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72160 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72160 covers Stuttgart, Arkansas, with a population of about 8,895 and a median household income of $58,372.

Population
8,89528 per square mile
Median age
38.20.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$58,372about the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
16.5%4.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$121,905up 1.5% in five years
Median rent
$80911% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
16.8%18.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
59.3%5.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
333

Where 72160 is

Stuttgart, 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

Population8,895
Median age38.2
Family households63.4%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.3%
White (non-Hispanic)56.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)37.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Veterans5%
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$58,372
Income per person$28,290
Poverty rate16.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.3%
$10–15k8.5%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k7.0%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k5.9%
$200k or more2.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,150
Mean adjusted gross income$65,853
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.6%
Returns, under $25k32.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$152,400
Median gross rent$809
Rent as a share of household income27%
Owner-occupied59.3%
Vacant homes22.9%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house75.2%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units8%
5 to 19 units9.4%
20 or more units1.9%
Mobile home5.4%
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$121,905as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 1.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 18.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$125,118$73,711

$73,711 in 2000 to $121,905 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%
High school diploma or higher87.6%
Works from home1.3%
Drives to work alone86.8%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.3%
Health

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

Obesity40.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.4% 12.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28% 7.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.7% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.7% 11.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.6% 10.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.1% 10.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity18% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.9% 5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.9% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.6% 8.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments333
People employed6,813
Annual payroll$317,484,000
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 75.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.2 out of 100
Community resilience37.3 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 storm93.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave68.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane60.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave47.3Relatively 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$58,372$58,773$78,538
Income per person$28,290$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate16.5%16%12.4%
Median home value$152,400$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$809$914$1,348
Homeownership59.3%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate8.4%5.1%5.2%
Works from home1.3%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%5.2%13.9%
Median age38.238.438.7
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 stationSTUTTGART 9 ESE, AR US12.1 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January50.4°F / 33.2°F3.92 in rain, 0.6 in snow
February55°F / 37°F4.41 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March63.8°F / 44.3°F5.2 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April73°F / 53.1°F5.96 in rain
May81.4°F / 62.9°F4.6 in rain
June88.5°F / 71°F3.66 in rain
July91.3°F / 73.4°F3.23 in rain
August90.9°F / 71.5°F3.19 in rain
September86.1°F / 64.4°F2.82 in rain
October75.8°F / 52.9°F4.35 in rain
November63°F / 42.8°F4.18 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December53.4°F / 36°F5.11 in rain
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 supermarket19% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket19% 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.

Stuttgart School District46% of this ZIP code's land area
Hazen School District28% of this ZIP code's land area
DeWitt School District24.4% 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72170 Ulm, AR12.9 km away
72003 Almyra, AR13.4 km away
72073 Humphrey, AR15 km away
72072 Humnoke, AR19.6 km away
72175 Wabbaseka, AR21.5 km away
72134 Roe, AR22.4 km away
72026 Casscoe, AR23 km away
72038 Crocketts Bluff, AR25.9 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.

Arkansas County59.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Prairie County28.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Jefferson County10.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Lonoke County0.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area319.02 sq mi
Water area14.9 sq mi
Population density28 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.4854, -91.5487

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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