O Kean, AR · standard
ZIP Code 72449
Randolph County, Arkansas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 213
- 29/sq mi
- $73,000
- Median home value
- 7.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
O Kean pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 3th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 29
- people per sq mi
- 91%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 72449 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 72449 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in O Kean, Randolph County, Arkansas, home to just 213 residents across 7.4 square miles, a density of 29 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 72449, but per-capita income is $27,148. The poverty rate stands at 25.9% and the unemployment rate at 1.2%. Median home value sits at $73,000 (50% below the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 90.5%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 7.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41.3, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 5 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 72449, plus 6 more within Randolph County, give a clearer read than the 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 72449, O Kean, 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
213
Population
7.4
Area (sq mi)
29
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 72449?
41.3
Median Age
45.1%
Male
54.9%
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?
$27,148
Per Capita Income
25.9%
Poverty Rate
1.2%
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?
97
Total Housing Units
74
Occupied Units
23
Vacant Units
2.28
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$73,000
Median Home Value
-50% vs state
1974
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 72449 vs 72413 →
ZIP 72449 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 72476
Walnut Ridge (72476)
7,155 residents
- 72412 633
Beech Grove (72412)
633 residents
- 72413 598
Biggers (72413)
598 residents
- 72425 446
Delaplaine (72425)
446 residents
- 72449 213
O Kean (72449)
213 residents
- 72453 198
Peach Orchard (72453)
198 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 72449 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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