Nevada County, Arkansas

Nevada County has a population of 8,159 and has shrunk 4.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $83,300, about 1.6 times the county's median household income of $53,886.

Home price
$83,300
Income
$53,886
Population
8,159
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$83,300county
Median gross rent$869county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198043.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant24.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$911county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$694county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,092county
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$53,886county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate20.3%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 home0.9%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.0%county
Share of workers employed by government19.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.3%county
Economic output per resident$38,994county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%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 time26.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport36307county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station14 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.3%county
Traffic deaths134.8county
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 higher13.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.7%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1327county
Students per full-time teacher9.9county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.0%county
Frequent mental distress20.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.8%county

Place

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

Population8,159county
Land area in square miles618county
People per square mile of land13.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age44.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.7%county
Share of households that are one person35.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls63.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents590county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in171county
Households that moved away183county
Average income of arriving households$36,094county
Average income of departing households$42,787county
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 temperature64.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.48 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F74 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing53 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days222 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 31county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use965 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity44.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.6%county
Homes heated by propane8.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband72.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk24.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk41.8county
Landslide risk21.3county
Hail risk70.9county
Earthquake risk57.1county
Tornado risk47.3county
Tropical cyclone risk56.9county
Extreme heat risk55.4county
Winter weather risk31.8county
Strong wind risk46.8county
Wildfire risk29.5county

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 Nevada 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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