Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,544
| This zip code: | $39,544 | | Arkansas: | $38,134 |
Nearest zip codes: 72082, 72068, 72081, 72102, 72085, 72010.
Housing units in zip code 72143 with a mortgage: 3,506 (505 second mortgage, 190 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,989
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $962
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $312
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 15.1% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 72143 include: Spring Valley Church (A), Crosby Baptist Church (B), Grace United Methodist Church (C), Holly Springs Church (D), Honey Hill Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Holly Springs Cemetery (1), Saint Pauls Cemetery (2), Howell Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: McKown Slough (A), Panther Creek (B), Pan Branch (C), Tenmile Creek (D), Camp Branch (E), Anders Branch (F), Bear Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Searcy Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 489
- 1995 to 1998: 1,817
- 1990 to 1994: 1,304
- 1980 to 1989: 2,159
- 1970 to 1979: 2,624
- 1960 to 1969: 1,607
- 1950 to 1959: 850
- 1940 to 1949: 463
- 1939 or earlier: 520
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Searcy, AR (72143): |
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- no bedroom: 20
- 1 bedrooms: 166
- 2 bedrooms: 1,338
- 3 bedrooms: 4,744
- 4 bedrooms: 960
- 5 or more bedrooms: 154
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 46
- 1 bedrooms: 816
- 2 bedrooms: 1,671
- 3 bedrooms: 905
- 4 bedrooms: 53
- 5 or more bedrooms: 22
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Vehicles available in 72143 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 253
- 1 vehicle: 1,755
- 2 vehicles: 3,658
- 3 vehicles: 1,333
- 4 vehicles: 276
- 5 or more vehicles: 107
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 463
- 1 vehicle: 1,780
- 2 vehicles: 1,029
- 3 vehicles: 186
- 4 vehicles: 49
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 72143:
- Less than $10,000: 179
- $10,000 to $14,999: 89
- $15,000 to $19,999: 93
- $20,000 to $24,999: 94
- $25,000 to $29,999: 95
- $30,000 to $34,999: 83
- $35,000 to $39,999: 102
- $40,000 to $49,999: 274
- $50,000 to $59,999: 285
- $60,000 to $69,999: 310
- $70,000 to $79,999: 430
- $80,000 to $89,999: 548
- $90,000 to $99,999: 597
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1,422
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1,141
- $150,000 to $174,999: 584
- $175,000 to $199,999: 480
- $200,000 to $249,999: 529
- $250,000 to $299,999: 286
- $300,000 to $399,999: 327
- $400,000 to $499,999: 150
- $500,000 to $749,999: 109
- $750,000 to $999,999: 22
- $1,000,000 or more: 45
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 72143:
- Less than $100: 117
- $100 to $149: 78
- $150 to $199: 109
- $200 to $249: 312
- $250 to $299: 296
- $300 to $349: 441
- $350 to $399: 345
- $400 to $449: 416
- $450 to $499: 322
- $500 to $549: 359
- $550 to $599: 143
- $600 to $649: 127
- $650 to $699: 108
- $700 to $749: 25
- $750 to $799: 20
- $900 to $999: 178
- $1,000 to $1,249: 52
- $1,250 to $1,499: 28
- $1,500 to $1,999: 65
- No cash rent: 228
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $103,247.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,327
- Black or African American householders: $90,959
- Asian householders: $97,403
- Some other race householders: $110,890
- Two or more races householders: $132,318
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $229,123
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,311 (it was $77,800 in 2000)
| 72143: | $116,311 | | Arkansas: | $101,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,044 - $177,960
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $164,909| Here: | $164,909 | | State: | $148,559 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $147,998| Here: | $147,998 | | State: | $165,561 |
In 2-unit structures: $256,183| Here: | $256,183 | | State: | $140,742 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,249| Here: | $105,249 | | State: | $146,569 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $144,497| Here: | $144,497 | | State: | $199,870 |
Mobile homes: $38,416| Here: | $38,416 | | State: | $38,244 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,667| Here: | $31,667 | | State: | $29,738 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,898
- One, attached: 269
- Two: 238
- 3 or 4: 616
- 5 to 9: 323
- 10 to 19: 577
- 20 to 49: 224
- 50 or more: 258
- Mobile homes: 1,418
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 10,083 (80%)
- Carpooled: 1,578 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Taxi: 6 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 34 (0%)
- Walked: 462 (4%)
- Other means: 94 (1%)
- Worked at home: 295 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 903
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2773
- 10 to 14 minutes: 3094
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1817
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1087
- 25 to 29 minutes: 268
- 30 to 34 minutes: 676
- 35 to 39 minutes: 76
- 40 to 44 minutes: 86
- 45 to 59 minutes: 551
- 60 to 89 minutes: 704
- 90 or more minutes: 236
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 26,742
- In family households: 23,079 (6,433 male householders, 1,405 female householders)
6,532 spouses, 7,486 children (6,673 natural, 352 adopted, 461 stepchildren), 374 grandchildren, 131 brothers or sisters, 150 parents, 263 other relatives, 305 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,663 (1,188 male householders (960 living alone)), 1,886 female householders (1,730 living alone)), 589 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,119 (537 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,650 2-persons, 1,807 3-persons, 1,573 4-persons, 610 5-persons, 133 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,690 1-person, 290 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 10 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
4,790 married couples with children.
1,332 single-parent households (296 men, 1,036 women).
96.0% of residents of 72143 zip code speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% very well, 19% well, 1% not well, 1% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 6% well, 16% not well, 2% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% very well, 40% well, 33% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 20% not well).
Foreign born population: 509 (1.7%)
(25.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (29%)
- Canada (8%)
- Germany (8%)
- Other Eastern Europe (8%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (6%)
- Romania (5%)
- El Salvador (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 303
- 1990 to 1994: 50
- 1985 to 1989: 39
- 1980 to 1984: 18
- 1975 to 1979: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 22
- 1965 to 1969: 62
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White population: 27,696
Black population: 1,358
American Indian population: 85
Asian population: 126
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 9
Some other race population: 264
Two or more races population: 396

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 5171 |
|  Other groups: 3446 |
|  English: 2252 |
|  German: 2185 |
|  Irish: 1882 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 463 |
|  Scottish: 391 |
|  French (except Basque): 329 |
|  Dutch: 294 |
|  European: 181 |
|  Italian: 176 |
|  Polish: 147 |
|  British: 133 |
|  Hungarian: 73 |
|  Norwegian: 70 |
|  Welsh: 70 |
|  French Canadian: 62 |
|  Swedish: 59 |
|  Swiss: 50 |
|  Albanian: 46 |
|  Greek: 45 |
|  Lithuanian: 31 |
|  Yugoslavian: 30 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 28 |
|  Danish: 26 |
|  Romanian: 24 |
|  Czech: 22 |
|  Arab:: 19 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 19 |
|  Dutch West Indian: 19 |
|  Canadian: 18 |
|  Serbian: 15 |
|  African: 14 |
|  Portuguese: 12 |
|  Belgian: 12 |
|  Iraqi: 10 |
|  Finnish: 10 |
|  Austrian: 10 |
|  Lebanese: 9 |
|  Russian: 9 |
|  Nigerian: 9 |
|  Basque: 8 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 7 |
|  Slavic: 7 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 7 |
|  Afghan: 5 |
|  South African: 5 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,420
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (48%)
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 18220
- Northeast: 451
- Midwest: 3483
- South: 5175
- West: 1826
46% of the 72143 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, 43% lived in Arkansas.
Population in 1990: 22,586. Population change in the 1990s: +7,348 (+32.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 305
| Here: | 10.3% | | Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 237
| Here: | 15.5% | | Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,771
| Here: | 73.7% | | Arkansas: | 14.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (SEARCY, AR):
- BARBARA A ALLEN (113 COVINGTON RD; small business): $85,883 in 17 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building) by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $4,628; 2003: $13,824; 2004: $30,960; 2005: $29,440; 2006: $7,031.
Biggest contracts:
$17,577 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Signed on 2003-01-21. Completion date: 2002-11-29.
$13,892 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Signed on 2005-03-22. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$13,892 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Signed on 2005-03-22. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$13,410, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-08. Completion date: 2004-10-31.
- YARNELL ICE CREAM COMPANY, INC (205 S SPRING ST; small business): $59,450 in 4 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$27,094 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$17,264, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$8,731 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$6,361 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-01-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
- BOLDING, JASON T DDS (407 LLAMA DRIVE; small business): $58,928 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$25,000 with Army for Dentistry Services. Signed on 2003-09-23. Completion date: 2003-09-24.
$17,500 with Army for Personal Care Services (includes such services as barber and beauty shop, shoe repairs, tailoring, etc.). Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$16,428 with Army for Dentistry Services. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- SEARCY FABRICATION , LLC (1810 E LINE ROAD; small business)
$46,700 with Air Force for Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil; and Leaf. Signed on 2004-09-24. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
- B & B CONCRETE CO (201 CARTOON RD; small business): $43,850 in 5 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Miscellaneous Construction Materials by Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $43,250; 2005: $600; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$50,000 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2004-06-07. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$40,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-04. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$600, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-06. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$-6,750, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-15. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- HENARD UTILITY PRODUCTS INC (1920 S MAIN ST; small business): $39,430 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2006
$33,995 with Army for Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2003-09-02. Completion date: 2004-01-05.
$5,435 with Army for Valves, Powered. Signed on 2006-03-13. Completion date: 2006-02-06.
- MCGAHA, MARGARET (109 WOODLANE; small business): $26,190 in 9 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities, Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building) by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $5,330; 2004: $13,260; 2005: $0; 2006: $7,600.
Biggest contracts:
$7,600 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2006-05-08. Completion date: 2006-05-08.
$5,525 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Taking place in MO. Signed on 2004-09-17. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$5,525 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Taking place in MO. Signed on 2004-09-17. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$5,330, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-17. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
- SEARCY YAMAHA SUZUKI KAWASAKI (700 TRUMAN BAKER DRIVE; small business): $24,244 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2006
$15,980 with Army for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Bicycles. Signed on 2006-06-07. Completion date: 2006-07-07.
$8,264 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2004-08-11. Completion date: 2004-08-19.
- SHINN SHINN SPELMAN LLC (501 WILLOW ST; small business): $19,529 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2003
$12,324 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-11-07. Completion date: 2003-11-07.
$7,205, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-06. Completion date: 2001-10-09.
- CULVERTS PLUS INC (22 WOODCREST DR; small business): $16,520 in 2 contracts in 2005
$8,260 with Army for Pipe and Conduit, Nonmetallic. Signed on 2005-06-07. Completion date: 2005-07-01.
$8,260 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Pipe and Conduit, Nonmetallic. Signed on 2005-06-07. Completion date: 2005-07-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (over 1000: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 4, 20-49: 11, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 10, 1-4: 13)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 9, 1-4: 3)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 2430 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 363 people in nursing homes
- 146 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 81 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 44 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 27 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 22 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in other group homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 7
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 46
Total length: 1,448 meters
Total costs: 2,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 371,199
Total average daily truck traffic: 195
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- Built before 1900: 0
- Built in 1900-1910: 0
- Built in 1910-1920: 0
- Built in 1920-1930: 4
- Built in 1930-1940: 3
- Built in 1940-1950: 8
- Built in 1950-1960: 2
- Built in 1960-1970: 4
- Built in 1970-1980: 6
- Built in 1980-1990: 2
- Built in 1990-2000: 7
- Built in 2000-2010: 10
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