Black Oak

Population: 185
Median household income: $46,875
Median home value: $68,300

Black Oak, a community in Craighead County, Arkansas, has 185 residents. The median household income of $46,875 is below the Craighead County median ($57,615).

Between 2019 and 2023, Black Oak's population declined 14.0% from 215 to 185, while its median home value fell 7.2% from $73,600 to $68,300.

The median resident is 40.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 185
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $46,875
Median home value: $68,300
Median gross rent: $625
Housing units: 94
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

215185

Median household income

$51,071$46,875

Median home value

$73,600$68,300

Median gross rent

$365$625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	215	$51,071	$73,600	$365
2020	197	$51,033	$59,200	$378
2021	213	$53,162	$63,600	$390
2022	225	$51,250	$65,200	$460
2023	185	$46,875	$68,300	$625

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1728.6%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 344.9%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 643.8%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	7.0%
5 to 17	53	28.6%
18 to 24	9	4.9%
25 to 34	9	4.9%
35 to 44	29	15.7%
45 to 54	34	18.4%
55 to 64	7	3.8%
65 to 74	23	12.4%
75 and over	8	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	110	59.5%
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	7	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	68	36.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.1%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's16.4%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	29.1%
High school graduate	37	33.6%
Some college or associate's	18	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	6	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone91.3%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73	91.3%
Carpooled	7	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	16.3%
15 to 29 min	29	36.3%
30 to 44 min	29	36.3%
45 to 59 min	7	8.8%
60+ min	2	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 22.4% (41 of 183)

	Count	Share
Family households	34	43.0%
Nonfamily households	45	57.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	79	84.0%
Vacant	15	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	66	83.5%
Renter-occupied	13	16.5%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	71	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	24.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0506610
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.8365, -90.3676