Prescott

Population: 3,063
Median household income: $29,403
Median home value: $95,100

Prescott, a community in Nevada County, Arkansas, has 3,063 residents. The median household income of $29,403 is below the Nevada County median ($41,761).

From 2019 to 2023, Prescott's population held roughly steady from 3,035 to 3,063, while its median home value rose 52.6% from $62,300 to $95,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 52.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,063
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $29,403
Median home value: $95,100
Median gross rent: $863
Housing units: 1,497
Homeownership rate: 31.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0353,063

Median household income

$37,540$29,403

Median home value

$62,300$95,100

Median gross rent

$750$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,035	$37,540	$62,300	$750
2020	2,995	$34,761	$63,000	$755
2021	3,076	$31,591	$54,400	$671
2022	3,079	$29,899	$93,800	$812
2023	3,063	$29,403	$95,100	$863

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 2416.4%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	243	7.9%
5 to 17	585	19.1%
18 to 24	501	16.4%
25 to 34	155	5.1%
35 to 44	439	14.3%
45 to 54	306	10.0%
55 to 64	412	13.5%
65 to 74	176	5.7%
75 and over	246	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,600	52.2%
Black or African American	1,190	38.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	263	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate54.2%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	5.0%
High school graduate	939	54.2%
Some college or associate's	511	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	176	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone89.9%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,083	89.9%
Carpooled	120	10.0%
Public transit	2	0.2%
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	615	51.0%
15 to 29 min	262	21.7%
30 to 44 min	89	7.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	239	19.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 34.1% (987 of 2,898)

	Count	Share
Family households	714	59.1%
Nonfamily households	495	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,209	80.8%
Vacant	288	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	386	31.9%
Renter-occupied	823	68.1%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,119	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	121	8.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	257	17.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0557260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 33.8043, -93.3912