ZIP 72579 · Sulphur Rock
Who lives in ZIP code 72579 (Sulphur Rock, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sulphur Rock, AR · Independence County
uszips 2026
People1,407
Median age37.3
Household income$104,167
Home value$447,600
Median rent$794/mo
Poverty8.7%
College degree+19.3%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Batesville, AR (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 590
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.2% are 65 or older; 77.8% are adults.
Household income
54.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,587.
Education (adults 25+)
25.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.2%
- Never married
- 26.8%
- Divorced
- 16.8%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 2.64
- Dual-income families
- 80.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.0%
- Rent burden
- 17.7%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 75.1%
- Unemployment
- 0.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 12.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.5%
- Veterans
- 2.1%
- With a disability
- 17.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.