72617 Zip Code (Big Flat, AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 446
Zip code population in 2010: 198
Zip code population in 2000: 383

Houses and condos: 127
Renter-occupied apartments: 3
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72617: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 72617:

• High school or higher: 98.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 5.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 48.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72617:

• Never married: 9.4%
• Now married: 81.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 6.3%
• Divorced: 3.2%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72617, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $16,988 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$16,988
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $16,333 (reported on 65.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,333
State:	$34,079

Taxable interest for individuals: $476 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$476
Arkansas:	$1,904

Profit/loss from business: +$5,321 (reported on 34.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,321
State:	+$7,823

Total tax: $1,412 (reported on 62.2% of returns)

72617:	$1,412
State:	$6,047

Earned income credit: $2,133 (reported on 36.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,133
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 85.4%

Here:	85%
State:	67%

Nearest zip codes: 72639, 72663, 72680, 72533, 72658, 72634.
Big Flat Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 26
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 65

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 62 (56 now married, 7 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 19 (5 now married, 14 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72617 with a mortgage: 52
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 72617 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 21$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$60,000 to $74,999
• 54$75,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72617

• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 64$60,000 to $69,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 6$150,000 to $174,999
• 19$175,000 to $199,999
• 1$200,000 to $249,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $170,721
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $91,895

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $45,138

Here:	$45,138
State:	$243,881

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 112
• Mobile homes: 13

Unemployment: 5.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72617

• 59.4%107Drove a car alone
• 31.6%57Carpooled
• 2.2%4Walked
• 0.6%1Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72617

• 6Less than 5 minutes
• 35 to 9 minutes
• 225 to 29 minutes
• 4430 to 34 minutes
• 11660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 40.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 446

• Male householders: 68 (9 living alone), Female householders: 25 (19 living alone)

• 53 spouses (53 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 70 children (70 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 178 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 64 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 6 5-persons, 59 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person

5 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 women).

99.1% of residents of 72617 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.1%

Population in 1990: 244. Population change in the 1990s: +139 (+57.0%).

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

• This state: 369
• Midwest: 61
• South: 9
• West: 2

77% of the 72617 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

100% of the 72617 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: 45

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

Most common first names in zip code 72617 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	6	69.2 years
Mary	5	83.6 years
John	4	82.8 years
Thomas	4	73.0 years
Robert	3	73.0 years
Rosa	3	87.3 years
Bert	2	80.0 years
Edna	2	87.0 years
Bessie	2	80.4 years
Irene	2	82.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 72617 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Treat	21	73.3 years
Sutterfield	9	80.3 years
Boyd	7	73.1 years
Rose	7	75.4 years
Sisk	6	83.2 years
Wallis	6	85.2 years
Mize	5	76.8 years
Smith	5	76.8 years
Reece	4	76.5 years
Balentine	4	79.8 years