Ola

Population: 977
Median household income: $40,250
Median home value: $66,700

Ola is a community in Yell County, Arkansas, home to 977 residents. Its median household income of $40,250 runs below the Yell County figure of $58,870.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ola's population declined 18.1% from 1,193 to 977, while its median home value rose 7.8% from $61,900 to $66,700.

Households average 2.14 people. The median gross rent is $504.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 977
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $40,250
Median home value: $66,700
Median gross rent: $504
Housing units: 606
Homeownership rate: 42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,193977

Median household income

$24,107$40,250

Median home value

$61,900$66,700

Median gross rent

$500$504

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,193	$24,107	$61,900	$500
2020	873	$23,967	$61,900	$446
2021	956	$34,375	$63,400	$493
2022	869	$44,042	$64,900	$521
2023	977	$40,250	$66,700	$504

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	5.0%
5 to 17	157	16.1%
18 to 24	133	13.6%
25 to 34	82	8.4%
35 to 44	89	9.1%
45 to 54	128	13.1%
55 to 64	181	18.5%
65 to 74	101	10.3%
75 and over	57	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	877	89.8%
Black or African American	9	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	1.4%
Two or more races	16	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.2%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	180	28.2%
High school graduate	260	40.8%
Some college or associate's	149	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	45	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	286	82.2%
Carpooled	41	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	2.0%
Other means	1	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	130	38.1%
15 to 29 min	93	27.3%
30 to 44 min	111	32.6%
45 to 59 min	7	2.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 39.0% (367 of 940)

	Count	Share
Family households	270	61.4%
Nonfamily households	170	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	440	72.6%
Vacant	166	27.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	187	42.5%
Renter-occupied	253	57.5%

1-unit, detached50.7%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units16.8%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other19.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	307	50.7%
1-unit, attached	12	2.0%
2 to 4 units	47	7.8%
5 to 19 units	102	16.8%
20 or more units	22	3.6%
Mobile home & other	116	19.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0551560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 35.0314, -93.2240

Ola