ZIP 72821 · Altus
Who lives in ZIP code 72821 (Altus, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Altus, AR · Franklin County
uszips 2026
People1,972
Median age36.7
Household income$37,083
Home value$93,995
Median rent$716/mo
Poverty31.3%
College degree+12.2%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 24 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 729
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.9% are 65 or older; 71.4% are adults.
Household income
12.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,333.
Education (adults 25+)
21.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.3%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 15.1%
- Widowed
- 10.6%
- Family size
- 3.84
- Dual-income families
- 41.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.7%
- Rent burden
- 39.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.6%
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 10.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.8%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 25.1%
- No health insurance
- 8.4%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.