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Ward township, Yell County, AR

1,641 Population
28.2 square miles 58.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±12.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Yell County: 39.3 ±1.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$18,687 ±$3,570 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Yell County: $28,554 ±$1,643
  • about half the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$34,148 ±$3,770 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Yell County: $55,934 † ±$8,149
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

30.5% ±10.5% (480  ±203) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Yell County: 15.6% † 3,071 (±2.8% / ±542)
  • nearly double the rate in Arkansas: 16% 473,903 (±0.3% / ±7,279)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.3 minutes ±4.3 (10,185  ±3,898) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Yell County: 21.8 181,560 (±2.1 / ±20,513)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

672 ±167 Number of households
  • Yell County: 8,323 ±189
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.8 (1,606  ±391) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Yell County: 2.4 19,799 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • a little less than the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.3% ±7.2% (22  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Yell County: 7% † 286 (±2.9% / ±118)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Arkansas: 5.6% 39,177 (±0.2% / ±1,481)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

852 ±178 Number of housing units
  • Yell County: 9,312 ±32
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$80,500 ±$44,565 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Yell County: $143,600 ±$13,989
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Arkansas: $188,000 ±$1,754
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.6% ±4.8% (139  ±83.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Yell County: 8.9% † 1,767 (±2.2% / ±443)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78.1% ±26.9% (840  ±195.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Yell County: 82.8% 11,374 (±5.4% / ±750.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
4.3% ±4.1% (46  ±45.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Yell County: 14.9% † 2,046 (±2.5% / ±338.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

4.2% ±3.8% (69  ±64) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Yell County: 8.8% 1,764
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Arkansas: 5.4% 165,740
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±3% (66  ±41) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Yell County: 7% † 1,064 (±1.3% / ±202)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
66 Total veterans ±41 66 Male ±41 N/A Female ±13

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