ZIP Code 72401

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Craighead County, Arkansas.

Population: 42,065
Median household income: $43,412
Median home value: $185,400

ZIP Code 72401 (Craighead County, Arkansas) is home to about 42,065 residents. The median household income of $43,412 is below the Craighead County median ($57,615).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 72401's population declined 28.4% from 58,725 to 42,065, while its median gross rent rose 19.3% from $752 to $897.

The median gross rent is $897. 23.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,065
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $43,412
Median home value: $185,400
Median gross rent: $897
Housing units: 19,328
Homeownership rate: 46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,72542,065

Median household income

$42,218$43,412

Median home value

$140,500$185,400

Median gross rent

$752$897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,725	$42,218	$140,500	$752
2020	59,098	$43,330	$149,600	$758
2021	41,354	$40,461	$150,700	$773
2022	42,159	$42,460	$165,900	$810
2023	42,065	$43,412	$185,400	$897

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,234	7.7%
5 to 17	7,561	18.0%
18 to 24	4,499	10.7%
25 to 34	6,326	15.0%
35 to 44	5,401	12.8%
45 to 54	4,392	10.4%
55 to 64	4,577	10.9%
65 to 74	3,369	8.0%
75 and over	2,706	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,204	59.9%
Black or African American	11,049	26.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	0.1%
Asian	362	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	0.1%
Two or more races	1,384	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,947	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,965	11.1%
High school graduate	8,651	32.3%
Some college or associate's	8,871	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,724	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,560	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,940	80.3%
Carpooled	1,634	9.4%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	468	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,089	6.3%
Other means	230	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,900	48.5%
15 to 29 min	5,831	35.8%
30 to 44 min	1,439	8.8%
45 to 59 min	360	2.2%
60+ min	751	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 28.2% (11,431 of 40,524)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,931	58.2%
Nonfamily households	7,139	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,070	88.3%
Vacant	2,258	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,966	46.7%
Renter-occupied	9,104	53.3%

1-unit, detached63.3%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,229	63.3%
1-unit, attached	230	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3,210	16.6%
5 to 19 units	2,041	10.6%
20 or more units	852	4.4%
Mobile home & other	766	4.0%

ZIP Code 72401

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