Morrilton, AR

Census Place

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2023 Population

7,022

0.602% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJohn Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATom Cotton

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.2

0.535% 1-year decrease

About

In 2023, Morrilton, AR had a population of 7.02k people with a median age of 37.2 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Morrilton, AR grew from 6,980 to 7,022, a 0.602% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Morrilton, AR are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.1%), White (Hispanic) (4.59%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.12%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.61%).

None of the households in Morrilton, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in Morrilton, AR are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Morrilton, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Morrilton, AR was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Morrilton, AR is home to a population of 7.02k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Morrilton, AR residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 5.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.34k people) in Morrilton, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 989 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 322 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

96.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99% of Morrilton, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Morrilton, AR was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Morrilton, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.34k ± 344
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
989 ± 295
White (Hispanic)
322 ± 236

6.21%

Hispanic Population

436 people

6.21% of the people in Morrilton, AR are hispanic (436 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Morrilton, AR as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
90 ± 58
Korea
54 ± 43
Gulf War (1990s)
34 ± 46

Morrilton, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Morrilton, AR employs N/A people. The largest industries in Morrilton, AR are Health Care & Social Assistance (485 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (332 people), and Retail Trade (285 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,594), Finance & Insurance ($98,125), and Utilities ($71,078).

Males in Arkansas have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,335. The income inequality in Arkansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Morrilton, AR stayed at a rate of NaNN%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Morrilton, AR, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (291 people), Production Occupations (248 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (246 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Morrilton, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Morrilton, AR stayed at a rate of NaNN%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Morrilton, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (485 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (332 people), and Retail Trade (285 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Morrilton, AR, though some of these residents may live in Morrilton, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2024 Election Results

N/ADonald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
N/AKamala Harris (33.6%)
Democratic Party
N/ARobert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

N/AJohn Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

N/ATom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Morrilton, AR are White (865 and 78.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (131 and 11.9%), Black or African American (51 and 4.63%), and Two or More Races (48 and 4.36%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Morrilton, AR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 52%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Completions

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 492 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Morrilton, AR, which is 0.808 times less than the 609 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 865 degrees mean that there were 6.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 131 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.946% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.851% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (793k), Some college (528k), and Secondary Education (350k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Morrilton, AR have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Morrilton, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Morrilton, AR is N/A. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Morrilton, AR was Census Tract 9504 with a value of $48,929, followed by Census Tract 9505 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $48,569 and $43,241.

Housing

Rent vs Own

54.4%

Homeownership

2023

56.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 54.4% of the housing units in Morrilton, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Morrilton, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9504
Census Tract 9505
Census Tract 9503

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Morrilton, AR was Census Tract 9504 with a value of $48,929, followed by Census Tract 9505 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $48,569 and $43,241.

The following map shows all of the places in Morrilton, AR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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2.67k

Number of Households

± 415

In N/A, the median household income of the 2.67k households in Morrilton, AR N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Morrilton, 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 $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Morrilton, AR is from Arkansas.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (77.8%)
Carpooled (11.4%)
Worked At Home (8.36%)

In 2023, 77.8% of workers in Morrilton, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.4%) and those who worked at home (8.36%).

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

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Morrilton, AR have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.35% of the workforce in Morrilton, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Morrilton, AR (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Morrilton, AR is White, followed by Black 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.4% of the population of Morrilton, AR has health coverage, with 34.6% on employee plans, 33.2% on Medicaid, 14.3% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 1.77% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.4% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.7% were men and 55.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.59%

Uninsured

34.6%

Employer Coverage

33.2%

Medicaid

14.3%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

1.77%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Morrilton, AR declined by 37% from 5.71% to 3.59%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Morrilton, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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