72579 Zip Code (Sulphur Rock, AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,401
Zip code population in 2010: 1,287
Zip code population in 2000: 1,155

Houses and condos: 683
Renter-occupied apartments: 173
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72579: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 37 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: $2,350 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $672 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 72579:

• High school or higher: 95.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
• Unemployed: 1.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72579:

• Never married: 25.1%
• Now married: 51.2%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 5.6%
• Divorced: 15.9%

• 
• • 1,28691.9%White
  • 543.9%Two or more races
  • 322.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 141.0%Black
  • 130.9%Asian
  • 10.07%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72579, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,350 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,350
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $43,033 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$43,033
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1260.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4073.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6401.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8570.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18120.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $923 (reported on 23.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$923
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 333.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,875 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,875
State:	$21,681

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 165.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,000 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,000
State:	+$22,815

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 800.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,056 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,056
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 165.6% for AGIs below $25k, 271.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,533 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

72579:	$6,533
Arkansas:	$18,502

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,375 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,375
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.1% for AGIs below $25k, 86.2% 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 72579, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,326 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,326
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $35,691 (reported on 88.7% of returns)

Here:	$35,691
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.7% for AGIs below $25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 24.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$400
Arkansas:	$1,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $640 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$640
State:	$20,675

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$625 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	+$625
State:	+$15,222

Profit/loss from business: +$6,260 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,260
State:	+$9,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,933 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

72579:	$7,933
Arkansas:	$13,644

Total itemized deductions: $16,970 (21% of AGI, reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,970
State:	$23,276

Here:	21.1% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $25k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,743 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,743
State:	$5,996

Taxes paid: $5,420 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

72579:	$5,420
State:	$7,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,320 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,320
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.4%

Here:	77%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 79.2% for AGIs below $25k, 78.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72579, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,707 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,707
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $34,392 (reported on 90.2% of returns)

Here:	$34,392
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $10k, 84.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $634 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$634
Arkansas:	$1,904

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

Taxable dividends: $275 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$275
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,351 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,351
State:	+$10,430

Profit/loss from business: +$4,297 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,297
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $15,507 (24% of AGI, reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,507
State:	$18,389

Here:	23.5% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,413 (5% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,413
State:	$4,725

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

Total tax: $3,588 (reported on 73.4% of returns)

72579:	$3,588
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,802 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,802
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.0%

Here:	81%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 63.9% for AGIs below $10k, 83.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 72522, 72562, 72521, 72524, 72553, 72572.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 51
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 550

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 9 (9 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 146 (76 now married, 70 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72579 with a mortgage: 234
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,090
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $450

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

• Zip code 72579 household income distribution in 2022

• 14Less than $10,000
• 28$10,000 to $14,999
• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 23$35,000 to $39,999
• 52$40,000 to $44,999
• 62$45,000 to $49,999
• 72$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$60,000 to $74,999
• 67$75,000 to $99,999
• 24$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$125,000 to $149,999
• 138$150,000 to $199,999
• 25$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72579

• 10Less than $10,000
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $69,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 28$90,000 to $99,999
• 46$100,000 to $124,999
• 20$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 3$175,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 to $249,999
• 16$250,000 to $299,999
• 34$300,000 to $399,999
• 208$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 72579

• 2$150 to $199
• 4$200 to $249
• 6$250 to $299
• 19$300 to $349
• 2$350 to $399
• 7$400 to $449
• 13$450 to $499
• 15$500 to $549
• 3$550 to $599
• 48$600 to $649
• 6$650 to $699
• 23$700 to $749
• 14$750 to $799
• 9$1,000 to $1,249

Median gross rent in 2022: $788.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $157,071
• Some other race householders: $134,632
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $134,632

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $379,252

Here:	$379,252
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $44,232

Here:	$44,232
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 477
• Two: 14
• 3 or 4: 67
• 20 to 49: 2
• Mobile homes: 116

Unemployment: 1.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72579

• 86.1%535Drove a car alone
• 8.0%50Carpooled
• 1.1%7Other means
• 3.1%19Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72579

• 28Less than 5 minutes
• 15 to 9 minutes
• 2510 to 14 minutes
• 14915 to 19 minutes
• 7420 to 24 minutes
• 21325 to 29 minutes
• 7130 to 34 minutes
• 1540 to 44 minutes
• 945 to 59 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,401

• Male householders: 413 (81 living alone), Female householders: 187 (44 living alone)

• 201 spouses (201 opposite-sex spouses), 28 unmarried partners, (20 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 347 children (340 natural, 2 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 181 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 foster children, 34 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

Size of family households: 161 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 190 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 12 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 124 1-person, 24 2-persons

121 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (12 men, 58 women).

97.9% of residents of 72579 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 756. Population change in the 1990s: +399 (+52.8%).

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

• This state: 1,063
• Northeast: 6
• Midwest: 63
• South: 177
• West: 53

58% of the 72579 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

94% of the 72579 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% 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: 13

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

• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Exterminating and Pest Control Services (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (1-4: 1)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of reported fires - 17 took place in 2006, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (55.0%), and Structure Fires (34.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 72579
• 6155.0%Outside Fires
• 3834.2%Structure Fires
• 65.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 65.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 72579, Arkansas

Most common first names in zip code 72579 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	11	71.5 years
John	8	70.8 years
James	6	75.2 years
Robert	6	74.8 years
George	4	78.8 years
Albert	4	74.5 years
Joe	4	74.7 years
Mary	4	61.7 years
Willie	4	68.0 years
Cecil	3	78.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 72579 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Reding	6	74.8 years
Henderson	6	79.2 years
Martin	6	68.3 years
Hagler	5	83.8 years
Gillmore	5	76.6 years
Smith	5	78.4 years
Bolin	4	80.2 years
Anderson	4	63.8 years
Crabtree	4	84.5 years
Whaley	4	76.0 years

Businesses in zip code 72579

• FedEx: 1