Ashdown

Population: 4,225
Median household income: $47,398
Median home value: $130,900

Located in Little River County, Arkansas, Ashdown is a community with a population of 4,225. The median household income of $47,398 is below the Little River County median ($52,241).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ashdown's population declined 4.5% from 4,425 to 4,225, while its median home value rose 67.8% from $78,000 to $130,900.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 55.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,225
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $47,398
Median home value: $130,900
Median gross rent: $836
Housing units: 1,985
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4254,225

Median household income

$29,726$47,398

Median home value

$78,000$130,900

Median gross rent

$596$836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,425	$29,726	$78,000	$596
2020	4,415	$37,635	$75,500	$555
2021	4,242	$46,875	$100,200	$454
2022	4,264	$60,909	$134,100	$416
2023	4,225	$47,398	$130,900	$836

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	263	6.2%
5 to 17	787	18.6%
18 to 24	297	7.0%
25 to 34	538	12.7%
35 to 44	543	12.9%
45 to 54	424	10.0%
55 to 64	498	11.8%
65 to 74	424	10.0%
75 and over	451	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,340	55.4%
Black or African American	1,523	36.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.2%
Asian	19	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	143	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	192	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	164	5.7%
High school graduate	1,257	43.7%
Some college or associate's	868	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	440	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	149	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled16.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,279	77.1%
Carpooled	274	16.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	16	1.0%
Worked from home	72	4.3%
Other means	18	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	605	38.1%
15 to 29 min	96	6.0%
30 to 44 min	597	37.6%
45 to 59 min	126	7.9%
60+ min	163	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 25.8% (1,041 of 4,031)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,131	68.9%
Nonfamily households	511	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,642	82.7%
Vacant	343	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,210	73.7%
Renter-occupied	432	26.3%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,709	86.1%
1-unit, attached	11	0.6%
2 to 4 units	130	6.5%
5 to 19 units	22	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	113	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0502380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 33.6745, -94.1266