Arkansas · Census place 63980
Shirley town, AR
Quick answer
Shirley town has 307 residents, ranking #386 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $35,938, the median home is worth $92,000 and median gross rent runs $625 a month.
- Population
- 307Shirley town residents
- Median household income
- $35,938Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $92,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $625Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shirley town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shirley town median would spend about 20.9% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 33.9% of residents and 81.9% 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
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- Edmondson town 311
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