ZIP 72956 · Van Buren
Who lives in ZIP code 72956 (Van Buren, AR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Van Buren, AR · Crawford County
uszips 2026
People34,546
Median age38.5
Household income$62,988
Home value$180,569
Median rent$853/mo
Poverty13.5%
College degree+19.8%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Smith, AR-OK
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 129 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,475
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.8% are 65 or older; 77.0% are adults.
Household income
26.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,903.
Education (adults 25+)
42.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.7%
- Never married
- 25.3%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 49.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.6%
- Rent burden
- 25.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 1.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.9%
- Veterans
- 9.4%
- With a disability
- 20.1%
- No health insurance
- 10.6%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.