ZIP Code 72521

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sharp County, Arkansas.

Population: 5,176
Median household income: $54,130
Median home value: $120,600

ZIP Code 72521 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sharp County, Arkansas, home to about 5,176 residents. Its median household income of $54,130 runs above the Sharp County figure of $42,950.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 72521's population declined 7.8% from 5,611 to 5,176, while its median gross rent rose 34.1% from $572 to $767.

66.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,176
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $54,130
Median home value: $120,600
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 2,302
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6115,176

Median household income

$40,587$54,130

Median home value

$78,000$120,600

Median gross rent

$572$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,611	$40,587	$78,000	$572
2020	5,952	$44,272	$73,700	$534
2021	5,410	$47,077	$79,500	$562
2022	5,556	$48,152	$89,200	$723
2023	5,176	$54,130	$120,600	$767

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	253	4.9%
5 to 17	1,095	21.2%
18 to 24	427	8.2%
25 to 34	469	9.1%
35 to 44	584	11.3%
45 to 54	799	15.4%
55 to 64	481	9.3%
65 to 74	624	12.1%
75 and over	444	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,858	93.9%
Black or African American	51	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	23	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	73	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	171	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.9%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	574	16.9%
High school graduate	1,507	44.3%
Some college or associate's	866	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	312	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	142	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled20.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,567	75.1%
Carpooled	424	20.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.0%
Bicycle	34	1.6%
Worked from home	31	1.5%
Other means	9	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	506	24.6%
15 to 29 min	815	39.7%
30 to 44 min	521	25.4%
45 to 59 min	34	1.7%
60+ min	179	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 17.3% (885 of 5,104)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,430	77.3%
Nonfamily households	420	22.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,850	80.4%
Vacant	452	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,250	67.6%
Renter-occupied	600	32.4%

1-unit, detached66.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other27.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,531	66.5%
1-unit, attached	5	0.2%
2 to 4 units	83	3.6%
5 to 19 units	50	2.2%
20 or more units	2	0.1%
Mobile home & other	631	27.4%

ZIP Code 72521

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