72556 Zip Code (Melbourne, AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,999
Zip code population in 2010: 3,375
Zip code population in 2000: 3,369

Houses and condos: 1,981
Renter-occupied apartments: 493
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72556: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 153.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 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: $1,063 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $763 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 72556:

• High school or higher: 90.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72556:

• Never married: 25.0%
• Now married: 48.7%
• Separated: 4.3%
• Widowed: 9.6%
• Divorced: 12.3%

• 
• • 3,76394.1%White
  • 922.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 852.1%Two or more races
  • 451.1%American Indian
  • 100.3%Black
  • 20.05%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72556, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $51,625 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,625
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $42,861 (reported on 77.9% of returns)

Here:	$42,861
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1183.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3578.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6230.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9704.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16618.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $3,060 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$3,060
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.9% for AGIs below $25k, 35.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 148.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 532.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,220 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,220
State:	$21,681

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.6% for AGIs below $25k, 26.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 38.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 96.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 422.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,994 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$11,994
State:	+$22,815

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.3% for AGIs below $25k, 57.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 218.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1996.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,817 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,817
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.7% for AGIs below $25k, 155.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 410.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 175.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1055.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,717 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

72556:	$15,717
Arkansas:	$18,502

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.3% for AGIs below $25k, 108.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 371.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1132.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $37,440 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$37,440
State:	$52,840

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2340.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $10,050 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

Here:	$10,050
State:	$35,735

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 502.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,020 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

72556:	$8,020
State:	$7,196

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 501.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,440 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,440
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.4% for AGIs below $25k, 97.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.0%

Here:	96%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 96.6% for AGIs below $25k, 92.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 72556, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,990 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,990
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $36,401 (reported on 79.1% of returns)

Here:	$36,401
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.2% for AGIs below $25k, 75.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 38.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,755 (reported on 31.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,755
Arkansas:	$1,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,344 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,344
State:	$20,675

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,621 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	+$8,621
State:	+$15,222

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,025 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,025
State:	+$9,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,555 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

72556:	$12,555
Arkansas:	$13,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,480 (24% of AGI, reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$22,480
State:	$23,276

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,177 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,177
State:	$5,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $5,957 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

72556:	$5,957
State:	$7,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,369 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,369
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.1%

Here:	76%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72556, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,945 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,945
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $28,483 (reported on 79.9% of returns)

Here:	$28,483
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.0% for AGIs below $10k, 66.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 32.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,119 (reported on 40.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,119
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $955 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$955
State:	$5,995

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,953 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,953
State:	+$10,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,311 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,311
State:	+$7,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,800 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

72556:	$2,800
Arkansas:	$3,204

Total itemized deductions: $16,382 (22% of AGI, reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,382
State:	$18,389

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,660 (5% of AGI, reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,660
State:	$4,725

Here:	5.3% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,724 (reported on 69.3% of returns)

72556:	$4,724
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,611 (reported on 24.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,611
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.9%

Here:	75%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 69.2% for AGIs below $10k, 75.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 72540, 72517, 72585, 72561, 72584, 72573.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 226
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,206

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 67 (47 now married, 20 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 825 (431 now married, 395 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72556 with a mortgage: 423 (41 second mortgage, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $969
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $391

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

• Zip code 72556 household income distribution in 2022

• 63Less than $10,000
• 143$10,000 to $14,999
• 108$15,000 to $19,999
• 87$20,000 to $24,999
• 39$25,000 to $29,999
• 87$30,000 to $34,999
• 84$35,000 to $39,999
• 26$40,000 to $44,999
• 71$45,000 to $49,999
• 164$50,000 to $59,999
• 136$60,000 to $74,999
• 156$75,000 to $99,999
• 92$100,000 to $124,999
• 131$150,000 to $199,999
• 36$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72556

• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 51$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 57$60,000 to $69,999
• 37$70,000 to $79,999
• 78$80,000 to $89,999
• 71$90,000 to $99,999
• 92$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $174,999
• 79$175,000 to $199,999
• 140$200,000 to $249,999
• 91$250,000 to $299,999
• 79$300,000 to $399,999
• 15$400,000 to $499,999
• 34$500,000 to $749,999
• 7$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 72556

• 31$100 to $149
• 21$150 to $199
• 33$300 to $349
• 32$350 to $399
• 29$400 to $449
• 29$450 to $499
• 30$500 to $549
• 19$550 to $599
• 70$600 to $649
• 3$650 to $699
• 60$700 to $749
• 31$800 to $899
• 96No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $618.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $305,395.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $147,360
• Two or more races householders: $84,137
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $108,176

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $147,361 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,958 - $260,183

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $217,457

Here:	$217,457
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $50,939

Here:	$50,939
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,620
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 17
• 3 or 4: 71
• 5 to 9: 26
• 20 to 49: 15
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 195

Unemployment: 3.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72556

• 86.6%1,154Drove a car alone
• 5.5%73Carpooled
• 1.9%25Walked
• 0.2%3Other means
• 5.1%68Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72556

• 137Less than 5 minutes
• 2315 to 9 minutes
• 18210 to 14 minutes
• 11615 to 19 minutes
• 6220 to 24 minutes
• 14625 to 29 minutes
• 15330 to 34 minutes
• 4935 to 39 minutes
• 6840 to 44 minutes
• 5945 to 59 minutes
• 3960 to 89 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,999

• Male householders: 827 (332 living alone), Female householders: 611 (189 living alone)

• 602 spouses (602 opposite-sex spouses), 84 unmarried partners, (84 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,056 children (962 natural, 38 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 259 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 0 foster children, 232 other relatives, 70 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 134 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 378 2-persons, 208 3-persons, 170 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 519 1-person, 42 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 4-persons

472 married couples with children.
234 single-parent households (52 men, 182 women).

96.9% of residents of 72556 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% very well, 6% well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CENTURY FLOORING COMPANY (STATE HIGHWAY 9 SPUR in MELBOURNE, AR)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-0559-AOP-R0, AIR MAJOR, AIR-0559-AOP-R1, AIR-0559-AOP-R2, AIR-0559-AOP-R3, AIR-0559-AOP-R4, AIR-0559-AR-2, AIR PROGRAM, WATER-ARR00A415, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
  Business SIC classification: HARDWOOD DIMENSION AND FLOORING MILLS
  

• EDWARDS BROTHERS, INC (VIOLET HILL-HWY 56W in MELBOURNE, AR)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-1703-A, AIR MINOR, AIR-1703-AR-1, WATER-ARR00B607, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  

• BYRAM BODY SHOP (526 N DIXON in MELBOURNE, AR)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: BRYAM GERALD T (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• LAWRENCE MILLER CHEV-OLDS INC (HWY 9 & 69 in MELBOURNE, AR)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: MILLER DAVID E (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.2%

Population in 1990: 1,880. Population change in the 1990s: +1,489 (+79.2%).

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

• This state: 2,457
• Northeast: 143
• Midwest: 376
• South: 622
• West: 390

56% of the 72556 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

83% of the 72556 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• JAMES COOPER (1114 E MAIN in MELBOURNE, AR; small business)
  70 employees, $2000000 revenue.

  $2,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Nursing Home Care Contracts. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 4 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)

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 42. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 74 took place in 2007, and the least - 8 in 2018. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (65.4%), and Structure Fires (25.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 72556
• 46765.4%Outside Fires
• 18325.6%Structure Fires
• 507.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 142.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 72556, Arkansas

Most common first names in zip code 72556 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	36	69.5 years
William	23	74.9 years
John	20	73.8 years
Robert	14	75.6 years
Mary	11	74.5 years
Charles	11	73.5 years
George	10	86.4 years
Henry	9	75.0 years
Myrtle	9	81.5 years
Tom	8	79.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 72556 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	22	78.2 years
Blankenship	20	80.6 years
Cooper	19	79.2 years
Moser	18	81.5 years
Lawrence	17	78.6 years
Jones	17	72.1 years
Williams	15	78.5 years
Walker	15	79.7 years
Gillihan	15	76.7 years
Rush	15	79.3 years

Businesses in zip code 72556
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		RadioShack	1
Chevrolet	1		SONIC Drive-In	1
FedEx	1		Subway	1
Ford	1		U-Haul	1
H&R Block	1		UPS	1