ZIP 72542 · Hardy
Who lives in ZIP code 72542 (Hardy, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hardy, AR · Sharp County
uszips 2026
People4,072
Median age43.9
Household income$41,295
Home value$95,044
Median rent$646/mo
Poverty15.2%
College degree+12.7%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,537
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.3% are 65 or older; 79.2% are adults.
Household income
17.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,170.
Education (adults 25+)
38.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.0%
- Never married
- 23.3%
- Divorced
- 15.8%
- Widowed
- 8.9%
- Family size
- 3.34
- Dual-income families
- 46.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.2%
- Rent burden
- 23.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 46.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 19.6%
- Farmers
- 8.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.9%
- Veterans
- 11.8%
- With a disability
- 23.9%
- No health insurance
- 8.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.