ZIP 71973 · Wickes
Who lives in ZIP code 71973 (Wickes, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wickes, AR · Polk County
uszips 2026
People994
Median age41.0
Household income$33,313
Home value—
Median rent$629/mo
Poverty34.9%
College degree+19.2%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 431
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.8% are 65 or older; 74.5% are adults.
Household income
8.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,480.
Education (adults 25+)
46.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
43.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.1%
- Never married
- 29.8%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 3.32
- Dual-income families
- 37.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.0%
- Rent burden
- 28.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.9%
- Unemployment
- 8.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 12.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.1%
- Veterans
- 9.9%
- With a disability
- 19.3%
- No health insurance
- 12.9%
- Limited English
- 16.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.