ZIP Code 72143

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in White County, Arkansas.

Population: 35,523
Median household income: $55,522
Median home value: $176,900

ZIP Code 72143 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in White County, Arkansas, home to about 35,523 residents. The median household income of $55,522 is in line with the White County median ($53,435).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 72143's population declined 2.0% from 36,246 to 35,523, while its median gross rent rose 19.5% from $712 to $851.

83.2% of workers drive to work alone. 67.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,523
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $55,522
Median home value: $176,900
Median gross rent: $851
Housing units: 14,948
Homeownership rate: 64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,24635,523

Median household income

$44,606$55,522

Median home value

$148,600$176,900

Median gross rent

$712$851

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,246	$44,606	$148,600	$712
2020	35,978	$43,415	$150,600	$708
2021	34,033	$45,592	$157,600	$741
2022	34,692	$49,402	$173,100	$831
2023	35,523	$55,522	$176,900	$851

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2416.2%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,179	6.1%
5 to 17	5,916	16.7%
18 to 24	5,753	16.2%
25 to 34	4,160	11.7%
35 to 44	3,921	11.0%
45 to 54	3,539	10.0%
55 to 64	4,519	12.7%
65 to 74	2,925	8.2%
75 and over	2,611	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,224	82.3%
Black or African American	2,601	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	315	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	85	0.2%
Two or more races	1,193	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,072	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,386	11.0%
High school graduate	7,678	35.4%
Some college or associate's	5,755	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,807	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,049	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,566	83.2%
Carpooled	1,361	9.0%
Public transit	20	0.1%
Walked	496	3.3%
Bicycle	25	0.2%
Worked from home	573	3.8%
Other means	61	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,868	54.2%
15 to 29 min	3,575	24.6%
30 to 44 min	1,053	7.2%
45 to 59 min	683	4.7%
60+ min	1,350	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 18.0% (5,878 of 32,708)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,673	66.4%
Nonfamily households	4,380	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,053	87.3%
Vacant	1,895	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,351	64.0%
Renter-occupied	4,702	36.0%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,039	67.2%
1-unit, attached	322	2.2%
2 to 4 units	956	6.4%
5 to 19 units	1,436	9.6%
20 or more units	691	4.6%
Mobile home & other	1,504	10.1%

ZIP Code 72143

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