Residential delivery area · Arkansas
ZIP Code 71972: Vandervoort, AR
ZIP code 71972 uses the postal name Vandervoort, Arkansas and lies entirely in Polk County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 420 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $68,542 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Vandervoort; more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Vandervoort · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Polk County
- Census places
- Vandervoort
- House district
- AR-4 119th Congress
- State
- Arkansas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 40.3 sq mi · 10 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 71972?
71972 centers on 34.389°, -94.242° and covers 40.3 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 71937, 71953.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 71972, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 71972 compare with the rest of Polk County?
| Measure | 71972 | In Polk County | In AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 416 | 7th of 7 | 445th of 615 |
| Median household income | $69k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $68k | not ranked | not ranked |
71972's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (416). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 17% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 71972?
The 2020 Census counted 296 people in 71972; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 416. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 416±183 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 296
- Households
- 157
- Median age
- 38.9
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 71972?
Of the 416 people the ACS estimates in 71972, 24.3% are under 18 and 11.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (82.7%), then Other or two or more (12.3%).
- Under 1824.3%
- 18 to 6463.9%
- 65 and older11.8%
- White, not Hispanic82.7%
- Other or two or more12.3%
- Hispanic or Latino5.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 71972 earn?
Median household income is $68,542 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $68,542±$31,398
- Income per person
- $34,723
- Below the poverty line
- 13.5%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 13.6%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $57,969130 returns; wages 76% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 71972?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $67,600
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 63.7%
- Housing units
- 171
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 71972?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71937 | Cove | 2,098 | $58k | 8.0 mi |
| 71953 | Mena | 13,415 | $52k | 15.8 mi |
| 71973 | Wickes | 994 | $33k | 8.0 mi (near) |
| 71945 | Hatfield | 1,469 | $38k | 11.2 mi (near) |
| 71944 | Grannis | 1,119 | $76k | 11.3 mi (near) |
| 71971 | Umpire | 719 | $73k | 13.2 mi (near) |
| 71841 | Gillham | 589 | $46k | 16.6 mi (near) |
| 74963 | Watson, OK | 689 | $66k | 18.4 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.