Big Flat, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.3

40.3% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

56.3%

22.4% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$19,500

5.45% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Big Flat, AR is home to a population of 71 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 22.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (68 people) in Big Flat, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Big Flat, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Big Flat, AR was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Big Flat, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Big Flat, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
68 ± 54
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
3 ± 5
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 13

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Big Flat, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,868 ± 6,279 people
El Salvador
15,793 ± 3,077 people
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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2 ± 19
Korea
1 ± 13

Big Flat, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Big Flat, AR.

Housing & Living

People in Big Flat, AR have an average commute time of 34.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Big Flat, AR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$110,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$47,582

$23

Median Property Taxes

±$43

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 Big Flat, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$19,500

Median Household Income

± $10,258

Number of Households

± 39

In 2023, the median household income of the 27 households in Big Flat, AR declined from $19,500 from the previous year's value of $20,625.

The following chart displays the households in Big Flat, 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Big Flat, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.3%)
Carpooled (15.6%)
Walked (3.13%)

In 2024, 81.3% of workers in Big Flat, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.6%) and those who walked to work (3.13%).

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.

Commute Time

34.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Big Flat, AR have a longer commute time (34.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Big Flat, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Big Flat, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Big Flat, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Big Flat, AR have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

56.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Big Flat, AR (40 out of 71 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 16 - 17, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Big Flat, AR is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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