Whelen Springs, AR · standard
ZIP Code 71772
Clark County, Arkansas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 34
- 115/sq mi
- $94,200
- Median home value
- 11.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Whelen Springs pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 8th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 115
- people per sq mi
- 64%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 71772 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 71772 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Whelen Springs, Clark County, Arkansas, home to just 34 residents across 0.3 square miles, a density of 115 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 71772, but per-capita income is $27,578. 38.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $94,200 (35% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 63.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 11.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 58, and the average commute is -. We also surface 2 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 additional ZIPs sharing Clark County, so you can benchmark 71772 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 71772, Whelen Springs, AR · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
34
Population
0.3
Area (sq mi)
115
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 71772?
58.0
Median Age
38.9%
Male
61.1%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$27,578
Per Capita Income
38.9%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
11
Total Housing Units
11
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.64
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$94,200
Median Home Value
-35% vs state
1976
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 71772 vs 71743 →
ZIP 71772 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 71743
Gurdon (71743)
4,090 residents
- 71722 87
Bluff City (71722)
87 residents
- 71772 34
Whelen Springs (71772)
34 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 71772 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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