Lowell, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

10,849

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.3

0.623% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.92%

2.18% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$95,527

2.73% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Lowell, AR is home to a population of 10.8k people, from which 90.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 15% of Lowell, AR residents were born outside of the country (1.63k people).

In 2024, there were 2.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.36k people) in Lowell, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.13k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.16k Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.2%

2024 Citizenship

90.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.2% of Lowell, AR residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lowell, AR was 90.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lowell, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.36k ± 881
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.13k ± 731
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
1.16k ± 645

28.5%

Hispanic Population

3.09k people

28.5% of the people in Lowell, AR are hispanic (3.09k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lowell, 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

15%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.63k people

14.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.47k people

As of 2024, 15% of Lowell, AR residents (1.63k 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 Lowell, AR was 14.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
278 ± 293
Gulf War (2001-)
248 ± 134
Gulf War (1990s)
153 ± 105

Lowell, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Lowell, AR employs 5.64k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lowell, AR were Retail Trade (875 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (784 people), and Construction (736 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($86,771), Utilities ($85,694), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,568).

Employment

Occupations

5.64k

2024 Value

± 659

5.24%

1 Year growth

± 15.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lowell, AR grew at a rate of 5.24%, from 5.36k employees to 5.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lowell, AR, are Management Occupations (678 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (673 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (606 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lowell, 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

5.64k

2024 Value

± 659

5.24%

1 Year growth

± 15.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lowell, AR grew at a rate of 5.24%, from 5.36k employees to 5.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lowell, AR, are Retail Trade (875 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (784 people), and Construction (736 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lowell, AR, though some of these residents may live in Lowell, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,541

Median earning men ± $2,716

$50,374

Median earning women ± $7,348

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($117,829), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($86,351), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,254).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($81,081), Construction ($67,826), and Information ($62,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lowell, AR was $284,200 in 2024, which is 0.854 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $260,100 to $284,200, a 9.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Lowell, AR is 70.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lowell, AR have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lowell, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$284,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,938

$2,723

Median Property Taxes

±$429

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

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

Rent vs Own

70.2%

Homeownership

2024

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.2% of the housing units in Lowell, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lowell, 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.

$95,527

Median Household Income

± $7,726

3.88k

Number of Households

± 543

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.88k households in Lowell, AR grew to $95,527 from the previous year's value of $92,986.

The following chart displays the households in Lowell, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lowell, 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 (76.9%)
Worked At Home (16%)
Carpooled (6.42%)

In 2024, 76.9% of workers in Lowell, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16%) and those who carpooled to work (6.42%).

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

20.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lowell, AR have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.19% of the workforce in Lowell, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lowell, AR (751 out of 10.8k 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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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