72205 — Little Rock, Arkansas
Area Profile
Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 72205.
Missing required signals: opportunity, growth, climate. AreaProfile withholds a score rather than inferring the missing dimensions.
Housing is more affordable relative to local incomes than in most published city profiles, with rent taking 20% of median household income.
At a glance
Jobs & opportunity
55% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 90% of measured US ZIP areas.
| Metric | Value | Compared with peers | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income ±$7,820 | $68,415 | Bottom 44% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income ±$3,773 | $51,069 | Top 18% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate | 16.0% | Top 28% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Average commute | 16.0 min | Bottom 5% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 54.8% | Top 10% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Employment | 105,041 | — | June 2026 |
| Employment change (3 years) | 5.3% | — | June 2026 |
| Employment change (year over year) | 2.2% | — | June 2026 |
| Labor force | 109,662 | — | June 2026 |
| Labor force participation | 65.0% | Top 32% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Mean annual wage | $58,000 | — | 2025 OEWS |
| Median annual wage | $45,790 | — | 2025 OEWS |
| Unemployment change (year over year) | 0.0% | — | June 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | — | June 2026 |
| Occupation | People employed | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | 11,550 | $81,070 |
| Retail Salespersons | 10,620 | $29,150 |
| General and Operations Managers | 9,330 | $76,080 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 8,720 | $27,470 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 7,990 | $35,340 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 7,910 | $57,050 |
Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Little Rock, AR, the city containing this ZIP code.
Housing & affordability
How it’s calculated →Median rent of $1,115 takes 20% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.
A median home costs 3.4 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.
| Metric | Value | Compared with peers | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home price to income | 3.36 | Top 43% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate | 52.8% | Bottom 11% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Housing units ±772 | 12,285 | Top 12% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median gross rent ±$56 | $1,115 | Top 41% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value ±$11,372 | $229,600 | Top 47% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Rent as a share of income | 19.6% | Top 38% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacancy rate | 11.4% | Top 49% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.
Growth & development
How it’s calculated →The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Little Rock, AR, the city containing this ZIP code.
Physical risk
The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, earthquake and tornado.
Low or minimal exposure: strong wind, heat wave, cold wave, wildfire, hurricane, drought.
Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.
Taxes
AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.
Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.
Access
| Airport | Code | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Fld | LIT | 7 mi | 8,273 ft |
| Tunica Muni | UTA | 114 mi | 8,500 ft |
| Greenville Mid-Delta | GLH | 117 mi | 8,001 ft |
Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.
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Data & methodology
| Used for | Source | Source period | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access | Federal Aviation Administration Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service | NASR current cycle | 28-day NASR cycle |
| Physical risk | Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index | National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0) | Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current) |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics | 2025 OEWS | Annual (spring release) |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics | June 2026 | Monthly |
| Development | U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey | 12 months ending July 2026 | Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month |
| Demographics, Housing, Income, Jobs | U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File) | 2024 ACS 5-Year | Annual (5-year estimates released each December) |
| Demographics | U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program | July 1, 2024 estimate | Annual (vintage released each spring) |
Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.
72205 vs Little Rock
How this ZIP area compares with Little Rock as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.
Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.