ZIP 72916 · Fort Smith
Who lives in ZIP code 72916 (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
People11,711
Median age38.9
Household income$87,983
Home value$272,342
Median rent$1,242/mo
Poverty8.3%
College degree+40.1%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 120 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,732
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.5% are 65 or older; 77.7% are adults.
Household income
46.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,008.
Education (adults 25+)
52.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.7%
- Never married
- 19.5%
- Divorced
- 10.7%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 60.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.3%
- Rent burden
- 23.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.7%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 13.4%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.7%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.