Pea Ridge

Population: 7,348
Median household income: $93,627
Median home value: $255,600

Pea Ridge is a community in Benton County, Arkansas, home to 7,348 residents. The median household income of $93,627 is above the Benton County median ($89,879).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pea Ridge's population grew 28.5% from 5,717 to 7,348, while its median home value rose 91.6% from $133,400 to $255,600.

24.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,348
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $93,627
Median home value: $255,600
Median gross rent: $1,395
Housing units: 2,817
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7177,348

Median household income

$63,918$93,627

Median home value

$133,400$255,600

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,395

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,717	$63,918	$133,400	$1,029
2020	5,960	$97,776	$140,500	$2,123
2021	6,491	$88,942	$162,300	$1,331
2022	6,851	$93,113	$222,800	$1,380
2023	7,348	$93,627	$255,600	$1,395

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.4%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	765	10.4%
5 to 17	1,340	18.2%
18 to 24	305	4.2%
25 to 34	1,074	14.6%
35 to 44	1,149	15.6%
45 to 54	804	10.9%
55 to 64	833	11.3%
65 to 74	795	10.8%
75 and over	283	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,200	70.8%
Black or African American	302	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	48	0.7%
Asian	62	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	352	4.8%
Two or more races	807	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	577	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	410	8.3%
High school graduate	1,690	34.2%
Some college or associate's	1,653	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	932	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	253	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,787	78.4%
Carpooled	184	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	571	16.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	615	20.6%
15 to 29 min	1,318	44.1%
30 to 44 min	807	27.0%
45 to 59 min	234	7.8%
60+ min	12	0.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 4.3% (312 of 7,278)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,194	79.5%
Nonfamily households	565	20.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,759	97.9%
Vacant	58	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,072	75.1%
Renter-occupied	687	24.9%

1-unit, detached93.7%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,639	93.7%
1-unit, attached	49	1.7%
2 to 4 units	56	2.0%
5 to 19 units	25	0.9%
20 or more units	32	1.1%
Mobile home & other	16	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0554200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.4528, -94.1259