Arkansas · Census place 58490
Rector city, AR
Quick answer
Rector city has 1,631 residents, ranking #164 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $41,534, the median home is worth $82,500 and median gross rent runs $605 a month.
- Population
- 1,631Rector city residents
- Median household income
- $41,534Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $82,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $605Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rector city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rector city median would spend about 17.5% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.2% of residents and 57% 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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