ZIP Code 71603

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Arkansas.

Population: 29,274
Median household income: $51,019
Median home value: $116,000

ZIP Code 71603 (Jefferson County, Arkansas) is home to about 29,274 residents. Its median household income of $51,019 runs above the Jefferson County figure of $48,552.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 71603's population declined 6.6% from 31,346 to 29,274, while its median gross rent rose 13.3% from $758 to $859.

23.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,274
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $51,019
Median home value: $116,000
Median gross rent: $859
Housing units: 13,997
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,34629,274

Median household income

$43,137$51,019

Median home value

$88,900$116,000

Median gross rent

$758$859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,346	$43,137	$88,900	$758
2020	30,791	$43,218	$89,200	$783
2021	30,376	$46,089	$97,600	$762
2022	30,604	$48,180	$114,700	$847
2023	29,274	$51,019	$116,000	$859

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,751	6.0%
5 to 17	4,417	15.1%
18 to 24	2,147	7.3%
25 to 34	4,093	14.0%
35 to 44	3,232	11.0%
45 to 54	3,254	11.1%
55 to 64	4,456	15.2%
65 to 74	3,693	12.6%
75 and over	2,231	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,664	33.0%
Black or African American	18,175	62.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	114	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	126	0.4%
Some other race	138	0.5%
Two or more races	589	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	459	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,070	9.9%
High school graduate	7,577	36.2%
Some college or associate's	6,329	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,386	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,597	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,974	85.5%
Carpooled	657	5.6%
Public transit	51	0.4%
Walked	45	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	895	7.7%
Other means	46	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,408	31.6%
15 to 29 min	5,093	47.3%
30 to 44 min	993	9.2%
45 to 59 min	566	5.3%
60+ min	713	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 15.8% (4,282 of 27,156)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,995	60.9%
Nonfamily households	4,492	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,487	82.1%
Vacant	2,510	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,499	65.3%
Renter-occupied	3,988	34.7%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,004	71.5%
1-unit, attached	184	1.3%
2 to 4 units	614	4.4%
5 to 19 units	1,176	8.4%
20 or more units	835	6.0%
Mobile home & other	1,184	8.5%

ZIP Code 71603

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