72542 ZIP Code Demographics & Rankings

ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
County: Sharp County
Centroid: Latitude 36.257, Longitude -91.538
Time Zone: Central Time Zone (UTC -6 hours)
Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 72542 has segments in 2 Counties (Fulton, Sharp).

Businesses Addresses: 270
PO Box Addresses: 342
Residential Addresses: 1,649

Multi-Family Addresses: 45
Single Family Addresses: 1,604

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Database updated: April 1, 2020, Maps updated: May 1, 2020.

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Hardy, AR 72542 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Hardy, AR 72542 Housing Affordability Index is 183 State of Arkansas Housing Affordability Index is 177
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Hardy, AR 72542 Wealth Index is 46 State of Arkansas Wealth Index is 67
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	3,836 (100%)
Population in Households	3,817 (99.5%)
Population in Families	3,037 (79.2%)
Population in Group Quarters¹	19 ( 0.5%)
Population Density	25
Diversity Index²	16

INCOME
Median Household Income	$31,667
Average Household Income	$47,141
Per Capita Income	$20,371
Wealth Index⁴	46

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	2,507 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	1,176 (46.9%)
Renter Occupied HU	481 (19.2%)
Vacant Housing Units	850 (33.9%)
Median Home Value	$95,801
Housing Affordability Index³	183

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	1,657
Average Household Size	2.3
Family Households	1,056
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

Group Quarters - a place where people live or stay in a group living arrangement. Includes college residents halls, nursing facilities, military barracks, and correctional facilities.
The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Hardy, AR 72542 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 72542 to the other 569 ZIP Codes in Arkansas by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.29%	0.12%
Households	0.35%	0.16%
Families	0.1%	0.0%
Median Household Income		2.02%
Per Capita Income		2.13%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 170	70th
Population Density	# 288	50th
Diversity Index	# 396	31st
Median Household Income	# 496	13th
Per Capita Income	# 408	28th

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Hardy, AR 72542 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Hardy, AR 72542 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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