Bassett

Population: 121
Median household income: $54,750
Median home value: $72,200

Located in Mississippi County, Arkansas, Bassett is a community with a population of 121. The median household income of $54,750 is in line with the Mississippi County median ($53,428).

From 2019 to 2023, Bassett's population declined 50.6% from 245 to 121.

86.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1965.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 121
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $54,750
Median home value: $72,200
Median gross rent: $635
Housing units: 53
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

245121

Median household income

$32,031$54,750

Median home value

$49,000$72,200

Median gross rent

$529$635

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	245	$32,031	—	$529
2020	147	$37,917	—	—
2021	132	$41,607	$49,000	—
2022	125	$50,750	$75,000	$632
2023	121	$54,750	$72,200	$635

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6424.8%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	1.7%
5 to 17	22	18.2%
18 to 24	9	7.4%
25 to 34	8	6.6%
35 to 44	17	14.0%
45 to 54	17	14.0%
55 to 64	30	24.8%
65 to 74	12	9.9%
75 and over	4	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	106	87.6%
Black or African American	2	1.7%
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	13	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate51.1%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	11.4%
High school graduate	45	51.1%
Some college or associate's	30	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	3	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled22.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37	77.1%
Carpooled	11	22.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	31.3%
15 to 29 min	12	25.0%
30 to 44 min	10	20.8%
45 to 59 min	6	12.5%
60+ min	5	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 4.1% (5 of 121)

	Count	Share
Family households	31	68.9%
Nonfamily households	14	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	45	84.9%
Vacant	8	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	38	84.4%
Renter-occupied	7	15.6%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	46	86.8%
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	7	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0503940
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5356, -90.1294