Cash, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

278

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.1

12.4% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

37.7%

24% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$49,500

67.1% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$90,300

Economy

The economy of Cash, AR employs 113 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cash, AR were Construction (19 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people), and Manufacturing (15 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($78,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,750), and Construction ($52,917).

Employment

Occupations

113

2024 Value

± 79

−14.4%

1 Year decline

± 108%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cash, AR declined at a rate of −14.4%, from 132 employees to 113 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cash, AR, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (18 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (14 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cash, 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

113

2024 Value

± 79

−14.4%

1 Year decline

± 108%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cash, AR declined at a rate of −14.4%, from 132 employees to 113 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cash, AR, are Construction (19 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people), and Manufacturing (15 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cash, AR, though some of these residents may live in Cash, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,625

Median earning men ± $6,312

$27,656

Median earning women ± $6,823

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($52,188) and Construction ($51,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cash, AR was $90,300 in 2024, which is 0.271 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $76,700 to $90,300, a 17.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Cash, AR is 45.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cash, AR have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cash, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$90,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,199

$53

Median Property Taxes

±$41

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

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

Rent vs Own

45.7%

Homeownership

2024

71.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 45.7% of the housing units in Cash, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 41.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cash, 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.

$49,500

Median Household Income

± $18,799

116

Number of Households

± 43

In 2024, the median household income of the 116 households in Cash, AR grew to $49,500 from the previous year's value of $29,615.

The following chart displays the households in Cash, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cash, 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 (84.1%)
Carpooled (9.73%)
Worked At Home (4.42%)

In 2024, 84.1% of workers in Cash, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.73%) and those who worked at home (4.42%).

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

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cash, AR have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Cash, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

37.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cash, AR (104 out of 276 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cash, AR is White, followed by Asian 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.

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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