Arkansas · Census place 38890
Lavaca city, AR
Quick answer
Lavaca city has 2,466 residents, ranking #129 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $90,263, the median home is worth $155,000 and median gross rent runs $890 a month.
- Population
- 2,466Lavaca city residents
- Median household income
- $90,263Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $155,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $890Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lavaca city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lavaca city median would spend about 11.8% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.2% of residents and 77.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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