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72562

Newark, AR · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,913
Median household income
$55,156
People below poverty
19.9%
Median home value
$144,600

Income

The median income of households in 72562 was $55,156. An estimated 4.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.5
$10,000 to $14,999 11.3
$15,000 to $24,999 12
$25,000 to $34,999 7.1
$35,000 to $49,999 10.5
$50,000 to $74,999 21.1
$75,000 to $99,999 13.3
$100,000 to $149,999 7
$150,000 to $199,999 8.8
$200,000 or more 4.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45826
Female 38182

An estimated 67.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,478. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.2
Social Security 43.9
Retirement income 20.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.9
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 32.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.2

In 2020-2024, 15.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 26.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 16% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 72562 in 2020-2024, 91.9% had health insurance coverage and 8.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 53.4% and public coverage was 48.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.2%.


In 2020-2024, 72562 had a total population of 2,913 - 1,398 (48%) females and 1,515 (52%) males. The median age was 34.8 years. An estimated 24% of the population was under 18 years, 33.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 72562 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 72 78
5 to 9 149 65
10 to 14 125 109
15 to 19 50 96
20 to 24 126 84
25 to 29 86 122
30 to 34 154 150
35 to 39 116 60
40 to 44 32 57
45 to 49 34 94
50 to 54 173 123
55 to 59 75 80
60 to 64 111 71
65 to 69 91 51
70 to 74 50 60
75 to 79 32 75
80 to 84 22 12
85 and over 17 11

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.5% were White; 1% were Black or African American; 16.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.7% of the people in 72562 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.4% of the people in 72562 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,038 households in 72562. The average household size was 2.81 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.6% of the households in 72562 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.2% of all households, while 16.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.9% of all households.

In 72562, 35.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.6
Cohabiting Couples 5.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62% of males and 60.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21 19.5
Now married, except separated 62 60.1
Separated 0 2.7
Widowed 5.3 8.1
Divorced 11.7 9.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 72562, 159 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.7% of the people living in 72562 were U.S. natives. 76.3% of the 72562 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.3% of 72562 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 72562 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 72562.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 55.6
Asia 0
Europe 44.4
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 72562 in 2020-2024, 0.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.4% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 72562 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.8
Different house, same county 3.5
Different county, same state 3.9
Different state 1.7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 82 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 8.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 72562 was 637 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 12 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 515. College or graduate school enrollment was 110.

Educational Attainment of People in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18
High school diploma or equivalency 38.5
Some college, no degree 24.8
Associate's degree 10.1
Bachelor's degree 5.3
Graduate or professional degree 3.4

Disability

In 72562, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 22.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 17.3% of people under 18 years old, to 19.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 45.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 72562, 56.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 985 77.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 165 13
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 123 9.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 72562 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.2
Construction 8.8
Manufacturing 13.8
Wholesale trade 6
Retail trade 14.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3.9
Other Services, except public administration 7.9
Public administration 3.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 72562 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 256 20.1
Service occupations 153 12
Sales and office occupations 323 25.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 235 18.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 306 24

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.1% of 72562 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 11
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 1.7

In 2020-2024, 72562 had a total of 1,175 housing units. Of these housing units, 55.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 13.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 31% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 55.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.5
Mobile homes 31
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

21.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 72562 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 75% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 72562 had 1,038 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 137 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.4% while renters occupied 36.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.74 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.92.

3.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.5% and another 31.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 72562:

House Heating Fuel Used in 72562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 45.6
Electricity 47.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 6.7
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 72562 was $144,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 43.9 % had a mortgage. 56.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $932 and for owners without a mortgage it was $458.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 72562 was $597. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.