Widener

Population: 221
Median household income: $43,750
Median home value: $50,000

Widener, a community in St. Francis County, Arkansas, has 221 residents. The median household income of $43,750 is above the St. Francis County median ($41,784).

Between 2019 and 2023, Widener's population declined 14.0% from 257 to 221, while its median home value rose 57.2% from $31,800 to $50,000.

53.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1990.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 221
Median age: 25.0 yrs
Median household income: $43,750
Median home value: $50,000
Median gross rent: $563
Housing units: 67
Homeownership rate: 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

257221

Median household income

$28,000$43,750

Median home value

$31,800$50,000

Median gross rent

$495$563

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	257	$28,000	$31,800	$495
2020	221	$31,250	$18,800	$681
2021	207	$32,679	$30,700	$731
2022	246	$38,472	$37,500	$783
2023	221	$43,750	$50,000	$563

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

Age distribution

Under 516.3%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2417.2%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 645.9%

65 to 7419.9%

75 and over0.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	16.3%
5 to 17	37	16.7%
18 to 24	38	17.2%
25 to 34	17	7.7%
35 to 44	20	9.0%
45 to 54	14	6.3%
55 to 64	13	5.9%
65 to 74	44	19.9%
75 and over	2	0.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	110	49.8%
Black or African American	96	43.4%
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	15	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma45.5%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's15.5%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	45.5%
High school graduate	38	34.5%
Some college or associate's	17	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	3	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	55	84.6%
Carpooled	7	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	23.4%
15 to 29 min	18	28.1%
30 to 44 min	26	40.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	5	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.68
Poverty rate: 12.7% (28 of 221)

	Count	Share
Family households	42	70.0%
Nonfamily households	18	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	60	89.6%
Vacant	7	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	52	86.7%
Renter-occupied	8	13.3%

1-unit, detached53.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other46.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	36	53.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	46.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0575560
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.0235, -90.6819