Stephens

Population: 916
Median household income: $37,361
Median home value: $52,900

Stephens, a community in Ouachita County, Arkansas, has 916 residents. At $37,361, its median household income sits below Ouachita County's $49,838.

From 2019 to 2023, Stephens's population grew 1.7% from 901 to 916, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $43,100 to $52,900.

The median resident is 37.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 916
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $37,361
Median home value: $52,900
Median gross rent: $416
Housing units: 417
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

901916

Median household income

$30,192$37,361

Median home value

$43,100$52,900

Median gross rent

$330$416

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	901	$30,192	$43,100	$330
2020	1,058	$27,656	$53,400	$306
2021	911	$31,111	$54,300	$367
2022	957	$38,516	$54,400	$428
2023	916	$37,361	$52,900	$416

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2414.0%

25 to 346.1%

35 to 444.4%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	9.6%
5 to 17	178	19.4%
18 to 24	128	14.0%
25 to 34	56	6.1%
35 to 44	40	4.4%
45 to 54	115	12.6%
55 to 64	129	14.1%
65 to 74	98	10.7%
75 and over	84	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	400	43.7%
Black or African American	482	52.6%
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	34	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate55.4%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	11.7%
High school graduate	289	55.4%
Some college or associate's	150	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	15	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	230	77.7%
Carpooled	42	14.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.7%
Bicycle	6	2.0%
Worked from home	13	4.4%
Other means	3	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	13.8%
15 to 29 min	122	43.1%
30 to 44 min	76	26.9%
45 to 59 min	12	4.2%
60+ min	34	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.33
Poverty rate: 18.9% (173 of 913)

	Count	Share
Family households	182	66.2%
Nonfamily households	93	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	275	65.9%
Vacant	142	34.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	216	78.5%
Renter-occupied	59	21.5%

1-unit, detached76.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other12.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	320	76.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	4.8%
5 to 19 units	22	5.3%
20 or more units	4	1.0%
Mobile home & other	51	12.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0566860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.4209, -93.0696