ZIP Code 72843

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Pope County, Arkansas.

Population: 2,258
Median household income: $60,476
Median home value: $114,900

ZIP Code 72843 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Pope County, Arkansas, home to about 2,258 residents. The median household income of $60,476 is above the Pope County median ($54,606).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 72843's population declined 13.2% from 2,600 to 2,258, while its median gross rent rose 49.5% from $641 to $958.

The median resident is 43.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,258
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,476
Median home value: $114,900
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 863
Homeownership rate: 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6002,258

Median household income

$44,778$60,476

Median home value

$107,000$114,900

Median gross rent

$641$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,600	$44,778	$107,000	$641
2020	2,481	$48,068	$94,100	$710
2021	2,270	$50,521	$99,500	$732
2022	2,184	$56,071	$119,600	$877
2023	2,258	$60,476	$114,900	$958

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	1.7%
5 to 17	481	21.3%
18 to 24	153	6.8%
25 to 34	195	8.6%
35 to 44	323	14.3%
45 to 54	233	10.3%
55 to 64	388	17.2%
65 to 74	256	11.3%
75 and over	191	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,142	94.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	88	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.4%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	450	28.4%
High school graduate	574	36.2%
Some college or associate's	340	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	182	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	40	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	646	86.4%
Carpooled	64	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	2.7%
Other means	16	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	171	23.5%
15 to 29 min	199	27.3%
30 to 44 min	254	34.9%
45 to 59 min	50	6.9%
60+ min	54	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 15.6% (352 of 2,258)

	Count	Share
Family households	683	85.6%
Nonfamily households	115	14.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	798	92.5%
Vacant	65	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	709	88.8%
Renter-occupied	89	11.2%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	630	73.0%
1-unit, attached	1	0.1%
2 to 4 units	2	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	230	26.7%

ZIP Code 72843

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