A wonderful are like the 72821 zip would a shame to miss on a visit to Arkansas.
The 72821 zip has a low population. Incomes are lower here than in most places. Not many people here have gone to college. The number of married people here is close to the national average. Serving in the armed forces is averagely common here in the 72821 zip. Altus has an average number of people who were born far away. Poverty is a serious problem in the 72821 zip of Altus. An average number of people here speak a second language. Not so many families live here. There are few kids in the schools.
Unemployment is high here. People generally have an easy morning commute in the 72821 zip.
There's an average number of empty houses and
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rent apartments in the 72821 zip of Altus spend a higher than average portion of their money on housing. Home owner costs are very low here. Home owner costs here are an average chunk of home owners incomes. You won't find many large homes here, mainly smaller units.
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STATISTICS
Latitude: 35.442558
Longitude: -93.763539
Elevation: 510 feet
Persons per household: 2.64
Population: 1780
Households: 770
Income per household: 55% of national average
Average house value: 45% of national average
Urban vs Rural population: 0%
Married couples with children: 54.9%
Married: 62.7%
Speak only English: 97.4%
From out of state: 69.6%
Foreign born: 0.7%
Moved in the last 5 years: 45.8%
Work at home: 5.2%
Average travel time to work: 25 minutes
People enrolled in school (to gr 12): 24.5%
People with a Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
People in the military + veterans: 15.7%
Unemployment: 6.3%
People below poverty line: 17.2%
Number of vacant housing units: 7.4%
Urban vs rural housing: 0%
Homes owned by occupant: 73.5%
Rooms per home: 5
Detached homes: 67.3%
Median year structures were built: 1974
Median rent: 78% of national average
Rent of income: 29.6%
Median home owner cost: 67% of national average
Home owner cost of income: 19.8%
---Source: US Govt. Census 2000
This zip code is part of the Fort Smith Metropolitan Area
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Other zip codes near Altus, Arkansas 72821:
Ozark, Arkansas 72949, 6 miles away
Coal Hill, Arkansas 72832, 6 miles away
Alix, Arkansas 72820, 7 miles away
Hartman, Arkansas 72840, 7 miles away
Paris, Arkansas 72855, 9 miles away
Subiaco, Arkansas 72865, 11 miles away
Ratcliff, Arkansas 72951, 11 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the zip to the center of the other zips.
Outdoors Recreation Around Altus, Arkansas 72821
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National Parks near Altus, Arkansas:
Buffalo National River, Harrison - AR, 65 miles away
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Campgrounds near Altus, Arkansas:
Shores Lake Campground, Franklin County, 11 miles away
Horsehead Lake Campground and Picnic Area, Johnson County, 15 miles away
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Lakes Near Altus, Arkansas:
Ozark City Lake, Franklin , 1 miles away
Ozark Lake, Franklin , 3 miles away
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Paddling Rivers Near Altus, Arkansas:
Mulberry River, Franklin , 8 miles away
Class I-II - 10 miles long (Highway 23 to Campbell's Cemetery)
Mulberry River, Franklin , 10 miles away
Class I-III - 3.6 miles long (Redding Campground to Highway 23)
Mulberry River, Crawford Franklin , 10 miles away
Class I-II - 16 miles long (Campbell's Cemetery to Highway 215)
Spirits Creek, Newton , 10 miles away
Class III - 4 miles long (County Road 76 to County Road 2434)
Hurricane Creek, Franklin , 12 miles away
Class II+ - 9 miles long (ShoReservoir Lake to Highway 215)
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