ZIP 72372 · Palestine
Who lives in ZIP code 72372 (Palestine, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Palestine, AR · St. Francis County
uszips 2026
People1,604
Median age42.3
Household income$43,611
Home value$100,870
Median rent$805/mo
Poverty17.6%
College degree+14.2%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Forrest City, AR (micro)
- Wider region
- Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 636
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.1% are 65 or older; 73.7% are adults.
Household income
25.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,972.
Education (adults 25+)
69.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.6%
- Never married
- 22.5%
- Divorced
- 17.4%
- Widowed
- 14.5%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 46.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.3%
- Rent burden
- 44.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 20.3%
- Farmers
- 4.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.4%
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 23.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.