Grubbs, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

431

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

56.4

10.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

17.8%

32.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$78,750

4.13% 1-year growth

2019 Median Property Value

$52,400

Population & Diversity

Grubbs, AR is home to a population of 431 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 13.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (398 people) in Grubbs, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 4 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grubbs, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
398 ± 185
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
29 ± 25
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4 ± 9

0.928%

Hispanic Population

4 people

0.928% of the people in Grubbs, AR are hispanic (4 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Grubbs, 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

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

9 ± 20

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

Economy

The economy of Grubbs, AR employs 227 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grubbs, AR were Retail Trade (57 people), Manufacturing (53 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (37 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($48,958), Retail Trade ($43,781), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($33,750).

Employment

Occupations

227

2024 Value

± 127

23.4%

1 Year growth

± 78.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grubbs, AR grew at a rate of 23.4%, from 184 employees to 227 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grubbs, AR, are Sales & Related Occupations (45 people), Material Moving Occupations (44 people), and Management Occupations (26 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grubbs, 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

227

2024 Value

± 127

23.4%

1 Year growth

± 78.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grubbs, AR grew at a rate of 23.4%, from 184 employees to 227 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grubbs, AR, are Retail Trade (57 people), Manufacturing (53 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (37 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grubbs, AR, though some of these residents may live in Grubbs, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,125

Median earning men ± $9,412

$30,568

Median earning women ± $22,084

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($32,857).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,682) and Retail Trade ($15,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Grubbs, AR was $52,400 in 2019, which is 0.157 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $48,000 to $52,400, a 9.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Grubbs, AR is 76.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grubbs, AR have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grubbs, AR is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$52,400

Median Property Value 2019

±$10,797

$134

Median Property Taxes

±$74

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 Grubbs, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Grubbs, 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.

$78,750

Median Household Income

± $42,583

175

Number of Households

± 72

In 2024, the median household income of the 175 households in Grubbs, AR grew to $78,750 from the previous year's value of $75,625.

The following chart displays the households in Grubbs, 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 Grubbs, 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 (98.2%)
Carpooled (0.881%)
Other (0.881%)

In 2024, 98.2% of workers in Grubbs, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0.881%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (0.881%).

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

20.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grubbs, AR have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Grubbs, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Grubbs, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Grubbs, AR have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grubbs, AR (75 out of 421 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 Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Grubbs, AR is White, followed by Two Or More 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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