Cove

Population: 359
Median household income: $26,172
Median home value: $80,000

Cove is a community in Polk County, Arkansas, home to 359 residents. Its median household income of $26,172 runs below the Polk County figure of $49,252.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cove's population grew 40.8% from 255 to 359, while its median home value rose 7.7% from $74,300 to $80,000.

58.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 359
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $26,172
Median home value: $80,000
Median gross rent: $574
Housing units: 201
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
Unemployment rate: 12.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

255359

Median household income

$29,583$26,172

Median home value

$74,300$80,000

Median gross rent

$483$574

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	255	$29,583	$74,300	$483
2020	299	$29,000	$63,000	$479
2021	323	$26,250	$67,500	$519
2022	324	$27,500	$58,300	$563
2023	359	$26,172	$80,000	$574

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4424.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	7.2%
5 to 17	36	10.0%
18 to 24	26	7.2%
25 to 34	44	12.3%
35 to 44	87	24.2%
45 to 54	36	10.0%
55 to 64	47	13.1%
65 to 74	33	9.2%
75 and over	24	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	312	86.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	10.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.8%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	18.8%
High school graduate	101	37.3%
Some college or associate's	90	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	15	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 53 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled20.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	119	74.4%
Carpooled	33	20.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.3%
Other means	6	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47	29.7%
15 to 29 min	40	25.3%
30 to 44 min	36	22.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	35	22.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 36.2% (130 of 359)

	Count	Share
Family households	91	62.8%
Nonfamily households	54	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	145	72.1%
Vacant	56	27.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	88	60.7%
Renter-occupied	57	39.3%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	117	58.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	66	32.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0515700
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.4390, -94.4223