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71943 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 71943 covers Glenwood, Arkansas, with a population of about 3,708 and a median household income of $45,455.

Population
3,70831 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$45,45523% below the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
27.8%15.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$201,696up 29.1% in five years
Median rent
$67626% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
16.3%18.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.2%about the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
123

Where 71943 is

Glenwood, Arkansas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,708
Median age43.8
Family households64.2%
Born outside the US12.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home17%
White (non-Hispanic)75.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino19%
Veterans7.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$45,455
Income per person$26,244
Poverty rate27.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k14.2%
$15–20k7.0%
$20–25k5.3%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k6.7%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k11.1%
$60–75k6.0%
$75–100k8.7%
$100–125k11.2%
$125–150k4.1%
$150–200k2.7%
$200k or more3.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,730
Mean adjusted gross income$50,782
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.3%
Returns, under $25k40.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.2%
Returns, $200k or more2.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$123,700
Median gross rent$676
Rent as a share of household income35.6%
Owner-occupied65.2%
Vacant homes15.1%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house55.6%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units5.9%
5 to 19 units2.8%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home34.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$201,696as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$201,696$84,704

$84,704 in 2000 to $201,696 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%
High school diploma or higher82.6%
Works from home3%
Drives to work alone84.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.5% 8.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78% 3.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.7% 10 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.3% 3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.1% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.6% 7.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.4% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.2% 7.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments123
People employed1,329
Annual payroll$49,172,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 80.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.1 out of 100
Community resilience5.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Ice storm98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire88.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake63.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Arkansas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPArkansasUnited States
Median household income$45,455$58,773$78,538
Income per person$26,244$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate27.8%16%12.4%
Median home value$123,700$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$676$914$1,348
Homeownership65.2%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home3%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US12.2%5.2%13.9%
Median age43.838.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMT IDA 3 SE, AR US24.8 km away
Rain in a year58 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January50.2°F / 28.3°F3.96 in rain, 1.1 in snow
February54.7°F / 30.5°F4.22 in rain, 1.8 in snow
March62.5°F / 38.1°F5.07 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April70.9°F / 46.2°F6.07 in rain
May77.3°F / 56.3°F6.55 in rain
June85°F / 64.6°F4.66 in rain
July89.7°F / 68.5°F4.21 in rain
August89.7°F / 66.5°F3 in rain
September82.9°F / 58.8°F4.57 in rain
October72.9°F / 46.1°F4.68 in rain
November61.7°F / 37.2°F5.37 in rain
December52.5°F / 29.7°F5.54 in rain, 0.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket33% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Kirby School District52.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Caddo Hills School District32.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Centerpoint School District14.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

71921 Amity, AR14.1 km away
71933 Bonnerdale, AR17.6 km away
71950 Kirby, AR18.6 km away
71960 Norman, AR19 km away
71920 Alpine, AR19.1 km away
71935 Caddo Gap, AR20.7 km away
71957 Mount Ida, AR27 km away
71952 Langley, AR27.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Pike County64.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Montgomery County32.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Hot Spring County2.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area117.76 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq mi
Population density31 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.3192, -93.5559

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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