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72736 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 72736 covers Gravette, Arkansas, with a population of about 7,519 and a median household income of $73,565.

Population
7,51976 per square mile
Median age
35.63.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$73,5651.3× the Arkansas median
Poverty rate
3%9.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$362,447up 46% in five years
Median rent
$1,0121.1× the Arkansas median
Degree or higher
23.8%11.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.4%18.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
118

Where 72736 is

Gravette, 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

Population7,519
Median age35.6
Family households89.3%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)77.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%
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$73,565
Income per person$31,718
Poverty rate3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k2.9%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k7.1%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k17.9%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k12.2%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more7.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,090
Mean adjusted gross income$77,658
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.4%
Returns, under $25k25.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.2%
Returns, $200k or more7.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$277,500
Median gross rent$1,012
Rent as a share of household income23.4%
Owner-occupied83.4%
Vacant homes10.1%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house84.8%
Attached house2.6%
2 to 4 units2.6%
Mobile home10%
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$362,447as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 46%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 166.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$362,447$67,265

$67,265 in 2000 to $362,447 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%
High school diploma or higher87.9%
Works from home9.1%
Drives to work alone80.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.4%
Health

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

Obesity37.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 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 screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.8% 3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35% 4.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.4% 2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.5% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments118
People employed1,113
Annual payroll$59,263,000
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 74.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.9 out of 100
Community resilience33.9 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.

Ice storm99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado57.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.5Very 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$73,565$58,773$78,538
Income per person$31,718$33,147$43,289
Poverty rate3%16%12.4%
Median home value$277,500$175,300$303,400
Median gross rent$1,012$914$1,348
Homeownership83.4%66.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%25.1%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%5.1%5.2%
Works from home9.1%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%5.2%13.9%
Median age35.638.438.7
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 stationGRAVETTE, AR US2.9 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January48.8°F / 28.7°F2.81 in rain, 3.6 in snow
February53.9°F / 32.5°F2.66 in rain, 2.9 in snow
March63.4°F / 40.8°F3.92 in rain, 3.6 in snow
April72.5°F / 49°F4.82 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May79.5°F / 57.5°F6.21 in rain
June87.4°F / 65.8°F4.65 in rain
July92.5°F / 69.2°F3.93 in rain
August92.1°F / 67.8°F3.47 in rain
September84.2°F / 60.4°F4.45 in rain
October72.9°F / 49.9°F4.56 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November60.7°F / 39.8°F3.93 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December51.1°F / 31.9°F3.17 in rain, 1.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Gravette School District84.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Decatur School District10.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Bentonville Public Schools4.9% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% 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.

72768 Sulphur Springs, AR7.5 km away
72722 Decatur, AR9.2 km away
72747 Maysville, AR9.8 km away
72739 Hiwasse, AR12.8 km away
64854 Noel, MO14.1 km away
72715 Bella Vista, AR15.2 km away
72719 Centerton, AR16.1 km away
72713 Bentonville, AR16.3 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.

Benton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area98.49 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density76 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.4155, -94.4779

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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