
Arkansas · Census place 04030
Batesville, AR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Batesville, Arkansas (Batesville, AR — Census place “Batesville city”) is 11,385 residents, ranking #34 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $54,424, the median home is worth $159,200 and median gross rent runs $821 a month. Looking for the Batesville Arkansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Batesville, AR: 72501.
- Population
- 11,385Batesville city residents
- Median household income
- $54,424Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $159,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $821Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.1%Owner-occupied households
Batesville ZIP codes (Arkansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Batesville.
The Batesville AR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Batesville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Batesville city median would spend about 18.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.4% of residents and 50.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Batesville city, AR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Batesville city is a mid-size town in Arkansas, with 11,385 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #34 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 35.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Batesville city earn a median of $54,424 a year, 30.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 10% above the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 24.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Batesville city is valued at $159,200, 47.5% below the national figure and 24% above the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $821 a month, 41.6% below the national figure, or roughly $9,852 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 50.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arkansas.
- Magnolia city 10,973
- Forrest City city 12,826
- Malvern city 10,938
- Mountain Home city 13,021
- Lowell city 10,438
- Blytheville city 13,026
- Camden city 10,427
- Harrison city 13,217
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Batesville city?
- Batesville city has 11,385 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #34 of 625 in Arkansas.
- What is the median household income in Batesville city?
- Median household income in Batesville city is $54,424 a year, 30.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Batesville city?
- Median gross rent is $821 a month and the median home value is $159,200, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.
- Is Batesville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Batesville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Batesville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.