ZIP Code 72642

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baxter County, Arkansas.

Population: 1,724
Median household income: $54,638
Median home value: $188,600

ZIP Code 72642 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baxter County, Arkansas, home to about 1,724 residents. The median household income of $54,638 is above the Baxter County median ($48,427).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 72642's population declined 6.4% from 1,841 to 1,724, while its median gross rent rose 12.9% from $735 to $830.

19.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,724
Median age: 67.1 yrs
Median household income: $54,638
Median home value: $188,600
Median gross rent: $830
Housing units: 1,152
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8411,724

Median household income

$47,218$54,638

Median home value

$135,300$188,600

Median gross rent

$735$830

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,841	$47,218	$135,300	$735
2020	1,906	$50,253	$135,900	$704
2021	1,943	$53,006	$135,600	$713
2022	1,884	$53,875	$169,000	$737
2023	1,724	$54,638	$188,600	$830

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 173.9%

18 to 241.5%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 443.0%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7431.6%

75 and over22.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	1.7%
5 to 17	68	3.9%
18 to 24	26	1.5%
25 to 34	98	5.7%
35 to 44	51	3.0%
45 to 54	235	13.6%
55 to 64	288	16.7%
65 to 74	544	31.6%
75 and over	385	22.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,625	94.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.5%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	61	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's45.8%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	155	9.7%
High school graduate	408	25.5%
Some college or associate's	733	45.8%
Bachelor's degree	209	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	96	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	318	66.9%
Carpooled	54	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	99	20.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	114	30.3%
15 to 29 min	162	43.1%
30 to 44 min	69	18.4%
45 to 59 min	2	0.5%
60+ min	29	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.83
Poverty rate: 15.1% (260 of 1,724)

	Count	Share
Family households	580	61.6%
Nonfamily households	361	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	941	81.7%
Vacant	211	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	758	80.6%
Renter-occupied	183	19.4%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	759	65.9%
1-unit, attached	41	3.6%
2 to 4 units	105	9.1%
5 to 19 units	39	3.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	208	18.1%

ZIP Code 72642

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