Barling, AR

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2024 Population
5,007
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.5
4.92% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
15.1%
10.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$54,387
4.57% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$140,000
11.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,527
4.99% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Barling, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98% of the residents in Barling, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Barling, AR was $140,000, and the homeownership rate was 72.4%.

Most people in Barling, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Barling, AR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesArkansasSebastian County, ARFort Smith, AR-OKSebastian, Crawford & Franklin Counties PUMA, AR

Population & Diversity

Barling, AR is home to a population of 5.01k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.17% of Barling, AR residents were born outside of the country (459 people).

In 2024, there were 7.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.58k people) in Barling, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 479 Other (Hispanic) and 426 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%
2024 Citizenship
98.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Barling, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Barling, AR was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Barling, AR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.58k ± 324
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    479 ± 228
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    426 ± 199
13.3%
Hispanic Population
665 people

In 2024, there were 7.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.58k people) in Barling, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 479 Other (Hispanic) and 426 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.3% of the people in Barling, AR are hispanic (665 people).

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    66,868 ± 6,279 people
  2. El Salvador
    15,793 ± 3,077 people
  3. India
    10,798 ± 2,547 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,868 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,793 and India with 10,798.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.17%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
459 people
6.85%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
337 people

As of 2024, 9.17% of Barling, AR residents (459 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Barling, AR was 6.85%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    109 ± 84
  2. Vietnam
    71 ± 66
  3. Korea
    41 ± 65

Barling, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Barling, AR employs 2.53k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Barling, AR were Manufacturing (639 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (321 people), and Retail Trade (305 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($54,095), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,980), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($53,709).

Employment

Occupations

2.53k
2024 Value
± 494
4.99%
1 Year growth
± 28.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barling, AR grew at a rate of 4.99%, from 2.41k employees to 2.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barling, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (658 people), Production Occupations (290 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (236 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barling, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.53k
2024 Value
± 494
4.99%
1 Year growth
± 28.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barling, AR grew at a rate of 4.99%, from 2.41k employees to 2.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barling, AR, are Manufacturing (639 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (321 people), and Retail Trade (305 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barling, AR, though some of these residents may live in Barling, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,719
Median earning men ± $10,992
$38,147
Median earning women ± $3,138

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,074), Manufacturing ($55,991), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,030).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,125), Public Administration ($45,179), and Manufacturing ($38,804).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.24%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Barling, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.6%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Barling, AR was $140,000 in 2024, which is 0.421 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $125,200 to $140,000, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Barling, AR is 72.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Barling, AR have an average commute time of 17.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Barling, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$140,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,129
$1,571
Median Property Taxes
±$390

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Barling, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Barling, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

72.4%
Homeownership
2024
73.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.4% of the housing units in Barling, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$54,387
Median Household Income
± $8,170
2.17k
Number of Households
± 454

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.17k households in Barling, AR grew to $54,387 from the previous year's value of $52,009.

The following chart displays the households in Barling, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Barling, AR is from Arkansas.
0.445
2024 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.448
2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.844% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (86%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.03%)
  3. Carpooled (4.77%)

In 2024, 86% of workers in Barling, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.03%) and those who carpooled to work (4.77%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Barling, AR have a shorter commute time (17.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Barling, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Barling, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Barling, AR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barling, AR (738 out of 4.89k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Barling, AR is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.1% of the population of Barling, AR has health coverage, with 45.7% on employee plans, 23.3% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 2.87% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1,478 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,478 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2044 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.2% were men and 56.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.2% were men and 56.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.87%
Uninsured
45.7%
Employer Coverage
23.3%
Medicaid
11.7%
Medicare
11.5%
Non-Group
2.87%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Barling, AR grew by 5.19% from 4.63% to 4.87%.

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