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Forrest City School District, AR

18,851 Population
339.5 square miles 55.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in St. Francis County: 40.1 ±0.6
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,280 ±$2,019 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in St. Francis County: $22,140 ±$1,819
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$41,802 ±$6,239 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in St. Francis County: $42,574 † ±$6,151
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

30.2% ±4.7% (4,816  ±753) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in St. Francis County: 28.5% † 5,553 (±4% / ±777)
  • 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)

21.4 minutes ±2.2 (120,715  ±15,743) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in St. Francis County: 23 165,395 (±1.9 / ±17,472)
  • a little less than the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,423 ±331 Number of households
  • St. Francis County: 7,783 ±327
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (15,888  ±360) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in St. Francis County: 2.5 19,437 (±0.1 / ±216)
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.7% ±5.9% (394  ±201) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in St. Francis County: 10% † 401 (±5.1% / ±203)
  • more than double the rate in Arkansas: 5.6% 39,177 (±0.2% / ±1,481)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,941 ±184 Number of housing units
  • St. Francis County: 9,570 ±88
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$94,300 ±$10,867 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in St. Francis County: $90,900 ±$7,692
  • about half the amount in Arkansas: $188,000 ±$1,754
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.6% ±3% (2,893  ±558.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in St. Francis County: 14% † 3,099 (±2.6% / ±567.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.6% ±4.9% (11,473  ±693.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in St. Francis County: 85.9% 13,684 (±4.7% / ±741.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.9% ±2.6% (1,991  ±348.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in St. Francis County: 14.3% † 2,269 (±2.3% / ±358.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • 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

2.6% ±1.1% (492  ±212) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in St. Francis County: 2.2% 492
  • about half the rate in Arkansas: 5.4% 165,740
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±1.1% (882  ±166) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in St. Francis County: 5.7% † 1,005 (±1% / ±167)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
882 Total veterans ±166 847 Male ±155 35 Female ±37

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