72854 Zip Code (AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 516
Zip code population in 2010: 703
Zip code population in 2000: 573

Houses and condos: 365
Renter-occupied apartments: 39
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72854: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 144.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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: $505

For population 25 years and over in 72854:

• High school or higher: 83.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 6.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 72854:

• Never married: 12.1%
• Now married: 80.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.4%
• Divorced: 3.6%

• 
• • 47992.8%White
  • 275.2%Two or more races
  • 101.9%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72854, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,908 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,908
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $42,194 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$42,194
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1001.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3352.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7545.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12696.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $200 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$200
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 35.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $767 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$767
State:	$21,681

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,950 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,950
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 463.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,800 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

72854:	$8,800
Arkansas:	$18,502

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 440.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,467 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,467
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 246.7% for AGIs below $25k)

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, 200.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 72854, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,596 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,596
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $34,247 (reported on 73.9% of returns)

Here:	$34,247
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.6% for AGIs below $25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $350 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$350
Arkansas:	$1,648

Ordinary dividends: $650 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$650
State:	$20,675

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$600 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	+$600
State:	+$15,222

Profit/loss from business: +$7,625 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,625
State:	+$9,665

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.2%

Here:	65%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72854, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,738 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,738
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $25,190 (reported on 80.1% of returns)

Here:	$25,190
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 165.5% for AGIs below $10k, 75.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $814 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$814
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $385 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$385
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$259 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$259
State:	+$10,430

Profit/loss from business: +$5,817 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,817
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $13,000 (27% of AGI, reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,000
State:	$18,389

Here:	26.7% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,133 (5% of AGI, reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,133
State:	$4,725

Here:	5.2% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

Total tax: $2,505 (reported on 71.9% of returns)

72854:	$2,505
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,762 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,762
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.8%

Here:	60%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 58.1% for AGIs below $10k, 56.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 72852, 72628, 72839, 72752, 72830, 72846.
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: 250

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (7 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 72 (59 now married, 13 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72854 with a mortgage: 46 (13 second mortgage, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,119
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $305

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

• Zip code 72854 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 26$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 38$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 55$50,000 to $59,999
• 48$60,000 to $74,999
• 19$75,000 to $99,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72854

• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 20$30,000 to $34,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$80,000 to $89,999
• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 21$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 72854

• 24$550 to $599
• 9No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,866
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $55,471
• Two or more races householders: $55,471

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $97,429 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,539 - $176,205

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $145,333

Here:	$145,333
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $47,999

Here:	$47,999
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 314
• Mobile homes: 46

Unemployment: 6.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72854

• 53.6%95Drove a car alone
• 9.6%17Carpooled
• 5.6%10Other means
• 37.8%67Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72854

• 8Less than 5 minutes
• 65 to 9 minutes
• 910 to 14 minutes
• 1215 to 19 minutes
• 6530 to 34 minutes
• 1835 to 39 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 95.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 516

• Male householders: 195 (70 living alone), Female householders: 52 (0 living alone)

• 196 spouses (196 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 72 children (49 natural, 22 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 143 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 30 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person

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

98.0% of residents of 72854 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ARKANSAS WESTERN GAS BATSON STATION (OFF HIGHWAY 103 OZARK NATIONAL FOREST in OZONE, AR)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
  Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION.
  Alternative names: ARKANSAS WESTERN GAS-BATSON COMPRESSOR, AWG-BATSON COMPRESSOR STATION

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.3%

Population in 1990: 334. Population change in the 1990s: +239 (+71.6%).

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

• This state: 259
• Midwest: 29
• South: 171
• West: 60

57% of the 72854 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

89% of the 72854 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% 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: 12

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Roofing Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 72854 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	6	76.0 years
William	6	82.2 years
Mary	5	70.8 years
Robert	4	68.2 years
Betty	3	81.1 years
Virgil	3	65.7 years
Walter	3	68.3 years
Dorothy	2	65.0 years
David	2	77.0 years
Herbert	2	78.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 72854 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Warren	9	82.7 years
Melson	7	72.2 years
Martin	5	84.8 years
Webb	4	79.8 years
Wilson	3	75.0 years
Arbaugh	3	79.7 years
Clark	3	80.7 years
Hammons	3	70.3 years
Stewart	3	60.0 years
Baxter	2	59.5 years