ZIP Code 72437

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Craighead County, Arkansas.

Population: 3,386
Median household income: $58,177
Median home value: $141,400

ZIP Code 72437 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Craighead County, Arkansas, home to about 3,386 residents. Its median household income of $58,177 runs in line with the Craighead County figure of $57,615.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 72437's population declined 9.0% from 3,722 to 3,386, while its median gross rent fell 1.8% from $842 to $827.

The median resident is 34.6 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 22.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,386
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,177
Median home value: $141,400
Median gross rent: $827
Housing units: 1,533
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7223,386

Median household income

$47,222$58,177

Median home value

$85,500$141,400

Median gross rent

$842$827

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,722	$47,222	$85,500	$842
2020	3,591	$50,721	$93,500	$829
2021	3,178	$53,764	$96,500	$745
2022	3,470	$57,346	$132,600	$790
2023	3,386	$58,177	$141,400	$827

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3422.7%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	186	5.5%
5 to 17	479	14.1%
18 to 24	297	8.8%
25 to 34	768	22.7%
35 to 44	236	7.0%
45 to 54	372	11.0%
55 to 64	435	12.8%
65 to 74	286	8.4%
75 and over	327	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,174	93.7%
Black or African American	43	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	129	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	228	9.4%
High school graduate	1,032	42.6%
Some college or associate's	739	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	277	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	148	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone88.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,508	88.2%
Carpooled	169	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	1.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	403	24.0%
15 to 29 min	863	51.5%
30 to 44 min	229	13.7%
45 to 59 min	72	4.3%
60+ min	110	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 10.0% (331 of 3,315)

	Count	Share
Family households	973	69.4%
Nonfamily households	430	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,403	91.5%
Vacant	130	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,026	73.1%
Renter-occupied	377	26.9%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,235	80.6%
1-unit, attached	4	0.3%
2 to 4 units	142	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	152	9.9%

ZIP Code 72437

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