ZIP Code 72031

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Van Buren County, Arkansas.

Population: 7,108
Median household income: $43,967
Median home value: $120,900

Covering part of Van Buren County, Arkansas, ZIP Code 72031 has about 7,108 residents. At $43,967, its median household income sits below Van Buren County's $47,266.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 72031's population declined 9.3% from 7,837 to 7,108, while its median gross rent rose 37.8% from $518 to $714.

The median resident is 44.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,108
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $43,967
Median home value: $120,900
Median gross rent: $714
Housing units: 3,755
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,8377,108

Median household income

$36,786$43,967

Median home value

$110,700$120,900

Median gross rent

$518$714

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,837	$36,786	$110,700	$518
2020	7,089	$37,674	$108,300	$519
2021	6,526	$39,868	$108,100	$581
2022	7,097	$45,556	$119,900	$642
2023	7,108	$43,967	$120,900	$714

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	433	6.1%
5 to 17	1,276	18.0%
18 to 24	585	8.2%
25 to 34	627	8.8%
35 to 44	699	9.8%
45 to 54	899	12.6%
55 to 64	1,043	14.7%
65 to 74	906	12.7%
75 and over	640	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,591	92.7%
Black or African American	31	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	106	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	346	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate46.8%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	627	13.0%
High school graduate	2,254	46.8%
Some college or associate's	1,182	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	456	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	295	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,874	76.2%
Carpooled	367	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	67	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	135	5.5%
Other means	17	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	743	32.0%
15 to 29 min	600	25.8%
30 to 44 min	341	14.7%
45 to 59 min	167	7.2%
60+ min	474	20.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 21.1% (1,464 of 6,943)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,940	68.7%
Nonfamily households	882	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,822	75.2%
Vacant	933	24.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,056	72.9%
Renter-occupied	766	27.1%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other21.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,658	70.8%
1-unit, attached	18	0.5%
2 to 4 units	65	1.7%
5 to 19 units	152	4.0%
20 or more units	44	1.2%
Mobile home & other	818	21.8%

ZIP Code 72031

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