Chicot County, Arkansas

Chicot County has a population of 9,765 and has shrunk 10.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $89,100, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $39,045.

Home price
$89,100
Income
$39,045
Population
9,765
Unemployment
9.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$89,100county
Median gross rent$574county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use15.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$671county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,150county
Home insurance / yr$3,733(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.6(statewide)
Median household income$39,045county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate22.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.8%county
Unemployment rate9.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government23.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$38,103county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.49%county
Top state income tax3.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax1.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.48%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time19.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6582county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station62 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.1%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.2%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1147county
Students per full-time teacher9.4county
Free lunch eligible99.7%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians60county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year30.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity41.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes22.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,765county
Land area in square miles637county
People per square mile of land15.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-10.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.3%county
Share of households that are one person38.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages4.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents372county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-13county
Households that moved in156county
Households that moved away215county
Average income of arriving households$48,878county
Average income of departing households$41,805county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature65.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation58.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F91 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing36 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days245 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 13county
Average first fall frostNov 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,056 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity51.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.6%county
Homes heated by propane8.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband80.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk49.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk88.4county
Landslide risk26.7county
Hail risk49.8county
Earthquake risk77.9county
Tornado risk50.0county
Tropical cyclone risk65.7county
Extreme heat risk61.4county
Winter weather risk9.1county
Strong wind risk67.3county
Wildfire risk8.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Chicot County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arkansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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