Black Rock

Population: 790
Median household income: $59,531
Median home value: $68,300

Black Rock is a community in Lawrence County, Arkansas, home to 790 residents. At $59,531, its median household income sits above Lawrence County's $44,164.

Between 2019 and 2023, Black Rock's population declined 4.5% from 827 to 790, while its median home value fell 3.3% from $70,600 to $68,300.

4.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 790
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $59,531
Median home value: $68,300
Median gross rent: $760
Housing units: 363
Homeownership rate: 84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

827790

Median household income

$35,365$59,531

Median home value

$70,600$68,300

Median gross rent

$545$760

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	827	$35,365	$70,600	$545
2020	854	$48,375	$58,500	$518
2021	860	$60,250	$55,800	$593
2022	846	$65,347	$58,900	$613
2023	790	$59,531	$68,300	$760

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5422.7%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	3.4%
5 to 17	192	24.3%
18 to 24	38	4.8%
25 to 34	88	11.1%
35 to 44	93	11.8%
45 to 54	179	22.7%
55 to 64	71	9.0%
65 to 74	56	7.1%
75 and over	46	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	750	94.9%
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	40	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.6%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's39.8%

Bachelor's degree3.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	94	17.6%
High school graduate	204	38.3%
Some college or associate's	212	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	17	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone55.6%

Carpooled38.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	154	55.6%
Carpooled	107	38.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34	12.6%
15 to 29 min	108	40.1%
30 to 44 min	33	12.3%
45 to 59 min	34	12.6%
60+ min	60	22.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 22.2% (175 of 790)

	Count	Share
Family households	236	74.4%
Nonfamily households	81	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	317	87.3%
Vacant	46	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	269	84.9%
Renter-occupied	48	15.1%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	295	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58	16.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0506700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 36.1062, -91.1075