Cabot, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

26,960

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.3

4.72% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.2%

3.38% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$75,000

3.23% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$207,300

Population & Diversity

Cabot, AR is home to a population of 27k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.7% of Cabot, AR residents were born outside of the country (459 people).

In 2024, there were 21.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.8k people) in Cabot, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.08k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 844 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Cabot, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cabot, AR was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cabot, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
22.8k ± 577
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.08k ± 318
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
844 ± 344

5.42%

Hispanic Population

1.46k people

5.42% of the people in Cabot, AR are hispanic (1.46k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cabot, 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.

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

459 people

2.46%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

658 people

As of 2024, 1.7% of Cabot, 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 Cabot, AR was 2.46%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cabot, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,010 ± 240
Gulf War (1990s)
883 ± 278
Vietnam
247 ± 95

Cabot, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Cabot, AR employs 12.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cabot, AR were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,969 people), Retail Trade (1,339 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,220 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($99,335), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($98,589), and Utilities ($82,656).

Employment

Occupations

12.2k

2024 Value

± 892

−1.44%

1 Year decline

± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cabot, AR declined at a rate of −1.44%, from 12.4k employees to 12.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cabot, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,490 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,062 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1,041 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cabot, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

12.2k

2024 Value

± 892

−1.44%

1 Year decline

± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cabot, AR declined at a rate of −1.44%, from 12.4k employees to 12.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cabot, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,969 people), Retail Trade (1,339 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,220 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cabot, AR, though some of these residents may live in Cabot, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,136

Median earning men ± $5,406

$37,160

Median earning women ± $3,750

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($98,589), Wholesale Trade ($69,375), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,300).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($93,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,940), and Construction ($57,065).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cabot, AR was $207,300 in 2024, which is 0.623 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $197,000 to $207,300, a 5.23% increase. The homeownership rate in Cabot, AR is 68.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cabot, AR have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cabot, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$207,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,551

$6,988

Median Property Taxes

±$614

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

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

Rent vs Own

68.8%

Homeownership

2024

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.8% of the housing units in Cabot, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cabot, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$75,000

Median Household Income

± $5,526

10.2k

Number of Households

± 763

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.2k households in Cabot, AR grew to $75,000 from the previous year's value of $72,656.

The following chart displays the households in Cabot, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cabot, 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%)
Carpooled (8.13%)
Worked At Home (7.81%)

In 2024, 81% of workers in Cabot, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.13%) and those who worked at home (7.81%).

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

28.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cabot, AR have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.83% of the workforce in Cabot, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cabot, AR (3k out of 26.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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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