ZIP Code 72396

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cross County, Arkansas.

Population: 12,854
Median household income: $54,516
Median home value: $131,100

ZIP Code 72396 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cross County, Arkansas, home to about 12,854 residents. Its median household income of $54,516 runs above the Cross County figure of $47,012.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 72396's population held roughly steady from 12,952 to 12,854, while its median gross rent rose 9.2% from $730 to $797.

72.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,854
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,516
Median home value: $131,100
Median gross rent: $797
Housing units: 5,524
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,95212,854

Median household income

$49,677$54,516

Median home value

$96,000$131,100

Median gross rent

$730$797

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,952	$49,677	$96,000	$730
2020	12,430	$46,075	$91,600	$737
2021	12,687	$49,076	$101,000	$770
2022	12,771	$51,644	$124,900	$811
2023	12,854	$54,516	$131,100	$797

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	869	6.8%
5 to 17	2,415	18.8%
18 to 24	921	7.2%
25 to 34	1,486	11.6%
35 to 44	1,861	14.5%
45 to 54	1,610	12.5%
55 to 64	1,550	12.1%
65 to 74	1,137	8.8%
75 and over	1,005	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,094	70.7%
Black or African American	2,605	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	802	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	337	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,378	15.9%
High school graduate	3,542	41.0%
Some college or associate's	2,302	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	940	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	487	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,556	84.9%
Carpooled	649	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	140	2.6%
Other means	16	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,170	41.5%
15 to 29 min	1,446	27.7%
30 to 44 min	502	9.6%
45 to 59 min	396	7.6%
60+ min	713	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 20.4% (2,579 of 12,670)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,625	73.8%
Nonfamily households	1,288	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,913	88.9%
Vacant	611	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,313	67.4%
Renter-occupied	1,600	32.6%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other14.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,006	72.5%
1-unit, attached	72	1.3%
2 to 4 units	423	7.7%
5 to 19 units	161	2.9%
20 or more units	87	1.6%
Mobile home & other	775	14.0%

ZIP Code 72396

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