ZIP Code 72653 — Mountain Home city, AR Demographics & Data

ZIP code 72653 covers Mountain Home, AR in Baxter County with a population of about 28,906.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 52.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 870; U.S. House district AR-1; the SPRINGFIELD, MO media market.

Mountain Home, AR sits in a university / college context (near arkansas state university-mountain home (1.5 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

Median household income in ZIP 72653 is about $48,096 — about 36% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 14.5%; unemployment rate near 6.6%; 19.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 14.4 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Retail trade; about 7.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 8.2 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $167,100 — about 52% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $688 (about 41% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 73.3% (about 7.9 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 72653 in Mountain Home, AR, a household would need roughly $46,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,073. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($48,096). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Mountain Home city, AR as Relatively Low (composite score 72.3), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (71.9) and flood (64.4). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Mountain Home city, AR show little to no average snow and around 50.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1,011 for ZIP 72653 (Mountain Home city, AR) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.