Reader

Population: 78
Median household income: $27,891

Reader, a community in Ouachita County, Arkansas, has 78 residents. At $27,891, its median household income sits below Ouachita County's $49,838.

Between 2019 and 2023, Reader's population declined 59.4% from 192 to 78.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 26.9% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 55.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 78
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $27,891
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 33
Homeownership rate: 9.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19278

Median household income

$13,320$27,891

Median home value

$41,500$34,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	192	$13,320	$41,500
2020	138	$15,822	$34,900
2021	33	—	—
2022	52	—	—
2023	78	$27,891	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2419.2%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4420.5%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 640.0%

65 to 7426.9%

75 and over17.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	12	15.4%
18 to 24	15	19.2%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	16	20.5%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	0	0.0%
65 to 74	21	26.9%
75 and over	14	17.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35	44.9%
Black or African American	43	55.1%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	19	37.3%
Some college or associate's	18	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	14	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	34	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	16	47.1%
30 to 44 min	18	52.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 78)

	Count	Share
Family households	30	90.9%
Nonfamily households	3	9.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3	9.1%
Renter-occupied	30	90.9%

1-unit, detached57.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other42.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19	57.6%
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	14	42.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0558400
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.7516, -93.1012