Wooster

Population: 1,135
Median household income: $107,813
Median home value: $292,900

Wooster is a community in Faulkner County, Arkansas, home to 1,135 residents. At $107,813, its median household income sits above Faulkner County's $65,071.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wooster's population declined 4.5% from 1,188 to 1,135, while its median home value rose 42.3% from $205,800 to $292,900.

The median resident is 34.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 33.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,135
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $107,813
Median home value: $292,900
Median gross rent: $1,100
Housing units: 387
Homeownership rate: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1881,135

Median household income

$78,214$107,813

Median home value

$205,800$292,900

Median gross rent

$725$1,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,188	$78,214	$205,800	$725
2020	1,159	$78,182	$232,400	$688
2021	1,246	$99,167	$259,000	$842
2022	1,155	$116,964	$314,400	$1,083
2023	1,135	$107,813	$292,900	$1,100

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1733.5%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 644.8%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	4.1%
5 to 17	380	33.5%
18 to 24	61	5.4%
25 to 34	87	7.7%
35 to 44	186	16.4%
45 to 54	140	12.3%
55 to 64	54	4.8%
65 to 74	113	10.0%
75 and over	68	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	864	76.1%
Black or African American	13	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	72	6.3%
Two or more races	95	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	83	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree23.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	4.9%
High school graduate	205	31.6%
Some college or associate's	187	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	154	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	70	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	394	85.1%
Carpooled	19	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	8.9%
Other means	5	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	22.0%
15 to 29 min	175	41.5%
30 to 44 min	89	21.1%
45 to 59 min	35	8.3%
60+ min	30	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.20
Poverty rate: 9.9% (112 of 1,135)

	Count	Share
Family households	310	87.3%
Nonfamily households	45	12.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	355	91.7%
Vacant	32	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	322	90.7%
Renter-occupied	33	9.3%

1-unit, detached97.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	376	97.2%
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	11	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0576820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1999, -92.4502