ZIP 72461 · Rector
Who lives in ZIP code 72461 (Rector, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rector, AR · Clay County
uszips 2026
People3,643
Median age40.2
Household income$53,893
Home value$109,210
Median rent$674/mo
Poverty16.0%
College degree+19.5%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,523
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.9% are 65 or older; 78.0% are adults.
Household income
16.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,408.
Education (adults 25+)
48.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.9%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 20.8%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 37.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.1%
- Rent burden
- 24.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.7%
- Unemployment
- 11.6%
- Self-employed
- 13.5%
- Farmers
- 8.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.3%
- Veterans
- 10.8%
- With a disability
- 24.8%
- No health insurance
- 7.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.