Parkin

Population: 702
Median household income: $25,588
Median home value: $36,700

Parkin, a community in Cross County, Arkansas, has 702 residents. Its median household income of $25,588 runs below the Cross County figure of $47,012.

From 2019 to 2023, Parkin's population grew 4.3% from 673 to 702, while its median home value fell 24.6% from $48,700 to $36,700.

0.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 702
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $25,588
Median home value: $36,700
Median gross rent: $567
Housing units: 503
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.6%
Unemployment rate: 17.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

673702

Median household income

$27,625$25,588

Median home value

$48,700$36,700

Median gross rent

$447$567

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	673	$27,625	$48,700	$447
2020	739	$24,464	$40,500	$462
2021	706	$24,667	$41,500	$477
2022	694	$27,216	$38,400	$546
2023	702	$25,588	$36,700	$567

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2413.0%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 7418.5%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	7.1%
5 to 17	95	13.5%
18 to 24	91	13.0%
25 to 34	44	6.3%
35 to 44	53	7.5%
45 to 54	50	7.1%
55 to 64	129	18.4%
65 to 74	130	18.5%
75 and over	60	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	205	29.2%
Black or African American	418	59.5%
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	79	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma43.1%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree0.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	201	43.1%
High school graduate	146	31.3%
Some college or associate's	116	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	3	0.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	146	73.4%
Carpooled	28	14.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	10.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	102	52.6%
15 to 29 min	54	27.8%
30 to 44 min	38	19.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 20.2% (142 of 702)

	Count	Share
Family households	153	43.7%
Nonfamily households	197	56.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	350	69.6%
Vacant	153	30.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	204	58.3%
Renter-occupied	146	41.7%

1-unit, detached61.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units19.3%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	308	61.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	97	19.3%
5 to 19 units	11	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	87	17.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0553600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 35.2612, -90.5535