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72472 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72472 covers Trumann, Arkansas, with a population of about 8,868 and a median household income of $39,474.

Population
8,86857 per square mile
Median age
40.31.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$39,47433% below the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
22.1%9.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$135,763up 22% in five years
Median rent
$63231% below the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
11.5%23.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
57.9%7.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
114

Where 72472 is

Trumann, 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

Population8,868
Median age40.3
Family households53.7%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.7%
White (non-Hispanic)85.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans6.2%
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$39,474
Income per person$24,014
Poverty rate22.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance25%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.6%
$10–15k8.5%
$15–20k10.2%
$20–25k9.3%
$25–30k5.2%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k8.3%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k10.6%
$100–125k7.6%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k2.3%
$200k or more2.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,430
Mean adjusted gross income$52,971
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.7%
Returns, under $25k35.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.7%
Returns, $200k or more1.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$110,900
Median gross rent$632
Rent as a share of household income30.5%
Owner-occupied57.9%
Vacant homes9.3%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house79.2%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units10.7%
5 to 19 units1.2%
20 or more units1.3%
Mobile home6%
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$135,763as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$136,364$63,916

$63,916 in 2000 to $135,763 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%
High school diploma or higher78.9%
Works from home4.9%
Drives to work alone81.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.1%
Health

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

Obesity42.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.2% 9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43% 8.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.6% 10.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.6% 5.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity40.2% 14.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.9% 4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.6% 7.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.2% 5.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist44.2% 17.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.8% 14.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.8% 7.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.4% 5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use64.7% 11.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.8% 7.8 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 disability6.4% 2.4 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 hours41.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost29.7% 16.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments114
People employed1,470
Annual payroll$71,798,000
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 68.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66.1 out of 100
Community resilience23 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.

Drought97.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave70.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave68.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather51.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding23.4Relatively 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$39,474$58,773$78,538
Income per person$24,014$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate22.1%16%12.4%
Median home value$110,900$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$632$914$1,348
Homeownership57.9%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home4.9%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%5.2%13.9%
Median age40.338.438.7
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 stationPOINSETT SP, AR US12.9 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January46.6°F / 28.2°F3.51 in rain
February51.6°F / 32.3°F3.88 in rain
March59.9°F / 39.9°F4.94 in rain
April70.7°F / 48.9°F5.6 in rain
May78.1°F / 58.9°F5.69 in rain
June85.8°F / 66.7°F3.58 in rain
July88.3°F / 70.6°F3.89 in rain
August88°F / 69.4°F3.35 in rain
September82.8°F / 62°F3.23 in rain
October72.4°F / 50.1°F4.23 in rain
November59.8°F / 39.6°F4.4 in rain
December48.9°F / 32.1°F4.87 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 supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Trumann Schools61.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Marked Tree School District25.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Harrisburg School District8.2% of this ZIP code's land area
East Poinsett County School District4.9% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

72432 Harrisburg, AR12.9 km away
72365 Marked Tree, AR14.2 km away
72411 Bay, AR17.5 km away
72354 Lepanto, AR20.5 km away
72386 Tyronza, AR22.1 km away
72377 Rivervale, AR22.2 km away
72402 Jonesboro, AR25.9 km away
72437 Lake City, AR27.7 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.

Poinsett County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area156.65 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq mi
Population density57 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.5882, -90.5620

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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