White County, Arkansas

White County has a population of 77,838 and has grown 4.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $163,600, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $55,249.

Home price
$163,600
Income
$55,249
Population
77,838
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$163,600county
Median gross rent$850county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198032.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,076county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$734county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,149county
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$55,249county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate17.5%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 home4.8%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.4%county
Share of workers employed by government13.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.0%county
Economic output per resident$42,531county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.46%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 time22.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service44 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1145693county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.8 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 station45 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths42.4county
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 higher20.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.1%county
Public schools in the county26county
Public school enrollment12342county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible59.8%county
Elementary schools12county
Middle schools6county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.1%county
Frequent mental distress21.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

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

Population77,838county
Land area in square miles1,034county
People per square mile of land75.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store13.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.2%county
Population change since 2020+4.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age38.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.0%county
Share of households that are one person26.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages3.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents275county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in1,935county
Households that moved away1,772county
Average income of arriving households$51,550county
Average income of departing households$49,791county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year254county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.6%county
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.0 incounty
Annual snowfall5.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.42 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F62 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing54 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days222 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 29county
Average first fall frostNov 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,111 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity63.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.4%county
Homes heated by propane6.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband87.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk80.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk69.7county
Landslide risk50.3county
Hail risk71.0county
Earthquake risk96.0county
Tornado risk91.9county
Tropical cyclone risk54.6county
Extreme heat risk88.4county
Winter weather risk80.6county
Strong wind risk90.4county
Wildfire risk79.4county

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 White 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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