Evening Shade

Population: 323
Median household income: $27,159
Median home value: $122,000

Evening Shade, a community in Sharp County, Arkansas, has 323 residents. At $27,159, its median household income sits below Sharp County's $42,950.

Between 2019 and 2023, Evening Shade's population declined 20.4% from 406 to 323, while its median home value rose 96.5% from $62,100 to $122,000.

95.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 323
Median age: 56.0 yrs
Median household income: $27,159
Median home value: $122,000
Median gross rent: $619
Housing units: 187
Homeownership rate: 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

406323

Median household income

$34,643$27,159

Median home value

$62,100$122,000

Median gross rent

$557$619

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	406	$34,643	$62,100	$557
2020	347	$28,438	$69,500	$582
2021	362	$27,768	$100,600	$617
2022	360	$28,125	$108,000	$488
2023	323	$27,159	$122,000	$619

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6426.6%

65 to 7417.6%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	2.8%
5 to 17	33	10.2%
18 to 24	26	8.0%
25 to 34	29	9.0%
35 to 44	20	6.2%
45 to 54	19	5.9%
55 to 64	86	26.6%
65 to 74	57	17.6%
75 and over	44	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	275	85.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	1.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	18.0%
High school graduate	90	35.3%
Some college or associate's	80	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	31	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	72	83.7%
Carpooled	6	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	9.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11	14.1%
15 to 29 min	39	50.0%
30 to 44 min	20	25.6%
45 to 59 min	6	7.7%
60+ min	2	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 28.5% (92 of 323)

	Count	Share
Family households	78	51.0%
Nonfamily households	75	49.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	153	81.8%
Vacant	34	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	133	86.9%
Renter-occupied	20	13.1%

1-unit, detached95.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	179	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0522360
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.0699, -91.6219