Poinsett County, Arkansas

Poinsett County has a population of 22,543 and has shrunk 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $103,000, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $46,707.

Home price
$103,000
Income
$46,707
Population
22,543
Unemployment
6.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$103,000county
Median gross rent$619county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198054.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$685county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,161county
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$46,707county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate20.1%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 home3.9%county
Unemployment rate6.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.9%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.6%county
Economic output per resident$39,308county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.53%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 time24.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service51 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2439366county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 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 station39 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.5%county
Traffic deaths79.8county
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 higher11.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.2%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment3732county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible91.3%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians9county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.1%county
Frequent mental distress22.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.6%county

Place

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

Population22,543county
Land area in square miles758county
People per square mile of land29.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract33.9%county
Population change since 2020-2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.5%county
Share of households that are one person33.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls74.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents444county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in543county
Households that moved away577county
Average income of arriving households$35,214county
Average income of departing households$38,215county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year44county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings18.2%county
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.6 incounty
Annual snowfall7.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.43 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F61 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing57 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days227 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 27county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,162 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity49.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.4%county
Homes heated by propane8.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband80.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk37.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk89.1county
Landslide risk46.8county
Hail risk45.7county
Earthquake risk95.2county
Tornado risk83.9county
Tropical cyclone risk44.3county
Extreme heat risk76.0county
Winter weather risk36.7county
Strong wind risk38.7county
Wildfire risk7.4county

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 Poinsett 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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