Arkansas · Census place 56540
Pocahontas city, AR
Quick answer
Pocahontas city has 7,475 residents, ranking #50 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $42,829, the median home is worth $107,500 and median gross rent runs $721 a month.
- Population
- 7,475Pocahontas city residents
- Median household income
- $42,829Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $107,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $721Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pocahontas city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pocahontas city median would spend about 20.2% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.2% of residents and 60.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arkansas.
- Wynne city 8,220
- Stuttgart city 8,060
- Newport city 8,019
- Prairie Grove city 7,445
- Trumann city 7,432
- Pea Ridge city 7,348
- Heber Springs city 7,101
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