72838 Zip Code (AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 219
Zip code population in 2010: 115
Zip code population in 2000: 165

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72838: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 18.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 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 no mortgage in 2022: $365

For population 25 years and over in 72838:

• High school or higher: 85.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.6%

For population 15 years and over in 72838:

• Never married: 22.6%
• Now married: 48.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 14.3%
• Divorced: 15.1%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72838, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,373 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,373
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $28,711 (reported on 74.5% of returns)

Here:	$28,711
State:	$34,079

Taxable interest for individuals: $312 (reported on 31.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$312
Arkansas:	$1,904

Taxable dividends: $364 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$364
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,500 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,500
State:	+$10,430

Profit/loss from farming: +$700 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	+$700
State:	-$5,941

Total tax: $2,189 (reported on 72.5% of returns)

72838:	$2,189
State:	$6,047

Earned income credit: $2,083 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,083
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 90.2%

Here:	90%
State:	67%

Nearest zip codes: 72827, 72841, 72828, 72842, 72826, 72833.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 29
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 76

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 50 (35 now married, 15 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72838 with a mortgage: 46
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 72838 household income distribution in 2022

• 29$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 28$75,000 to $99,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72838

• 28$70,000 to $79,999
• 26$80,000 to $89,999
• 31$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $90,146

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $97,429 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,719 - $131,447

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $103,346

Here:	$103,346
State:	$243,881

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 103

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72838

• 2130 to 34 minutes
• 1440 to 44 minutes
• 2545 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 34.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 219

• Male householders: 75 (30 living alone), Female householders: 31 (0 living alone)

• 48 spouses (48 opposite-sex spouses), 28 unmarried partners, (28 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 39 children (39 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: 34 2-persons, 12 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 28 2-persons

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

99.5% of residents of 72838 zip code speak English at home.

Population in 1990: 150. Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+10.0%).

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

• This state: 158
• South: 28
• West: 32

64% of the 72838 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

101% of the 72838 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):

Most common first names in zip code 72838 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Lillie	4	82.8 years
John	3	87.0 years
Thomas	3	59.0 years
Charles	2	62.5 years
Frank	2	77.6 years
James	2	65.4 years
Robert	2	75.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 72838 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Rhoades	11	80.6 years
Fowler	6	92.8 years
Hunt	5	82.4 years
Kitchens	5	80.8 years
Caviness	4	74.0 years
Southard	4	87.5 years
Willis	4	79.7 years
Jones	3	70.3 years
Hunnicutt	3	78.0 years
Gaston	2	71.0 years