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Population and households in ZIP 72860
Household size in ZIP 72860
| Period | ZIP 72860 | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.30 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.32 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.31 | 2.55 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 1.96 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.34 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in ZIP 72860 are small: just 1.96 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.30, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 72860
| Period | ZIP 72860 | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 48.0 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 50.7 | 38.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 49.9 | 39.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 58.6 | 39.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +10.7 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 58.6, ZIP 72860 is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
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 72860
| Period | ZIP 72860 | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.8% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.7% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.9% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.9% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −12.0 pts | −0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in ZIP 72860: 5.9% 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 72860
Renters in ZIP 72860
| Period | ZIP 72860 | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.6% | 32.3% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.3% | 33.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.1% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 29.6% | 33.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | +16.0 pts | +1.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in ZIP 72860 rent their homes (29.6%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 66.7% have no mortgage at all, 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 72860
| Period | ZIP 72860 | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.9% | 13.4% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 34.8% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 33.3% | 14.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.9% | 13.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −14.0 pts | −0.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 16.9% of the housing in ZIP 72860, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
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 72860
| Period | ZIP 72860 | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1985 | 1985 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1984 | 1988 | 1980 |
| Change | +8 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in ZIP 72860 are a bit newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1984, versus 1980 across the U.S. The picture is much the same across Arkansas.
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 72860
| Period | ZIP 72860 | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $379 | $660 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $559 | $718 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $433 | $785 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $654 | $1,007 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$275 | +$346 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 72860 runs $654 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 28.2% of household income on rent, just 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 72860
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 72860
| Period | ZIP 72860 | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.5% | 20.6% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.6% | 21.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.4% | 23.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.8% | 26.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.3 pts | +5.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in ZIP 72860 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.8%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 72860
| Period | ZIP 72860 | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 69.7% | 82.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 72.7% | 84.6% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 75.4% | 86.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 84.7% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +15.0 pts | +6.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in seven adults in ZIP 72860 never finished high school, more than nationally: 84.7% 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 72860
| Period | ZIP 72860 | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.1% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.6% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.6% | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −10.1 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in ZIP 72860 out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. 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 72860 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 72860 | 1.96 | 58.6 | 5.9% | 29.6% | 16.9% | 1984 | $654 | 16.8% | 84.7% | 0.0% |
| ZIP 72828 | 2.00 | 58.7 | 5.3% | 29.3% | 16.6% | 1981 | $654 | 15.0% | 85.4% | 0.0% |
| ZIP 72857 | 2.13 | 48.2 | 6.6% | 27.0% | 23.8% | 1987 | $512 | 16.8% | 87.5% | 4.0% |
| ZIP 72833 | 2.44 | 41.4 | 17.4% | 39.8% | 13.3% | 1985 | $635 | 12.8% | 83.7% | 5.0% |
| ZIP 72827 | 1.91 | 58.2 | 6.8% | 29.5% | 17.3% | 1989 | $648 | 20.4% | 83.2% | 0.1% |
| ZIP 72853 | 2.20 | 41.3 | 11.7% | 38.0% | 17.0% | 1981 | $594 | 5.9% | 80.3% | 5.0% |
| ZIP 72838 | 2.06 | 57.9 | 4.7% | 27.5% | 16.2% | 1979 | $636 | 14.3% | 85.8% | 0.2% |
| ZIP 72841 | 2.23 | 51.1 | 4.9% | 19.8% | 15.2% | 1986 | $500 | 24.6% | 82.1% | 1.5% |
| ZIP 72025 | 2.21 | 43.7 | 10.7% | 18.9% | 15.7% | 1981 | $651 | 13.9% | 87.6% | 1.6% |
| ZIP 72001 | 2.27 | 42.7 | 11.1% | 20.0% | 16.6% | 1982 | $665 | 14.2% | 88.3% | 3.0% |
| ZIP 72950 | 2.30 | 48.9 | 4.7% | 18.3% | 16.1% | 1987 | $487 | 24.8% | 83.1% | 1.8% |
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 72860. 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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