
Arkansas · Census place 43460
Magnolia, AR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Magnolia, Arkansas (Magnolia, AR — Census place “Magnolia city”) is 10,973 residents, ranking #35 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $42,188, the median home is worth $166,500 and median gross rent runs $622 a month. Looking for the Magnolia Arkansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Magnolia, AR: 71753.
- Population
- 10,973Magnolia city residents
- Median household income
- $42,188Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $166,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $622Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 28.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49.5%Owner-occupied households
Magnolia ZIP codes (Arkansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Magnolia.
The Magnolia 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 Magnolia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Magnolia city median would spend about 17.7% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.8% of residents and 49.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Magnolia city, AR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Magnolia city is a mid-size town in Arkansas, with 10,973 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #35 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 28.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. 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 Magnolia city earn a median of $42,188 a year, 46.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 14% below the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 25.8% 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 Magnolia city is valued at $166,500, 45.1% below the national figure and 29% above the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $622 a month, 55.8% below the national figure, or roughly $7,464 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.7% 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 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 49.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
A median age of 28.3 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address.
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.
- Malvern city 10,938
- Batesville city 11,385
- Lowell city 10,438
- Forrest City city 12,826
- Camden city 10,427
- Mountain Home city 13,021
- Arkadelphia city 10,316
- Blytheville city 13,026
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Magnolia city?
- Magnolia city has 10,973 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #35 of 625 in Arkansas.
- What is the median household income in Magnolia city?
- Median household income in Magnolia city is $42,188 a year, 46.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Magnolia city?
- Median gross rent is $622 a month and the median home value is $166,500, so rent absorbs about 17.7% of median household income.
- Is Magnolia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Magnolia city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Magnolia 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.