Cleveland County, Arkansas

Cleveland County has a population of 7,453 and has shrunk 4.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $137,600, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $54,794.

Home price
$137,600
Income
$54,794
Population
7,453
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$137,600county
Median gross rent$536county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198041.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.7%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$1,055county
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$54,794county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate15.8%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 home4.7%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.9%county
Share of workers employed by government23.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.5%county
Economic output per resident$31,576county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.48%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 time27.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service57 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1145693county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station50 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.8%county
Traffic deaths26.8county
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 higher19.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.6%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1291county
Students per full-time teacher12.3county
Free lunch eligible63.8%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians68(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.6%county
Frequent mental distress20.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.2%county

Place

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

Population7,453county
Land area in square miles598county
People per square mile of land12.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.2%county
Share of households that are one person28.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.2%county
Second languages1.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls64.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents609county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-14county
Households that moved in162county
Households that moved away186county
Average income of arriving households$47,488county
Average income of departing households$39,801county
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 temperature64.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.8 incounty
Annual snowfall6.8 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.50 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F81 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing44 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days231 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 23county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,053 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity63.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas10.8%county
Homes heated by propane21.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband79.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk13.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk19.7county
Landslide risk10.3county
Hail risk40.4county
Earthquake risk62.9county
Tornado risk40.4county
Tropical cyclone risk51.3county
Extreme heat risk52.2county
Winter weather risk18.1county
Strong wind risk35.6county
Wildfire risk25.4county

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 Cleveland 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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