72538 Zip Code (AR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 774
Zip code population in 2010: 432
Zip code population in 2000: 378

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 72538: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 46.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $243

For population 25 years and over in 72538:

• High school or higher: 92.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 19.0%
• Unemployed: 0.8%

For population 15 years and over in 72538:

• Never married: 26.7%
• Now married: 52.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 14.6%
• Divorced: 5.9%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 72538, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,612 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,612
State:	$64,872

Salary/wage: $42,292 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$42,292
State:	$50,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1067.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3386.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4546.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $380 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$380
Arkansas:	$1,857

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs below $25k, 46.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,300 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,300
State:	+$22,815

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,767 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,767
State:	+$9,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 507.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,175 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,175
State:	$2,546

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 217.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% 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 72538, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $28,947 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,947
State:	$52,148

Salary/wage: $29,667 (reported on 70.6% of returns)

Here:	$29,667
State:	$41,669

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.4% for AGIs below $25k, 72.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $340 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$340
Arkansas:	$1,648

Profit/loss from business: +$3,733 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,733
State:	+$9,665

Total itemized deductions: $15,500 (27% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$15,500
State:	$23,276

Here:	26.9% of AGI
State:	19.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $3,950 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

72538:	$3,950
State:	$7,941

Earned income credit: $1,820 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,820
State:	$2,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.8%

Here:	59%
State:	61%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 72538, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,792 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,792
State:	$39,270

Salary/wage: $23,993 (reported on 78.6% of returns)

Here:	$23,993
State:	$34,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 182.3% for AGIs below $10k, 85.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $524 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$524
Arkansas:	$1,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $105 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$105
State:	$5,995

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,045 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,045
State:	+$10,430

Profit/loss from business: +$1,816 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,816
State:	+$7,823

Total itemized deductions: $13,889 (21% of AGI, reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$13,889
State:	$18,389

Here:	20.9% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,417 (2% of AGI, reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,417
State:	$4,725

Here:	2.1% of AGI
State:	5.1% of AGI

Total tax: $3,351 (reported on 64.2% of returns)

72538:	$3,351
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,125 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,125
State:	$1,909

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.7%

Here:	72%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 59.2% for AGIs below $10k, 76.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 72544, 65609, 72583, 72537, 72531, 65777.
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: 287

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 67 (6 now married, 61 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 72538 with a mortgage: 82

• Zip code 72538 household income distribution in 2022

• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 46$35,000 to $39,999
• 134$40,000 to $44,999
• 21$45,000 to $49,999
• 58$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 72538

• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 63$70,000 to $79,999
• 22$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 132$250,000 to $299,999
• 30$300,000 to $399,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,340

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $161,511

Here:	$161,511
State:	$243,881

Mobile homes: $229,470

Here:	$229,470
State:	$79,566

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 149
• Mobile homes: 170

Unemployment: 0.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 72538

• 73.7%279Drove a car alone
• 24.0%91Walked
• 2.4%9Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 72538

• 87Less than 5 minutes
• 2120 to 24 minutes
• 11330 to 34 minutes
• 14060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 25.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 774

• Male householders: 48 (0 living alone), Female householders: 238 (34 living alone)

• 192 spouses (192 opposite-sex spouses), 40 unmarried partners, (40 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 231 children (174 natural, 53 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 132 2-persons, 77 4-persons, 3 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 32 2-persons

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

100.3% of residents of 72538 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.3%

Population in 1990: 351. Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+7.7%).

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

• This state: 396
• Midwest: 189
• South: 137
• West: 54

71% of the 72538 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.

101% of the 72538 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:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 72538 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	3	80.7 years
George	2	68.9 years
James	2	60.9 years
Clovis	2	67.0 years
Lorene	2	76.0 years
Maxine	2	84.4 years
Roy	2	76.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 72538 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Shrable	11	77.8 years
Pemberton	5	81.6 years
Brown	2	76.5 years
Durham	2	73.0 years
Campbell	2	86.5 years
Harber	2	91.5 years
Comstock	2	61.0 years
Hall	2	84.0 years
Mckinney	2	72.5 years
Morris	2	89.0 years