Earle

Population: 1,421
Median household income: $26,985
Median home value: $93,300

Located in Crittenden County, Arkansas, Earle is a community with a population of 1,421. At $26,985, its median household income sits below Crittenden County's $54,271.

Between 2019 and 2023, Earle's population declined 35.1% from 2,190 to 1,421, while its median home value rose 46.9% from $63,500 to $93,300.

Owners occupy 36.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,421
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $26,985
Median home value: $93,300
Median gross rent: $591
Housing units: 816
Homeownership rate: 36.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 20.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1901,421

Median household income

$34,063$26,985

Median home value

$63,500$93,300

Median gross rent

$677$591

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,190	$34,063	$63,500	$677
2020	2,174	$37,188	$59,100	$689
2021	1,888	$39,013	$65,400	$614
2022	1,759	$41,484	$78,000	$664
2023	1,421	$26,985	$93,300	$591

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	9.6%
5 to 17	258	18.2%
18 to 24	176	12.4%
25 to 34	132	9.3%
35 to 44	173	12.2%
45 to 54	79	5.6%
55 to 64	229	16.1%
65 to 74	200	14.1%
75 and over	38	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	138	9.7%
Black or African American	1,059	74.5%
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	205	14.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.8%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's14.9%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	271	31.8%
High school graduate	342	40.2%
Some college or associate's	127	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	105	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6	0.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone49.4%

Carpooled43.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	232	49.4%
Carpooled	203	43.2%
Public transit	3	0.6%
Walked	13	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	4.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	184	40.8%
15 to 29 min	143	31.7%
30 to 44 min	53	11.8%
45 to 59 min	41	9.1%
60+ min	30	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 45.4% (642 of 1,414)

	Count	Share
Family households	233	42.6%
Nonfamily households	314	57.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	547	67.0%
Vacant	269	33.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	198	36.2%
Renter-occupied	349	63.8%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	567	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	85	10.4%
5 to 19 units	18	2.2%
20 or more units	31	3.8%
Mobile home & other	115	14.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0520320
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2734, -90.4643