Bearden

Population: 793
Median household income: $28,143
Median home value: $76,100

Bearden, a community in Ouachita County, Arkansas, has 793 residents. At $28,143, its median household income sits below Ouachita County's $49,838.

From 2019 to 2023, Bearden's population declined 14.2% from 924 to 793, while its median home value rose 50.4% from $50,600 to $76,100.

Owners occupy 59.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 793
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $28,143
Median home value: $76,100
Median gross rent: $579
Housing units: 399
Homeownership rate: 59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

924793

Median household income

$24,400$28,143

Median home value

$50,600$76,100

Median gross rent

$489$579

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	924	$24,400	$50,600	$489
2020	977	$23,197	$60,500	$510
2021	994	$25,083	$61,700	$539
2022	833	$24,861	$66,300	$563
2023	793	$28,143	$76,100	$579

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

Age distribution

Under 514.5%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4422.4%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	14.5%
5 to 17	139	17.5%
18 to 24	25	3.2%
25 to 34	62	7.8%
35 to 44	178	22.4%
45 to 54	71	9.0%
55 to 64	97	12.2%
65 to 74	84	10.6%
75 and over	22	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	355	44.8%
Black or African American	389	49.1%
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	7	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	15.4%
High school graduate	196	38.1%
Some college or associate's	204	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	23	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	155	77.5%
Carpooled	14	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	9.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.5%
Other means	10	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	47.2%
15 to 29 min	81	41.1%
30 to 44 min	4	2.0%
45 to 59 min	17	8.6%
60+ min	2	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 52.0% (412 of 793)

	Count	Share
Family households	188	67.6%
Nonfamily households	90	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	278	69.7%
Vacant	121	30.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	166	59.7%
Renter-occupied	112	40.3%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	285	71.4%
1-unit, attached	7	1.8%
2 to 4 units	21	5.3%
5 to 19 units	30	7.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	56	14.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0504420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.7277, -92.6187