ZIP Code 72117

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Pulaski County, Arkansas.

Population: 14,339
Median household income: $41,670
Median home value: $125,400

ZIP Code 72117 (Pulaski County, Arkansas) is home to about 14,339 residents. At $41,670, its median household income sits below Pulaski County's $60,385.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 72117's population declined 2.9% from 14,769 to 14,339, while its median gross rent rose 30.7% from $861 to $1,125.

27.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,339
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $41,670
Median home value: $125,400
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 6,691
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,76914,339

Median household income

$35,809$41,670

Median home value

$92,700$125,400

Median gross rent

$861$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,769	$35,809	$92,700	$861
2020	14,872	$33,764	$86,600	$898
2021	14,495	$36,352	$95,900	$979
2022	14,452	$38,438	$126,300	$999
2023	14,339	$41,670	$125,400	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,190	8.3%
5 to 17	2,874	20.0%
18 to 24	1,289	9.0%
25 to 34	1,370	9.6%
35 to 44	2,090	14.6%
45 to 54	1,637	11.4%
55 to 64	1,817	12.7%
65 to 74	1,184	8.3%
75 and over	888	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,410	23.8%
Black or African American	8,980	62.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	139	1.0%
Asian	110	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	124	0.9%
Two or more races	822	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	754	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,497	16.7%
High school graduate	2,583	28.7%
Some college or associate's	2,413	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,767	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	726	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled17.8%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,856	69.0%
Carpooled	993	17.8%
Public transit	72	1.3%
Walked	10	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	601	10.8%
Other means	58	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,976	39.6%
15 to 29 min	1,805	36.2%
30 to 44 min	729	14.6%
45 to 59 min	115	2.3%
60+ min	364	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 30.2% (4,286 of 14,206)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,491	60.7%
Nonfamily households	2,262	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,753	86.0%
Vacant	938	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,854	67.0%
Renter-occupied	1,899	33.0%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,441	81.3%
1-unit, attached	14	0.2%
2 to 4 units	155	2.3%
5 to 19 units	213	3.2%
20 or more units	108	1.6%
Mobile home & other	760	11.4%

ZIP Code 72117

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