Etowah

Population: 306
Median household income: $23,125
Median home value: $80,600

Etowah is a community in Mississippi County, Arkansas, home to 306 residents. Its median household income of $23,125 runs below the Mississippi County figure of $53,428.

Between 2019 and 2023, Etowah's population grew 10.1% from 278 to 306, while its median home value rose 12.1% from $71,900 to $80,600.

Households average 2.28 people. The median gross rent is $633.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 306
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $23,125
Median home value: $80,600
Median gross rent: $633
Housing units: 152
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

278306

Median household income

$42,841$23,125

Median home value

$71,900$80,600

Median gross rent

$762$633

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	278	$42,841	$71,900	$762
2020	324	$38,750	$64,000	$548
2021	344	—	$80,800	$549
2022	282	—	$77,000	$582
2023	306	$23,125	$80,600	$633

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4418.3%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	2.3%
5 to 17	52	17.0%
18 to 24	24	7.8%
25 to 34	50	16.3%
35 to 44	56	18.3%
45 to 54	46	15.0%
55 to 64	40	13.1%
65 to 74	15	4.9%
75 and over	16	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	290	94.8%
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	3	1.0%
Two or more races	11	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate58.7%

Some college or associate's14.8%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	22.4%
High school graduate	131	58.7%
Some college or associate's	33	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	8	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	104	75.4%
Carpooled	3	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	13.0%
Other means	7	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	11.7%
15 to 29 min	46	38.3%
30 to 44 min	44	36.7%
45 to 59 min	13	10.8%
60+ min	3	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 39.5% (120 of 304)

	Count	Share
Family households	77	57.5%
Nonfamily households	57	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	134	88.2%
Vacant	18	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	85	63.4%
Renter-occupied	49	36.6%

1-unit, detached44.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other55.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	67	44.1%
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	85	55.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0522120
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7158, -90.2307