ZIP Code 71639

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Desha County, Arkansas.

Population: 5,385
Median household income: $36,944
Median home value: $97,700

ZIP Code 71639 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Desha County, Arkansas, home to about 5,385 residents. The median household income of $36,944 is in line with the Desha County median ($36,064).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 71639's population declined 4.1% from 5,614 to 5,385, while its median gross rent rose 31.9% from $540 to $712.

The median gross rent is $712. 12.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,385
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $36,944
Median home value: $97,700
Median gross rent: $712
Housing units: 2,819
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6145,385

Median household income

$36,461$36,944

Median home value

$71,800$97,700

Median gross rent

$540$712

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,614	$36,461	$71,800	$540
2020	5,633	$37,419	$83,600	$548
2021	5,640	$36,679	$89,300	$627
2022	5,285	$38,008	$91,900	$591
2023	5,385	$36,944	$97,700	$712

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	301	5.6%
5 to 17	1,008	18.7%
18 to 24	359	6.7%
25 to 34	571	10.6%
35 to 44	640	11.9%
45 to 54	686	12.7%
55 to 64	816	15.2%
65 to 74	641	11.9%
75 and over	363	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,816	33.7%
Black or African American	3,128	58.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.1%
Some other race	2	0.0%
Two or more races	15	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	400	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree5.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	793	21.3%
High school graduate	1,411	38.0%
Some college or associate's	1,035	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	215	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	263	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,529	76.6%
Carpooled	232	11.6%
Public transit	11	0.6%
Walked	5	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	192	9.6%
Other means	27	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,000	55.4%
15 to 29 min	480	26.6%
30 to 44 min	146	8.1%
45 to 59 min	90	5.0%
60+ min	88	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 27.6% (1,488 of 5,383)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,543	65.2%
Nonfamily households	825	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,368	84.0%
Vacant	451	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,415	59.8%
Renter-occupied	953	40.2%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,947	69.1%
1-unit, attached	52	1.8%
2 to 4 units	257	9.1%
5 to 19 units	229	8.1%
20 or more units	7	0.2%
Mobile home & other	327	11.6%

ZIP Code 71639

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