29,999
• 58$30,000 to $34,999
• 27$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 205$60,000 to $74,999
• 112$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72534

• 30$10,000 to $14,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 69$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 102$50,000 to $59,999
• 58$60,000 to $69,999
• 13$70,000 to $79,999
• 13$80,000 to $89,999
• 31$90,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$125,000 to $149,999
• 16$150,000 to $174,999
• 48$175,000 to $199,999
• 75$250,000 to $299,999
• 51$750,000 to $999,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $67,765
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $194,931

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $69,750 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,575 - $179,257

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $270,401

Here:	$270,401
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $59,719

Here:	$59,719
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 362
• Mobile homes: 400

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72534

• 53.6%335Drove a car alone
• 20.7%129Carpooled
• 5.9%37Walked
• 20.5%128Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72534

• 35Less than 5 minutes
• 55 to 9 minutes
• 1515 to 19 minutes
• 13720 to 24 minutes
• 25730 to 34 minutes
• 3640 to 44 minutes
• 1345 to 59 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,614

• Male householders: 543 (33 living alone), Female householders: 104 (16 living alone)

• 411 spouses (411 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 357 children (356 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 212 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 11 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 395 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 107 4-persons, 33 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person

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

99.7% of residents of 72534 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.9%

Population in 1990: 940. Population change in the 1990s: +173 (+18.4%).

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

• This state: 1,144
• Midwest: 243
• South: 162
• West: 54

63% of the 72534 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

100% of the 72534 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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:

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning 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 21. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 43 took place in 2010, and the least - 6 in 2013. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (65.0%), and Structure Fires (23.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 72534
• 22765.0%Outside Fires
• 8223.5%Structure Fires
• 277.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 133.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 72534, Arkansas

Most common first names in zip code 72534 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	12	74.6 years
James	12	77.1 years
John	6	71.7 years
Charles	4	67.3 years
Billy	4	65.8 years
Mary	4	70.7 years
Robert	4	74.5 years
Jerry	3	55.7 years
Floyd	3	72.0 years
Annie	3	73.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 72534 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Gay	16	72.4 years
Sample	13	77.9 years
Strother	11	80.4 years
Altom	8	67.1 years
Wood	8	82.7 years
Reeves	7	71.5 years
Brown	7	75.7 years
Pearson	6	77.6 years
Bailey	6	82.2 years
Lambert	6	67.1 years