72426, AR Demographics

Population 219 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in ZIP 72426

Household size in ZIP 72426

Household size, people per household
PeriodZIP 72426ArkansasU.S.
2006–102.542.542.68
2010–142.462.572.73
2015–192.302.552.71
2020–242.912.532.65
Change+0.37−0.00−0.03
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ZIP 72426 is a place of big households: 2.91 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.54 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in ZIP 72426

Median age, years
PeriodZIP 72426ArkansasU.S.
2006–1045.437.937.7
2010–1447.538.738.6
2015–1938.139.539.6
2020–2435.739.640.1
Change−9.7+1.7+2.3
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ZIP 72426 is young: half of its residents are under 35.7, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in ZIP 72426

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodZIP 72426ArkansasU.S.
2006–109.0%12.5%12.3%
2010–146.7%12.5%12.3%
2015–198.6%12.3%11.6%
2020–244.5%12.3%11.6%
Change−4.5 pts−0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in ZIP 72426: 4.5% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in ZIP 72426

Renters in ZIP 72426

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodZIP 72426ArkansasU.S.
2006–1018.8%32.3%33.3%
2010–1429.2%33.5%35.6%
2015–1927.1%34.4%36.0%
2020–2422.6%33.6%34.8%
Change+3.7 pts+1.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 22.6% of households in ZIP 72426 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About half of owners (51.4%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in ZIP 72426

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodZIP 72426ArkansasU.S.
2006–1010.8%13.4%11.4%
2010–144.3%13.9%11.4%
2015–1917.3%14.4%11.1%
2020–244.3%13.1%9.6%
Change−6.5 pts−0.3 pts−1.8 pts
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Only 4.3% of homes in ZIP 72426 are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in ZIP 72426

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodZIP 72426ArkansasU.S.
2006–10197419811974
2010–14198119831975
2015–19197119851977
2020–24196719881980
Change−7+6+6
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ZIP 72426 is a place of older homes: half were built before 1967, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in ZIP 72426

Rent, per month
PeriodZIP 72426ArkansasU.S.
2006–10$570$660$965
2010–14$823$718$1,040
2015–19$670$785$1,213
2020–24$803$1,007$1,571
Change+$233+$346+$606
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Rent in ZIP 72426 runs $803 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 18.2% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in ZIP 72426

Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 72426

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodZIP 72426ArkansasU.S.
2006–105.8%20.6%28.4%
2010–1412.3%21.8%29.6%
2015–1923.4%23.8%32.1%
2020–2415.3%26.2%35.6%
Change+9.5 pts+5.6 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in ZIP 72426: 15.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in ZIP 72426

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodZIP 72426ArkansasU.S.
2006–1084.4%82.6%84.9%
2010–1485.8%84.6%86.1%
2015–1984.9%86.6%87.7%
2020–2486.5%88.7%89.3%
Change+2.1 pts+6.1 pts+4.3 pts
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Nearly one in seven adults in ZIP 72426 never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in ZIP 72426

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodZIP 72426ArkansasU.S.
2006–105.4%7.7%8.1%
2010–145.4%8.4%9.4%
2015–195.3%5.2%5.6%
2020–244.5%5.1%5.4%
Change−0.9 pts−2.6 pts−2.7 pts
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Jobs have been a little easier to find in ZIP 72426 than nationally: unemployment was 4.5%, against 5.4%. That is in line with the rest of Arkansas. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

ZIP 72426 compared with nearby ZIP codes

ZIP codeHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
ZIP 724262.9135.74.5%22.6%4.3%1967$80315.3%86.5%4.5%
ZIP 723212.9235.64.0%21.7%3.5%1967$80015.5%87.0%4.7%
ZIP 724422.8439.42.8%29.1%18.4%1984$79813.6%87.3%0.8%
ZIP 723582.6633.223.8%32.6%31.5%1972$7247.1%79.0%10.4%
ZIP 723152.5738.418.2%41.4%18.9%1974$85616.9%88.1%6.7%
ZIP 724382.4942.318.7%32.3%8.9%1985$52014.7%73.5%1.0%
ZIP 724282.7035.42.8%21.5%12.6%1992$6179.8%81.4%5.1%
ZIP 723102.6437.57.4%15.8%13.5%1996$90425.1%93.9%0.0%
ZIP 724472.6137.47.6%24.6%18.3%1978$60529.7%92.6%6.0%
ZIP 724192.4835.110.8%29.9%10.1%1977$68113.1%81.6%2.8%
ZIP 724142.9442.510.4%13.1%9.4%1976$96927.2%83.9%0.9%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 72426. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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