Ash Flat

Population: 1,309
Median household income: $48,036
Median home value: $87,200

Located in Sharp County, Arkansas, Ash Flat is a community with a population of 1,309. The median household income of $48,036 is above the Sharp County median ($42,950).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ash Flat's population grew 14.4% from 1,144 to 1,309, while its median home value rose 13.5% from $76,800 to $87,200.

11.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 56.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,309
Median age: 53.5 yrs
Median household income: $48,036
Median home value: $87,200
Median gross rent: $783
Housing units: 507
Homeownership rate: 56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1441,309

Median household income

$25,063$48,036

Median home value

$76,800$87,200

Median gross rent

$412$783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,144	$25,063	$76,800	$412
2020	1,198	$29,556	$76,800	$467
2021	1,293	$33,000	$66,400	$479
2022	1,349	$39,632	$82,100	$592
2023	1,309	$48,036	$87,200	$783

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 177.0%

18 to 241.5%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over18.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	8.8%
5 to 17	92	7.0%
18 to 24	19	1.5%
25 to 34	221	16.9%
35 to 44	86	6.6%
45 to 54	163	12.5%
55 to 64	172	13.1%
65 to 74	202	15.4%
75 and over	239	18.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,181	90.2%
Black or African American	31	2.4%
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	63	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	139	12.8%
High school graduate	435	40.2%
Some college or associate's	381	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	82	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	46	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit1.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means8.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	343	80.3%
Carpooled	25	5.9%
Public transit	6	1.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	4.4%
Other means	34	8.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	283	69.4%
15 to 29 min	42	10.3%
30 to 44 min	57	14.0%
45 to 59 min	9	2.2%
60+ min	17	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 16.1% (180 of 1,120)

	Count	Share
Family households	323	71.8%
Nonfamily households	127	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	450	88.8%
Vacant	57	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	254	56.4%
Renter-occupied	196	43.6%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units13.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	396	78.1%
1-unit, attached	4	0.8%
2 to 4 units	67	13.2%
5 to 19 units	10	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0502470
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.2366, -91.6065