Magness, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

238

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

26.5

3.11% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.7%

18.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$42,500

19.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$115,000

Population & Diversity

Magness, AR is home to a population of 238 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 76.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (230 people) in Magness, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 3 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 Magness, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Magness, AR was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Magness, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
230 ± 103
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
3 ± 5
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3 ± 6

2.1%

Hispanic Population

5 people

2.1% of the people in Magness, AR are hispanic (5 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Magness, 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

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 18
Korea
7 ± 18
Vietnam
5 ± 20

Magness, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Magness, AR employs 131 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Magness, AR were Manufacturing (50 people), Retail Trade (34 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,750), and Manufacturing ($41,029).

Employment

Occupations

131

2024 Value

± 85

143%

1 Year growth

± 67.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Magness, AR grew at a rate of 143%, from 54 employees to 131 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Magness, AR, are Production Occupations (42 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (21 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (14 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Magness, 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

131

2024 Value

± 85

143%

1 Year growth

± 67.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Magness, AR grew at a rate of 143%, from 54 employees to 131 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Magness, AR, are Manufacturing (50 people), Retail Trade (34 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Magness, AR, though some of these residents may live in Magness, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,500

Median earning men ± $7,312

$29,107

Median earning women ± $17,531

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($41,806) and Retail Trade ($30,179).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,964), Manufacturing ($40,156), and Retail Trade ($10,313).

Housing & Living

People in Magness, AR have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Magness, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$115,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$84,111

$66

Median Property Taxes

±$45

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

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

Rent vs Own

76.7%

Homeownership

2024

50%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.7% of the housing units in Magness, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Magness, 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.

$42,500

Median Household Income

± $14,911

Number of Households

± 46

In 2024, the median household income of the 86 households in Magness, AR grew to $42,500 from the previous year's value of $35,500.

The following chart displays the households in Magness, 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 Magness, 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 (80.2%)
Carpooled (19.8%)

In 2024, 80.2% of workers in Magness, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

21.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Magness, AR have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Magness, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Magness, AR (35 out of 238 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 Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Magness, 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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