Rector

Population: 1,631
Median household income: $41,534
Median home value: $82,500

Rector is a community in Clay County, Arkansas, home to 1,631 residents. At $41,534, its median household income sits below Clay County's $48,500.

From 2019 to 2023, Rector's population declined 16.8% from 1,960 to 1,631, while its median home value rose 21.9% from $67,700 to $82,500.

78.2% of workers drive to work alone. 76.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,631
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $41,534
Median home value: $82,500
Median gross rent: $605
Housing units: 967
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9601,631

Median household income

$30,599$41,534

Median home value

$67,700$82,500

Median gross rent

$490$605

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,960	$30,599	$67,700	$490
2020	1,948	$32,103	$62,800	$519
2021	1,924	$33,169	$55,100	$559
2022	1,793	$40,772	$71,300	$606
2023	1,631	$41,534	$82,500	$605

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	86	5.3%
5 to 17	195	12.0%
18 to 24	135	8.3%
25 to 34	263	16.1%
35 to 44	268	16.4%
45 to 54	161	9.9%
55 to 64	188	11.5%
65 to 74	201	12.3%
75 and over	134	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,525	93.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	101	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.4%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	297	24.4%
High school graduate	476	39.2%
Some college or associate's	289	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	74	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	79	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	544	78.2%
Carpooled	41	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	9.3%
Other means	35	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	159	25.2%
15 to 29 min	253	40.1%
30 to 44 min	180	28.5%
45 to 59 min	24	3.8%
60+ min	15	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 20.2% (326 of 1,611)

	Count	Share
Family households	426	52.9%
Nonfamily households	379	47.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	805	83.2%
Vacant	162	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	459	57.0%
Renter-occupied	346	43.0%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	741	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	172	17.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	19	2.0%
Mobile home & other	35	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0558490
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.2642, -90.2935