ZIP 72901 · Fort Smith
Who lives in ZIP code 72901 (Fort Smith, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fort Smith, AR · Sebastian County
uszips 2026
People19,819
Median age35.6
Household income$42,851
Home value$115,160
Median rent$854/mo
Poverty26.1%
College degree+19.1%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 876 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,789
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.3% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
14.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,066.
Education (adults 25+)
33.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.5%
- Never married
- 38.4%
- Divorced
- 18.1%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 2.82
- Dual-income families
- 45.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.3%
- Rent burden
- 30.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.4%
- Unemployment
- 11.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.9%
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 25.6%
- No health insurance
- 15.0%
- Limited English
- 3.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.