Perla

Population: 197
Median home value: $93,000

Perla is a community in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, home to 197 residents. Its median home value of $93,000 runs below the Hot Spring County figure of $127,900.

Between 2019 and 2023, Perla's population declined 25.7% from 265 to 197, while its median home value rose 48.8% from $62,500 to $93,000.

The median gross rent is $520. 4.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 197
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $93,000
Median gross rent: $520
Housing units: 103
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

265197

Median household income

$33,750$26,875

Median home value

$62,500$93,000

Median gross rent

$543$520

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	265	$33,750	$62,500	$543
2020	204	$35,375	$72,500	$431
2021	216	$28,929	$73,900	$448
2022	225	$26,875	$88,600	$608
2023	197	—	$93,000	$520

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1732.5%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over2.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	6.6%
5 to 17	64	32.5%
18 to 24	6	3.0%
25 to 34	16	8.1%
35 to 44	11	5.6%
45 to 54	22	11.2%
55 to 64	31	15.7%
65 to 74	30	15.2%
75 and over	4	2.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	58	29.4%
Black or African American	90	45.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	1.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	23.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate57.9%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree2.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	15.8%
High school graduate	66	57.9%
Some college or associate's	25	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	3	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45	81.8%
Carpooled	3	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	9.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	47.2%
15 to 29 min	17	32.1%
30 to 44 min	11	20.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 20.3% (40 of 197)

	Count	Share
Family households	26	41.3%
Nonfamily households	37	58.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	63	61.2%
Vacant	40	38.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	37	58.7%
Renter-occupied	26	41.3%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	72	69.9%
1-unit, attached	2	1.9%
2 to 4 units	6	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	22.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0554620
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.3648, -92.7762