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72333 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72333 covers Elaine, Arkansas, with a population of about 264 and a median household income of $42,019.

Population
2643 per square mile
Median age
59.520.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$42,01929% below the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
25.4%13 points above the US average
Typical home value
$64,265
Degree or higher
5.3%29.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.9%1.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 72333 is

Elaine, 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

Population264
Median age59.5
Family households66.9%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home3%
White (non-Hispanic)33.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)61%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3%
Veterans10.4%
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$42,019
Income per person$25,454
Poverty rate25.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.3%
$10–15k15.9%
$15–20k9.7%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k6.9%
$40–45k9.0%
$45–50k12.4%
$50–60k13.1%
$60–75k4.8%
$75–100k6.2%
$100–125k5.5%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed270
Mean adjusted gross income$49,733
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k44.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$56,100
Owner-occupied66.9%
Vacant homes18.1%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house80.8%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units6.8%
20 or more units3.4%
Mobile home5.6%
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$64,265as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 6.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate13.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%
High school diploma or higher77.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.8%
Health

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

Obesity47.9% 14.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes20.2% 8.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.4% 8.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure54.2% 20.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health34.9% 14.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity43% 17.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.8% 9.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.2% 4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.5% 6.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.7% 5.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist42.5% 18.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.8% 16.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support34% 9.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity33.1% 16 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps26.5% 12.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.5% 10.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport16.3% 7.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.5% 5.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability26.2% 12.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.3% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat19.6% 10.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours47.9% 11.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.4% 3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26.7% 13.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed50
Annual payroll$2,836,000
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 83.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss64.8 out of 100
Community resilience35.9 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.

Drought98.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake88.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave76.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide71.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.3Very 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$42,019$58,773$78,538
Income per person$25,454$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate25.4%16%12.4%
Median home value$56,100$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$914$1,348
Homeownership66.9%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate13.3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home0%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.2%13.9%
Median age59.538.438.7
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 stationSAINT CHARLES, AR US22.1 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January50°F / 32.5°F4.36 in rain, 0.6 in snow
February54.7°F / 35.6°F4.7 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March63.6°F / 43.5°F5.73 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April72.4°F / 51.6°F5.86 in rain
May80°F / 60.7°F4.49 in rain
June87°F / 68.7°F3.54 in rain
July90.1°F / 71.6°F3.8 in rain
August89.7°F / 70.1°F2.76 in rain
September84.9°F / 63°F3.02 in rain
October74.6°F / 50.9°F3.79 in rain
November62.4°F / 41.5°F4.55 in rain
December52.7°F / 35.3°F5.28 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Marvell School District100% 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 vulnerability88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72389 Wabash, AR3.9 km away
72353 Lambrook, AR6.8 km away
72367 Mellwood, AR11.5 km away
72369 Oneida, AR19.6 km away
38669 Sherard, MS19.6 km away
38630 Farrell, MS21 km away
72328 Crumrod, AR21.2 km away
38767 Rena Lara, MS21.4 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.

Phillips County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area76.24 sq mi
Water area9.2 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.3118, -90.8939

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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