ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Arkansas

ZIP Code 72461: Clay County, AR

ZIP Code 72461 (Clay County, Arkansas) has an estimated 3,643 residents in 1,523 households. The median household income is $53,893, the median home value is $99,300 and the median gross rent is $674/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

3,643

Margin of error ±567

Median household income

$53,893

Margin of error ±$8,103

Median home value

$99,300

Margin of error ±$16,082

Median gross rent

$674/mo

Margin of error ±$51

Median age

40.2 yrs

Margin of error ±4.8 yrs

Mean travel time to work

26.4 min

Margin of error ±7.6 min

How ZIP 72461 compares with Arkansas and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 7246140.2 yrsArkansas38.5 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 72461$53,893Arkansas$60,773United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 72461$27,059Arkansas$34,225United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 7246116.0%Arkansas16.0%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 7246111.6%Arkansas4.9%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 7246119.5%Arkansas25.7%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 72461$99,300Arkansas$188,000United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 72461$674/moArkansas$947/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 7246179.1%Arkansas66.4%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 7246126.4 minArkansas22.5 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 724616.3%Arkansas8.8%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 72461

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 72461 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 72461	Margin of error	Arkansas	United States
Total population	3,643	±567	3,049,391	334,922,499
Median age	40.2 yrs	±4.8 yrs	38.5 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	1,523	±193	1,205,987	129,227,496
Median household income	$53,893	±$8,103	$60,773	$80,734
Per capita income	$27,059	±$3,208	$34,225	$44,673
Poverty rate	16.0%	±5.0 pts	16.0%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	±8.2 pts	4.9%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	±5.2 pts	25.7%	35.7%
Median home value	$99,300	±$16,082	$188,000	$332,700
Median gross rent	$674/mo	±$51	$947/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	79.1%	±6.8 pts	66.4%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	26.4 min	±7.6 min	22.5 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	6.3%	±5.2 pts	8.8%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 72461
Group	ZIP 72461	Arkansas	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	87.0%	67.4%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.6%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	6.3%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	0.1%	9.0%	19.3%

Where ZIP 72461 is

State: Arkansas
Main county: Clay County— also overlaps Greene County
Largest overlapping place: Rector (1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 171.93 sq mi· about 21 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Clay County

72422 Clay County, AR 72424 Datto, AR 72430 Clay County, AR 72435 Clay County, AR 72441 McDougal, AR 72453 Clay County, AR 72454 Clay County, AR 72456 Clay County, AR 72464 St. Francis, AR 72470 Clay County, AR

See every ZIP code in Arkansas, or compare ZIP 72461 with another ZIP code.

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.