Bald Knob

Population: 2,545
Median household income: $49,107
Median home value: $136,500

Bald Knob is a community in White County, Arkansas, home to 2,545 residents. At $49,107, its median household income sits below White County's $53,435.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bald Knob's population declined 11.6% from 2,878 to 2,545, while its median home value rose 62.3% from $84,100 to $136,500.

The median resident is 38.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,545
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,107
Median home value: $136,500
Median gross rent: $757
Housing units: 1,072
Homeownership rate: 55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8782,545

Median household income

$30,199$49,107

Median home value

$84,100$136,500

Median gross rent

$547$757

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,878	$30,199	$84,100	$547
2020	2,868	$31,503	$130,100	$622
2021	2,564	$41,023	$115,700	$673
2022	2,548	$47,917	$133,800	$804
2023	2,545	$49,107	$136,500	$757

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	171	6.7%
5 to 17	557	21.9%
18 to 24	249	9.8%
25 to 34	254	10.0%
35 to 44	300	11.8%
45 to 54	332	13.0%
55 to 64	308	12.1%
65 to 74	180	7.1%
75 and over	194	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,251	88.4%
Black or African American	14	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	119	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	147	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.1%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	347	22.1%
High school graduate	721	46.0%
Some college or associate's	302	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	110	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	88	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	796	83.8%
Carpooled	114	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	1.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	417	44.6%
15 to 29 min	402	43.0%
30 to 44 min	74	7.9%
45 to 59 min	25	2.7%
60+ min	16	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 18.0% (458 of 2,545)

	Count	Share
Family households	582	61.1%
Nonfamily households	371	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	953	88.9%
Vacant	119	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	529	55.5%
Renter-occupied	424	44.5%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units18.7%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	755	70.4%
1-unit, attached	3	0.3%
2 to 4 units	200	18.7%
5 to 19 units	14	1.3%
20 or more units	17	1.6%
Mobile home & other	83	7.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0503280
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.95 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 35.3125, -91.5713