Elaine

Population: 515
Median household income: $39,226
Median home value: $55,800

Elaine is a community in Phillips County, Arkansas, home to 515 residents. The median household income of $39,226 is in line with the Phillips County median ($38,874).

From 2019 to 2023, Elaine's population declined 21.9% from 659 to 515, while its median home value rose 48.8% from $37,500 to $55,800.

1.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 49.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 515
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $39,226
Median home value: $55,800
Median gross rent: $320
Housing units: 271
Homeownership rate: 49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.1%
Unemployment rate: 38.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

659515

Median household income

$26,250$39,226

Median home value

$37,500$55,800

Median gross rent

$349$320

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	659	$26,250	$37,500	$349
2020	717	$35,000	$55,800	$321
2021	613	$36,638	$56,000	$331
2022	544	$39,196	$57,800	$365
2023	515	$39,226	$55,800	$320

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	3.5%
5 to 17	99	19.2%
18 to 24	36	7.0%
25 to 34	68	13.2%
35 to 44	60	11.7%
45 to 54	69	13.4%
55 to 64	51	9.9%
65 to 74	71	13.8%
75 and over	43	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	145	28.2%
Black or African American	356	69.1%
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	6	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.0%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's43.6%

Bachelor's degree1.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	29.0%
High school graduate	95	26.2%
Some college or associate's	158	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	4	1.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	122	81.3%
Carpooled	15	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	8.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99	66.0%
15 to 29 min	16	10.7%
30 to 44 min	15	10.0%
45 to 59 min	20	13.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 28.5% (147 of 515)

	Count	Share
Family households	150	63.8%
Nonfamily households	85	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	235	86.7%
Vacant	36	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	117	49.8%
Renter-occupied	118	50.2%

1-unit, detached61.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units18.5%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	167	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	50	18.5%
5 to 19 units	29	10.7%
20 or more units	13	4.8%
Mobile home & other	12	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0520950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.3086, -90.8533