Arkansas · Census place 75500
Wickes town, AR
Quick answer
Wickes town has 895 residents, ranking #227 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $28,429, the median home is worth $70,900 and median gross rent runs $577 a month.
- Population
- 895Wickes town residents
- Median household income
- $28,429Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $70,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $577Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 26.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wickes town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wickes town median would spend about 24.4% 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 39.4% of residents and 68.2% 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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