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Kensett, AR

2,027 Population
1.9 square miles 1,086.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±9.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 38.4 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in Arkansas: 38.4 ±0.2

Economics

$17,965 ±$2,688 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: $28,459 ±$1,515
  • about half the amount in Arkansas: $33,147 ±$287
$27,839 ±$6,002 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: $53,435 ±$4,396
  • about half the amount in Arkansas: $58,773 ±$503

30.7% ±10.9% (617  ±254) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 16.4% † 12,190 (±2% / ±1,485)
  • nearly double the rate in Arkansas: 16% 471,783 (±0.3% / ±8,450)

16.4 minutes ±1.7 (11,835  ±3,213) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 23 708,600 (±1.3 / ±46,237)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Arkansas: 22.4 27,063,576 (±0.2 / ±261,459)

Families

731 ±155 Number of households
  • the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 28,945 ±616
  • Arkansas: 1,189,160 ±4,619
2.8 ±0.8 (2,027  ±420) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 2.6 74,140 (±0.1 / ±63)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,949,085

14.5% ±16.1% (52  ±61) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 6.6% † 1,210 (±1.6% / ±301)
  • more than double the rate in Arkansas: 5.4% 37,445 (±0.2% / ±1,624)

Housing

823 ±150 Number of housing units
  • the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 33,622 ±69
  • Arkansas: 1,382,664 ±336

$92,200 ±$17,110 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: $159,600 ±$5,489
  • about half the amount in Arkansas: $175,300 ±$1,508

12.7% ±8.2% (256  ±173.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 15% † 11,451 (±1.9% / ±1,455.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Arkansas: 13.1% 393,057 (±0.3% / ±7,701.2)

Social

75.1% ±6.2% (1,027  ±226.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 86.8% 44,204 (±3.2% / ±1,634.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 88.6% 1,809,922 (±0.5% / ±10,568.3)
4.3% ±3.4% (59  ±47.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 19.8% 10,091 (±1.6% / ±827.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Arkansas: 25.1% 513,221 (±0.3% / ±5,673.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.2% ±6.6% (166  ±138) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 2% 1,509
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Arkansas: 5.2% 158,219

5.5% ±2.3% (81  ±38) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Searcy, AR Micro Area: 7.5% † 4,468 (±0.8% / ±475)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Arkansas: 7.6% 176,468 (±0.1% / ±2,925)
81 Total veterans ±38 66 Male ±32 15 Female ±19

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