Highfill, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

2,191

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.8

6.58% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.22%

5.93% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$92,596

9.22% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Highfill, AR is home to a population of 2.19k people, from which 95.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.71% of Highfill, AR residents were born outside of the country (147 people).

In 2024, there were 3.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.15k people) in Highfill, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 333 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 213 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Highfill, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Highfill, AR was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Highfill, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.15k ± 251
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
333 ± 290
Other (Hispanic)
213 ± 150

17.8%

Hispanic Population

389 people

17.8% of the people in Highfill, AR are hispanic (389 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Highfill, 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

6.71%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

147 people

4.42%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

84 people

As of 2024, 6.71% of Highfill, AR residents (147 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 Highfill, AR was 4.42%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
30 ± 30
Gulf War (1990s)
26 ± 35
Vietnam
14 ± 21

Highfill, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.15 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Highfill, AR employs 1.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Highfill, AR were Retail Trade (328 people), Manufacturing (102 people), and Construction (100 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($120,795), Educational Services ($80,288), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,500).

Employment

Occupations

1.12k

2024 Value

± 211

3.71%

1 Year growth

± 28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highfill, AR grew at a rate of 3.71%, from 1.08k employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Highfill, AR, are Management Occupations (188 people), Sales & Related Occupations (160 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (117 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Highfill, 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

1.12k

2024 Value

± 211

3.71%

1 Year growth

± 28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Highfill, AR grew at a rate of 3.71%, from 1.08k employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Highfill, AR, are Retail Trade (328 people), Manufacturing (102 people), and Construction (100 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Highfill, AR, though some of these residents may live in Highfill, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,517

Median earning men ± $8,090

$42,409

Median earning women ± $6,564

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($120,313), Retail Trade ($107,686), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($77,639).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,083), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,688), and Manufacturing ($49,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Highfill, AR was $274,300 in 2024, which is 0.824 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $229,000 to $274,300, a 19.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Highfill, AR is 79.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Highfill, AR have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Highfill, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$274,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,024

$646

Median Property Taxes

±$148

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 Highfill, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

79.9%

Homeownership

2024

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.9% of the housing units in Highfill, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Highfill, 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.

$92,596

Median Household Income

± $25,480

809

Number of Households

± 182

In 2024, the median household income of the 809 households in Highfill, AR declined from $92,596 from the previous year's value of $102,000.

The following chart displays the households in Highfill, 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 Highfill, 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 (78.2%)
Worked At Home (18.4%)
Carpooled (2.96%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Highfill, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.4%) and those who carpooled to work (2.96%).

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

25.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Highfill, AR have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Highfill, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Highfill, AR (92 out of 2.18k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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