ZIP 71742 · Fordyce
Who lives in ZIP code 71742 (Fordyce, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fordyce, AR · Dallas County
uszips 2026
People4,333
Median age42.7
Household income$38,843
Home value$95,352
Median rent$636/mo
Poverty14.7%
College degree+10.9%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,758
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.0% are 65 or older; 77.8% are adults.
Household income
17.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,537.
Education (adults 25+)
47.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.2%
- Never married
- 33.4%
- Divorced
- 17.7%
- Widowed
- 9.8%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 41.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.6%
- Rent burden
- 28.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.7%
- Unemployment
- 11.0%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.2%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 30.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.