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Forrest City, AR Micro Area

22,400 Population
634.8 square miles 35.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,140 ±$1,819 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$42,574 ±$6,151 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.5% ±4% (5,553  ±777) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23 minutes ±1.9 (165,395  ±17,472) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,783 ±327 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (19,437  ±216) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10% ±5.1% (401  ±203) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,570 ±88 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$90,900 ±$7,692 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14% ±2.6% (3,099  ±567.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.9% ±4.7% (13,684  ±741.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.3% ±2.3% (2,269  ±358.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths 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

2.2% (492  ±212) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.7% ±1% (1,005  ±167) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,005 Total veterans ±167 968 Male ±157 37 Female ±37

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