Housing in ZIP 72209 at a glance
- Population
- 31,607
- Housing units
- 13,574
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $98,800Little Rock: $236,400 (-58%)
- Median gross rent
- $965 a monthLittle Rock: $1,106 (-13%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 38.5%Little Rock: 53.5%
- Homes built before 1980
- 68.3%
- Median year built
- 1971
ZIP code 72209, south of the centre, costs the least of Little Rock's eight sectors on both counts, with a $98,800 value and $965 in rent, 58% and 13% beneath the city. Its 31,607 residents live mostly in older housing, as 68.3% of homes come from before 1980, around a median year of 1971. Owner households are 38.5% of the total, seventh of eight, versus 53.5% citywide, and renters number 7,426 against 4,646 owners. Neighbouring areas run higher: 72204 at $124,700, 72205 at $229,600, and 72211 at $284,100. It is also the most populous of the eight sectors, with 13,574 housing units.
Questions about ZIP 72209
What is the median home value in ZIP 72209, Little Rock?
$98,800 for owner-occupied homes, against $236,400 for Little Rock as a whole (Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year figures for this ZIP code area). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in ZIP 72209?
$965 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,106 in Little Rock (Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year figures for this ZIP code area).
Do most people in ZIP 72209 own or rent?
Most rent: 38.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 53.5% in Little Rock (Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year figures for this ZIP code area).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Figures published by the Census Bureau for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 72209 (the ZIP code area can extend beyond the city limits).
ZIP 72209 is one of the 8 ZIP codes of at least 1,000 residents (of 9 ZIP code areas mostly inside the city) of Little Rock: population 31,607 (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B01003 (total population by ZIP Code Tabulation Area)).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077. City figures: the same survey, published for Little Rock as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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