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71743

Gurdon, AR · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,913
Median household income
$48,253
People below poverty
13.3%
Median home value
$132,200

Income

The median income of households in 71743 was $48,253. An estimated 7.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 71743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.4
$10,000 to $14,999 7.8
$15,000 to $24,999 13.6
$25,000 to $34,999 12
$35,000 to $49,999 13.1
$50,000 to $74,999 21.6
$75,000 to $99,999 10.7
$100,000 to $149,999 8.7
$150,000 to $199,999 2.7
$200,000 or more 2.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 71743 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49335
Female 35208

An estimated 70.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 39.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,226. 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 71743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.6
Social Security 39.2
Retirement income 25.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.6
Cash public assistance income 0.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 71743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.3

In 2020-2024, 13.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 71743 in 2020-2024, 90.1% had health insurance coverage and 9.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 47.2% and public coverage was 55.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.7%.


In 2020-2024, 71743 had a total population of 2,913 - 1,404 (48.2%) females and 1,509 (51.8%) males. The median age was 43.9 years. An estimated 20.6% of the population was under 18 years, 28.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 71743 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 55 63
5 to 9 137 148
10 to 14 74 44
15 to 19 63 58
20 to 24 82 60
25 to 29 63 51
30 to 34 93 96
35 to 39 221 56
40 to 44 24 93
45 to 49 45 73
50 to 54 125 76
55 to 59 74 108
60 to 64 100 159
65 to 69 129 149
70 to 74 124 51
75 to 79 48 46
80 to 84 41 31
85 and over 11 42

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.4% were White; 21.5% were Black or African American; 16.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 16.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.7% of the people in 71743 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 69.8% of the people in 71743 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,389 households in 71743. The average household size was 2.08 people.

Married-couple households made up 40.1% of the households in 71743 while cohabiting couple households made up 4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.2% of all households, while 27.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 26.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 48.3% of all households.

In 71743, 19.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 71743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 40.1
Cohabiting Couples 4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.4% of males and 51% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.7 9.2
Now married, except separated 56.4 51
Separated 0.3 2.4
Widowed 4.3 17.8
Divorced 10.2 19.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 71743, 84 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 57.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.3% of the people living in 71743 were U.S. natives. 72.4% of the 71743 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.7% of 71743 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 71743 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 71743.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 71743 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 71743 in 2020-2024, 7.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.3% of people at least five years old; 2.4% 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 71743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 71743 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 71743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.3
Different house, same county 10.6
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 71743 was 516 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 48 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 427. College or graduate school enrollment was 41.

Educational Attainment of People in 71743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.3
High school diploma or equivalency 43.8
Some college, no degree 23.7
Associate's degree 4.8
Bachelor's degree 13.7
Graduate or professional degree 2.8

Disability

In 71743, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.3% of people under 18 years old, to 17% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 56.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 71743, 57.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 13.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 981 73.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 175 13.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 176 13.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 71743 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 71743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 13.9
Construction 4.8
Manufacturing 23.7
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 7.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.9
Information 4.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 10.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.8
Other Services, except public administration 7.8
Public administration 1.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 71743 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 239 17.8
Service occupations 276 20.6
Sales and office occupations 318 23.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 247 18.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 260 19.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.4% of 71743 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 71743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 1.2
Other means 5.9
Worked from home 9.4

In 2020-2024, 71743 had a total of 1,711 housing units. Of these housing units, 72% 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"). 10.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 16.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 71743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.5
Mobile homes 16.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 1.3

11.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 71743 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 55.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 71743 had 1,389 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 322 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.3% while renters occupied 28.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.19 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.82.

10.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.8% and another 20.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 71743:

House Heating Fuel Used in 71743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 39.9
Electricity 53.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 6.2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 71743 was $132,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 38.3 % had a mortgage. 61.7% 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 $1,063 and for owners without a mortgage it was $372.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 71743 was $708. 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.