Powhatan, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

173

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

30.1

0.66% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

26.6%

5.27% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$63,409

4.71% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Powhatan, AR employs 64 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Powhatan, AR were Manufacturing (27 people), Transportation & Warehousing (15 people), and Educational Services (15 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,250), Educational Services ($46,250), and Manufacturing ($31,607).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 93

−4.48%

1 Year decline

± 209%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Powhatan, AR declined at a rate of −4.48%, from 67 employees to 64 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Powhatan, AR, are Production Occupations (27 people), Transportation Occupations (14 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (14 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Powhatan, 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

2024 Value

± 93

−4.48%

1 Year decline

± 209%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Powhatan, AR declined at a rate of −4.48%, from 67 employees to 64 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Powhatan, AR, are Manufacturing (27 people), Transportation & Warehousing (15 people), and Educational Services (15 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Powhatan, AR, though some of these residents may live in Powhatan, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,000

Median earning men ± $25,776

$32,273

Median earning women ± $29,420

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($32,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,250).

Housing & Living

People in Powhatan, AR have an average commute time of 32.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Powhatan, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$115,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$75,644

$42

Median Property Taxes

±$46

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

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

Rent vs Own

80.8%

Homeownership

2024

30.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.8% of the housing units in Powhatan, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Powhatan, 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.

$63,409

Median Household Income

± $32,455

Number of Households

± 46

In 2024, the median household income of the 52 households in Powhatan, AR grew to $63,409 from the previous year's value of $60,556.

The following chart displays the households in Powhatan, 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 Powhatan, 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 (62.5%)
Carpooled (37.5%)

In 2024, 62.5% of workers in Powhatan, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (37.5%) 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

32.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Powhatan, AR have a longer commute time (32.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.56% of the workforce in Powhatan, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Powhatan, AR (46 out of 173 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 12 - 14, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Powhatan, AR is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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