Guy, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

720

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.1

0.442% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.2%

23.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$75,592

24.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$246,600

Population & Diversity

Guy, AR is home to a population of 720 people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.53% of Guy, AR residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2024, there were 14.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (621 people) in Guy, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 42 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 32 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Guy, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Guy, AR was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Guy, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
621 ± 171
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
42 ± 34
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
32 ± 30

1.94%

Hispanic Population

14 people

1.94% of the people in Guy, AR are hispanic (14 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Guy, 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

1.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

0.845%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2024, 1.53% of Guy, AR residents (11 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 Guy, AR was 0.845%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
10 ± 20
Gulf War (1990s)
5 ± 8
World War II
2 ± 3

Guy, 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 Guy, AR.

Economy

The economy of Guy, AR employs 319 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Guy, AR were Construction (64 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (56 people), and Retail Trade (41 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($76,250), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,250), and Educational Services ($53,393).

Employment

Occupations

319

2024 Value

± 104

38.1%

1 Year growth

± 36.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guy, AR grew at a rate of 38.1%, from 231 employees to 319 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Guy, AR, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (50 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (48 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (35 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Guy, 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

319

2024 Value

± 104

38.1%

1 Year growth

± 36.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guy, AR grew at a rate of 38.1%, from 231 employees to 319 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Guy, AR, are Construction (64 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (56 people), and Retail Trade (41 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Guy, AR, though some of these residents may live in Guy, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,103

Median earning men ± $3,534

$41,250

Median earning women ± $10,920

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,990).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($100,625), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,000), and Retail Trade ($41,875).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Guy, AR was $246,600 in 2024, which is 0.741 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $199,000 to $246,600, a 23.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Guy, AR is 76.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Guy, AR have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Guy, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$246,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$63,669

$222

Median Property Taxes

±$62

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 Guy, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.3%

Homeownership

2024

50.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.3% of the housing units in Guy, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Guy, 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.

$75,592

Median Household Income

± $27,340

291

Number of Households

± 70

In 2024, the median household income of the 291 households in Guy, AR grew to $75,592 from the previous year's value of $60,521.

The following chart displays the households in Guy, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Guy, 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 (90.8%)
Carpooled (5.73%)
Worked At Home (2.23%)

In 2024, 90.8% of workers in Guy, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.73%) and those who worked at home (2.23%).

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

30 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Guy, AR have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.86% of the workforce in Guy, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Guy, AR (102 out of 720 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Guy, AR is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

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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