72742 Zip Code (AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 461
Zip code population in 2010: 545
Zip code population in 2000: 510

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72742: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 75.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,108
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $691

For population 25 years and over in 72742:

• High school or higher: 87.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72742:

• Never married: 0.0%
• Now married: 93.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.9%
• Divorced: 2.6%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72742, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $38,233 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,233
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $36,782 (reported on 70.8% of returns)

Here:	$36,782
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 944.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4022.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3632.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $950 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$950
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.7% for AGIs below $25k, 27.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,650 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,650
State:	$21,681

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,233 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,233
State:	+$22,815

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,333 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,333
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 142.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,360 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,360
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 106.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.8%

Here:	96%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 72742, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,145 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,145
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $33,356 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,356
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.0% for AGIs below $25k, 74.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $700 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$700
Arkansas:	$1,648

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

Ordinary dividends: $1,100 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,100
State:	$20,675

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,350 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,350
State:	+$15,222

Profit/loss from business: +$6,800 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,800
State:	+$9,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs below $25k, 9.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,367 (25% of AGI, reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$17,367
State:	$23,276

Here:	24.8% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,500 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

72742:	$4,500
State:	$7,941

Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.6%

Here:	64%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72742, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,632 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,632
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $22,812 (reported on 78.4% of returns)

Here:	$22,812
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 149.2% for AGIs below $10k, 78.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,172 (reported on 37.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,172
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $303 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$303
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,595 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,595
State:	+$10,430

Profit/loss from business: +$7,281 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,281
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $13,667 (28% of AGI, reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$13,667
State:	$18,389

Here:	28.4% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,696 (5% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,696
State:	$4,725

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

Total tax: $2,631 (reported on 64.5% of returns)

72742:	$2,631
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,894 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,894
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.5%

Here:	74%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 72.4% for AGIs below $10k, 74.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 72670, 72624, 72776, 72752, 72740, 72666.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 275

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 129 (130 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72742 with a mortgage: 235
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 72742 household income distribution in 2022

• 9Less than $10,000
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 56$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 164$75,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72742

• 13$40,000 to $49,999
• 50$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 27$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 169$300,000 to $399,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999
• 5$750,000 to $999,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $186,949

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $151,939

Here:	$151,939
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $156,332

Here:	$156,332
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 304
• Mobile homes: 34

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72742

• 90.0%245Drove a car alone
• 3.3%9Carpooled
• 6.2%17Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72742

• 20915 to 19 minutes
• 3225 to 29 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 97.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 461

• Male householders: 97 (11 living alone), Female householders: 176 (15 living alone)

• 191 spouses (191 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 243 2-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 6 2-persons

100.4% of residents of 72742 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (P.O. BOX 149 in KINGSTON, AR)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4402007
  

• KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL (P.O. BOX 149 in KINGSTON, AR)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4402008
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.4%

Population in 1990: 566.

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

• This state: 313
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 17
• South: 19
• West: 106

74% of the 72742 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

55% of the 72742 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from different county within same state.

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Framing Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 72742 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	8	71.9 years
John	7	76.1 years
William	6	76.0 years
Grace	4	81.3 years
James	3	72.7 years
Jesse	3	81.0 years
Earl	3	70.3 years
Walter	3	81.4 years
Ada	3	84.7 years
Albert	2	86.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 72742 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bowen	11	75.4 years
Cline	8	75.4 years
Combs	4	77.7 years
Bunch	4	71.3 years
Byers	4	79.8 years
Little	4	75.2 years
Parker	4	82.8 years
Root	4	73.0 years
Smith	4	65.0 years
Ward	4	77.2 years