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71654

Mc Gehee, AR · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,216
Median household income
$41,645
People below poverty
30.2%
Median home value
$97,300

Income

The median income of households in 71654 was $41,645. An estimated 9.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9.1
$10,000 to $14,999 6.8
$15,000 to $24,999 14.5
$25,000 to $34,999 13.3
$35,000 to $49,999 16.1
$50,000 to $74,999 10
$75,000 to $99,999 12
$100,000 to $149,999 6.1
$150,000 to $199,999 5.3
$200,000 or more 6.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51533
Female 42341

An estimated 70.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,863. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.6
Social Security 35.8
Retirement income 15.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 18.3
Cash public assistance income 4.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 30.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 45% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 19% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 25.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 30.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 45
People 65 years old and over below poverty 19
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 25.5

In 2020-2024, 19.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 29.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 22% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 71654 in 2020-2024, 93% had health insurance coverage and 7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.7% and public coverage was 51.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.6%.


In 2020-2024, 71654 had a total population of 4,216 - 2,152 (51%) females and 2,064 (49%) males. The median age was 37 years. An estimated 27.9% of the population was under 18 years, 30.1% was 19 to 44 years, 25.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 71654 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 146 185
5 to 9 109 201
10 to 14 216 63
15 to 19 157 214
20 to 24 78 94
25 to 29 103 161
30 to 34 112 134
35 to 39 144 125
40 to 44 157 161
45 to 49 210 33
50 to 54 126 101
55 to 59 71 187
60 to 64 170 196
65 to 69 129 71
70 to 74 58 112
75 to 79 53 66
80 to 84 21 23
85 and over 4 25

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 48.8% were White; 43.8% were Black or African American; 12.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 21.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.2% of the people in 71654 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 47.2% of the people in 71654 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,669 households in 71654. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.6% of the households in 71654 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.2% of all households, while 20.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.6% of all households.

In 71654, 36.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.6
Cohabiting Couples 4.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45.1% of males and 36.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.3 39.8
Now married, except separated 45.1 36.1
Separated 1.3 6.2
Widowed 2.3 8.6
Divorced 10 9.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 71654, 167 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98% of the people living in 71654 were U.S. natives. 86.3% of the 71654 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of 71654 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 96.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 71654 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 71654.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 71654 in 2020-2024, 5.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.6% of people at least five years old; 3.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.6
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 71654 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.8
Different house, same county 6.8
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 79.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 20.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 71654 was 1,071 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 122 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 829. College or graduate school enrollment was 120.

Educational Attainment of People in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 20.6
High school diploma or equivalency 41.2
Some college, no degree 19.3
Associate's degree 5.8
Bachelor's degree 7.4
Graduate or professional degree 5.7

Disability

In 71654, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.9% of people under 18 years old, to 22% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 54.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 71654, 47.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 65.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 28.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,013 65.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 434 28.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 93 6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 71654 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 15.6
Construction 7.1
Manufacturing 10.1
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 8.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4
Other Services, except public administration 4
Public administration 10.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 71654 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 571 37
Service occupations 228 14.8
Sales and office occupations 198 12.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 199 12.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 346 22.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 85.7% of 71654 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 85.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.3
Other means 1
Worked from home 3.9

In 2020-2024, 71654 had a total of 1,997 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 12.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 9.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12.1
Mobile homes 9.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 71654 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 72.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 71654 had 1,669 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 328 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 50.1% while renters occupied 49.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.36 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.64.

8.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 14.6% and another 17.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 71654:

House Heating Fuel Used in 71654 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 42.9
Electricity 56
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 71654 was $97,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 43.5 % had a mortgage. 56.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,005 and for owners without a mortgage it was $418.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 71654 was $755. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.