Zip code 72679: Tilly, Arkansas
Boundary is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which closely tracks the postal delivery area.
About 72679
72679 is a rural zip code in Tilly, Arkansas (Searcy County), covering 18 sq mi of land. About 97 people live here, or 5 per square mile. The median resident is 71.4 years old, compared with 38.9 nationally. With so few residents, the Census figures below are rough estimates with wide margins of error.
The median household earns $53,784 a year, 33% below the national median of $80,734. 0% of residents live below the poverty line (U.S.: 12.5%). 38% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners.
32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (U.S.: 36%).
How 72679 compares
Only about 97 people live here, so these survey estimates have wide margins of error.
- U.S. 334,922,499 · AR 3,049,391
- Population density5/sq miU.S. 95/sq mi · AR 59/sq mi
- Median household income$53,784U.S. $80,734 · AR $60,773
- Per capita income$33,601U.S. $44,673 · AR $34,225
- Median age71.4U.S. 38.9 · AR 38.5
- U.S. 12.5% · AR 16%
- U.S. 35.7% · AR 25.7%
- Homeownership rate38.3%U.S. 65.2% · AR 66.4%
- U.S. 15.1% · AR 8.8%
- U.S. 5.2% · AR 4.9%
- Diversity index21.7U.S. 61.4 · AR 51.2
- Broadband access38.3%U.S. 91% · AR 86.7%
- U.S. 8.4% · AR 9%
- Veterans0%U.S. 6.2% · AR 7.4%
- U.S. 14.1% · AR 5.4%
- Housing vacancy34.1%U.S. 10.1% · AR 13.5%
- U.S. 17.2% · AR 17.6%
- U.S. 22% · AR 23.1%
- U.S. 3.8% · AR 2.5%
- U.S. 9.7% · AR 10.5%
- U.S. 10% · AR 10.4%
- U.S. 14.5% · AR 15.2%
- U.S. 0.483 · AR 0.479
| Measure | 72679 | Searcy | AR | U.S. | National percentile | Rank in AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 97 | 7,859 | 3,049,391 | 334,922,499 | — | — |
| Population density | 5/sq mi | 12/sq mi | 59/sq mi | 95/sq mi | — | — |
| Median household income | $53,784 | $44,426 | $60,773 | $80,734 | — | — |
| Per capita income | $33,601 | $26,694 | $34,225 | $44,673 | — | — |
| Median age | 71.4 | 47.9 | 38.5 | 38.9 | — | — |
| Poverty rate | 0% | 23% | 16% | 12.5% | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32% | 15% | 25.7% | 35.7% | — | — |
| Homeownership rate | 38.3% | 79.4% | 66.4% | 65.2% | — | — |
| Work from home | 0% | 4.2% | 8.8% | 15.1% | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 0% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 5.2% | — | — |
| Diversity index | 21.7 | 21.2 | 51.2 | 61.4 | — | — |
| Broadband access | 38.3% | 76.7% | 86.7% | 91% | — | — |
| Uninsured rate | 0% | 8.2% | 9% | 8.4% | — | — |
| Veterans | 0% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 6.2% | — | — |
| Foreign-born residents | 0% | 1.4% | 5.4% | 14.1% | — | — |
| Housing vacancy | 34.1% | 32.3% | 13.5% | 10.1% | — | — |
| Residents 65 and older | 88.7% | 25.6% | 17.6% | 17.2% | — | — |
| Residents under 18 | 0% | 20.3% | 23.1% | 22% | — | — |
| Tech workers | 0% | 0.2% | 2.5% | 3.8% | — | — |
| Healthcare workers | 0% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 9.7% | — | — |
| Self-employed workers | 100% | 17.1% | 10.4% | 10% | — | — |
| Government workers | 0% | 18.2% | 15.2% | 14.5% | — | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 0.152 | 0.479 | 0.479 | 0.483 | — | — |
The percentile is the share of Americans who live in a zip code with a lower value, so the 50th percentile is typical. Rank 1 is the highest value in the state. Both include zip codes with at least 100 residents. Strengths and weaknesses mark measures in the best or worst fifth nationally, where higher or lower is clearly better (income, poverty, education, commute, broadband, insurance and similar). Measures like age or density are left unmarked.
People
Age
Race and ethnicity
- White88%
- Black0%
- Hispanic0%
- Asian0%
- Native American0%
- Pacific Islander0%
- Other0%
- Multiracial12%
Language spoken at home (households)
Households
- Households
- 60
- Average household size
- 1.6
- Family households
- 38.3%
- Married couples
- 38.3%
- Living alone
- 61.7%
- Veterans (of adults)
- 0%
- Male / female
- 70% / 30%
Income and poverty
Household income distribution
Median household income
Housing
Median home value
Median gross rent
Types of housing
- Housing units
- 91
- Owner-occupied
- 38.3%
- Vacant
- 34.1%
- Median year built
- 1979
- Median rooms
- 5.6
- Renters paying 30%+ of income
- —
- Renters paying 50%+ of income
- —
- Home value to income
- —
Work and commute
How people get to work
Commute time (one way)
Jobs and careers
Occupations
Industries
Median earnings by type of work
| Type of work | 72679 | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management, business, science and arts | — | $74,888 |
| Service | — | $26,804 |
| Sales and office | — | $40,476 |
| Construction and maintenance | — | $49,199 |
| Production and transportation | — | $39,989 |
Education, internet and health coverage
Highest education (adults 25+)
- High school graduate or higher
- 100%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 32%
- Graduate or professional degree
- 0%
- Households with broadband
- 38.3%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 0%
- No internet access
- 61.7%
- Without health insurance
- 0%
- Limited-English households
- 0%
Geography
- City (USPS)
- Tilly
- State
- Arkansas
- County
- Searcy County
- Center point
- 35.7352° N, 92.8010° W
- Land area
- 18 sq mi
- Water area
- under 0.1 sq mi
- Time zone
- Central Time (UTC-6, UTC-5 in summer)
- Zip type
- Residential delivery area
72679 spans 3 counties
- Searcy County85% of land
- Van Buren County11% of land
- Pope County4% of land
Zip codes near 72679
| Zip | City | Distance | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72650 | Marshall, AR | 11 mi | $46,295 |
| 72843 | Hector, AR | 12 mi | $62,805 |
| 72686 | Witts Springs, AR | 13 mi | — |
| 72629 | Dennard, AR | 13 mi | $41,635 |
| 72645 | Leslie, AR | 14 mi | $33,516 |
| 72856 | Pelsor, AR | 15 mi | $47,284 |
| 72141 | Scotland, AR | 16 mi | $28,342 |
| 72655 | Mount Judea, AR | 18 mi | $44,722 |
| 72031 | Clinton, AR | 18 mi | $54,428 |
| 72636 | Gilbert, AR | 18 mi | $121,250 |
| 72675 | Saint Joe, AR | 18 mi | $48,393 |
| 72080 | Jerusalem, AR | 21 mi | $27,583 |
Questions about 72679
What city is zip code 72679?
72679 is assigned to Tilly, Arkansas. The city name is the one the Postal Service prefers for mail addressed to this zip code.
What county is 72679 in?
72679 is mostly in Searcy County, but it extends into 2 other counties.
What is the population of 72679?
About 97 people live in 72679, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
What time zone is 72679 in?
72679 is in Central Time.
What is the median household income in 72679?
The median household income in 72679 is $53,784.
What zip codes are near 72679?
The closest zip codes to 72679 are 72650, 72843, 72686, 72629, 72645.
Demographic figures are 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 72679, from the U.S. Census Bureau. Small areas have wide margins of error. How we build these numbers.