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72016 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72016 covers Bigelow, Arkansas, with a population of about 3,067 and a median household income of $54,479.

Population
3,06744 per square mile
Median age
41.73 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,4797% below the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
15.1%2.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$238,617up 25.6% in five years
Median rent
$8448% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
21.6%13.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.7%12.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
34

Where 72016 is

Bigelow, 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

Population3,067
Median age41.7
Family households77%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.2%
White (non-Hispanic)97.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans12.8%
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$54,479
Income per person$28,347
Poverty rate15.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k5.1%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k6.6%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k14.3%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k6.2%
$75–100k7.7%
$100–125k21.3%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k6.3%
$200k or more1.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,260
Mean adjusted gross income$66,424
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.2%
Returns, under $25k29.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.5%
Returns, $200k or more3.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$161,400
Median gross rent$844
Owner-occupied77.7%
Vacant homes18.8%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house66.5%
Mobile home33.5%
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$238,617as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$238,617$99,490

$99,490 in 2002 to $238,617 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%
High school diploma or higher89.8%
Works from home1.8%
Drives to work alone86.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more42.4%
Health

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

Obesity38.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.3% 9.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39% 8.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.1% 1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.6% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments34
People employed120
Annual payroll$4,796,000
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 87.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.8 out of 100
Community resilience32 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 storm98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire88.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake79.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.3Relatively Low 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$54,479$58,773$78,538
Income per person$28,347$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate15.1%16%12.4%
Median home value$161,400$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$844$914$1,348
Homeownership77.7%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home1.8%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%5.2%13.9%
Median age41.738.438.7
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 stationCONWAY, AR US18.4 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January49°F / 27.1°F3.82 in rain, 0.5 in snow
February54.1°F / 30.4°F4.17 in rain, 1.3 in snow
March63°F / 39°F5.25 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April72°F / 47.4°F5.43 in rain
May79.4°F / 57.5°F5.57 in rain
June87.3°F / 66.1°F3.62 in rain
July91.7°F / 69.6°F3.4 in rain
August91.4°F / 68.4°F3.48 in rain
September84.7°F / 60.5°F3.12 in rain
October73.9°F / 48.3°F4.03 in rain
November61°F / 37.7°F4.56 in rain
December51.6°F / 30°F4.74 in rain, 0.1 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket78% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

East End School District78.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Pulaski County Special School District21.2% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% 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.

72070 Houston, AR7.9 km away
72135 Roland, AR15.2 km away
72125 Perry, AR16.4 km away
72107 Menifee, AR18.3 km away
72034 Conway, AR18.3 km away
72127 Plumerville, AR19.2 km away
72126 Perryville, AR19.8 km away
72106 Mayflower, AR21.1 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.

Perry County77.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Pulaski County22.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area70.07 sq mi
Water area1.88 sq mi
Population density44 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.9847, -92.6308

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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