Batesville, AR

Census Place

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2024 Population
11,445
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
33.9
5.04% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
26.3%
7.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$51,856
4.72% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$163,600
2.76% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,880
3.57% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Batesville, 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.

92.1% of the residents in Batesville, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Batesville, AR are University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville (619 degrees awarded in 2023) and Lyon College (150 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Batesville, AR was $163,600, and the homeownership rate was 51.5%.

Most people in Batesville, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Batesville, AR was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Batesville, AR is home to a population of 11.4k people, from which 92.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.82% of Batesville, AR residents were born outside of the country (1.12k people).

In 2024, there were 5.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.29k people) in Batesville, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.38k Other (Hispanic) and 563 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.1%
2024 Citizenship
93.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.1% of Batesville, AR residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Batesville, AR was 93.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Batesville, AR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.29k ± 509
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    1.38k ± 353
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    563 ± 272
23.2%
Hispanic Population
2.66k people

In 2024, there were 5.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.29k people) in Batesville, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.38k Other (Hispanic) and 563 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

23.2% of the people in Batesville, AR are hispanic (2.66k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    66,711 ± 6,271 people
  2. El Salvador
    16,390 ± 3,135 people
  3. India
    10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.82%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.12k people
9.06%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.03k people

As of 2024, 9.82% of Batesville, AR residents (1.12k 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 Batesville, AR was 9.06%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    145 ± 81
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    121 ± 66
  3. Korea
    65 ± 75

Batesville, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Batesville, AR employs 4.88k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Batesville, AR were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,047 people), Manufacturing (893 people), and Retail Trade (504 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,450), Transportation & Warehousing ($62,975), and Educational Services ($51,479).

Employment

Occupations

4.88k
2024 Value
± 573
3.57%
1 Year growth
± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Batesville, AR grew at a rate of 3.57%, from 4.71k employees to 4.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Batesville, AR, are Production Occupations (683 people), Sales & Related Occupations (444 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (428 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Batesville, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.88k
2024 Value
± 573
3.57%
1 Year growth
± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Batesville, AR grew at a rate of 3.57%, from 4.71k employees to 4.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Batesville, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,047 people), Manufacturing (893 people), and Retail Trade (504 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Batesville, AR, though some of these residents may live in Batesville, 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

$34,960
Median earning men ± $3,851
$30,094
Median earning women ± $4,860

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,409), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,129), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,511), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($32,521), and Manufacturing ($28,875).

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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 Batesville, 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%).

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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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Education

In 2023, universities in Batesville, AR awarded 769 degrees. The student population of Batesville, AR in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 726 male students and 976 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Batesville, AR are White (580 and 77.7%), Hispanic or Latino (76 and 10.2%), Unknown (29 and 3.89%), and Two or More Races (23 and 3.08%).

The largest universities in Batesville, AR by number of degrees awarded are University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville (619 and 80.5%) and Lyon College (150 and 19.5%).

The most popular majors in Batesville, AR are General Health Services (132 and 17.2%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (118 and 15.3%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (51 and 6.63%).

The median tuition cost in Batesville, AR for private four year colleges is $29,900.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Batesville, AR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 65.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,702 (42.7% men and 57.3% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,702 students enrolled in Batesville, AR, 42.7% men and 57.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,163 records, of which 61.7% were women and 38.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    55 degrees awarded
  2. General Health Services
    48 degrees awarded
  3. General Cosmetology
    21 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Batesville, AR was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 55 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville
    619 degrees awarded
  2. Lyon College
    150 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville with 619 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 302 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Batesville, AR, which is 0.647 times less than the 467 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 580 degrees mean that there were 7.63 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 76 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($29,900) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,542) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Batesville, AR was $163,600 in 2024, which is 0.492 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $159,200 to $163,600, a 2.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Batesville, AR is 51.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Batesville, AR have an average commute time of 12.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Batesville, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$163,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,343
$2,082
Median Property Taxes
±$348

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 Batesville, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

51.5%
Homeownership
2024
68.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.5% of the housing units in Batesville, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.1%.

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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.
$51,856
Median Household Income
± $6,808
4.04k
Number of Households
± 498

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.04k households in Batesville, AR declined from $51,856 from the previous year's value of $54,424.

The following chart displays the households in Batesville, 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 Batesville, AR is from Arkansas.
0.448
2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 (79%)
  2. Carpooled (10.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.53%)

In 2024, 79% of workers in Batesville, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (6.53%).

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

12.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Batesville, AR have a shorter commute time (12.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.97% of the workforce in Batesville, 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 Batesville, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Batesville, AR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Batesville, AR (2.82k out of 10.7k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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

86.4% of the population of Batesville, AR has health coverage, with 35% on employee plans, 29.2% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 9.05% on non-group plans, and 1.14% 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, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.6% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.6%
Uninsured
35%
Employer Coverage
29.2%
Medicaid
12%
Medicare
9.05%
Non-Group
1.14%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Batesville, AR grew by 11.4% from 12.2% to 13.6%.

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