Lavaca

Population: 2,466
Median household income: $90,263
Median home value: $155,000

Located in Sebastian County, Arkansas, Lavaca is a community with a population of 2,466. At $90,263, its median household income sits above Sebastian County's $56,450.

From 2019 to 2023, Lavaca's population declined 3.1% from 2,545 to 2,466, while its median home value rose 31.2% from $118,100 to $155,000.

The median resident is 31.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,466
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $90,263
Median home value: $155,000
Median gross rent: $890
Housing units: 1,038
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5452,466

Median household income

$60,337$90,263

Median home value

$118,100$155,000

Median gross rent

$767$890

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,545	$60,337	$118,100	$767
2020	2,442	$64,250	$129,500	$676
2021	2,443	$72,969	$136,400	$700
2022	2,467	$87,500	$144,000	$815
2023	2,466	$90,263	$155,000	$890

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1725.8%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	168	6.8%
5 to 17	636	25.8%
18 to 24	169	6.9%
25 to 34	390	15.8%
35 to 44	378	15.3%
45 to 54	286	11.6%
55 to 64	226	9.2%
65 to 74	151	6.1%
75 and over	62	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,122	86.1%
Black or African American	15	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	220	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	103	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's41.5%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	3.2%
High school graduate	418	28.0%
Some college or associate's	619	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	296	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	112	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,121	85.1%
Carpooled	135	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	49	3.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	222	17.5%
15 to 29 min	616	48.5%
30 to 44 min	312	24.6%
45 to 59 min	12	0.9%
60+ min	107	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 5.2% (127 of 2,466)

	Count	Share
Family households	705	81.4%
Nonfamily households	161	18.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	866	83.4%
Vacant	172	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	673	77.7%
Renter-occupied	193	22.3%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	779	75.0%
1-unit, attached	10	1.0%
2 to 4 units	60	5.8%
5 to 19 units	8	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	181	17.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0538890
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.3302, -94.1829