ZIP Code 72542

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sharp County, Arkansas.

Population: 3,829
Median household income: $40,724
Median home value: $90,500

Covering part of Sharp County, Arkansas, ZIP Code 72542 has about 3,829 residents. At $40,724, its median household income sits below Sharp County's $42,950.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 72542's population grew 4.4% from 3,667 to 3,829, while its median gross rent rose 1.8% from $510 to $519.

78.3% of workers drive to work alone. 80.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,829
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $40,724
Median home value: $90,500
Median gross rent: $519
Housing units: 2,186
Homeownership rate: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6673,829

Median household income

$36,653$40,724

Median home value

$104,800$90,500

Median gross rent

$510$519

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,667	$36,653	$104,800	$510
2020	4,031	$37,277	$84,500	$573
2021	3,632	$37,660	$84,000	$542
2022	3,644	$42,604	$96,500	$619
2023	3,829	$40,724	$90,500	$519

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	106	2.8%
5 to 17	658	17.2%
18 to 24	230	6.0%
25 to 34	320	8.4%
35 to 44	556	14.5%
45 to 54	452	11.8%
55 to 64	427	11.2%
65 to 74	671	17.5%
75 and over	409	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,385	88.4%
Black or African American	19	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.4%
Asian	50	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	335	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate46.7%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree6.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	326	11.5%
High school graduate	1,323	46.7%
Some college or associate's	905	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	189	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	92	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,060	78.3%
Carpooled	130	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	127	9.4%
Other means	18	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	528	43.0%
15 to 29 min	259	21.1%
30 to 44 min	127	10.4%
45 to 59 min	177	14.4%
60+ min	136	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 12.7% (485 of 3,804)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,003	67.3%
Nonfamily households	488	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,491	68.2%
Vacant	695	31.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,267	85.0%
Renter-occupied	224	15.0%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other15.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,753	80.2%
1-unit, attached	7	0.3%
2 to 4 units	49	2.2%
5 to 19 units	25	1.1%
20 or more units	6	0.3%
Mobile home & other	346	15.8%

ZIP Code 72542

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