Rosston, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

391

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

20.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

27.4%

210% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$72,097

4.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$37,100

Economy

The economy of Rosston, AR employs 213 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rosston, AR were Manufacturing (72 people), Educational Services (60 people), and Construction (28 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($70,809), Public Administration ($40,625), and Educational Services ($31,324).

Employment

Occupations

213

2024 Value

± 114

−12.3%

1 Year decline

± 84.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rosston, AR declined at a rate of −12.3%, from 243 employees to 213 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rosston, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (81 people), Production Occupations (34 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (22 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rosston, 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

213

2024 Value

± 114

−12.3%

1 Year decline

± 84.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rosston, AR declined at a rate of −12.3%, from 243 employees to 213 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rosston, AR, are Manufacturing (72 people), Educational Services (60 people), and Construction (28 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rosston, AR, though some of these residents may live in Rosston, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,229

Median earning men ± $18,408

$36,250

Median earning women ± $28,467

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($65,250) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($16,607).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($71,174) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,287).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rosston, AR was $37,100 in 2024, which is 0.112 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $35,900 to $37,100, a 3.34% increase. The homeownership rate in Rosston, AR is 80.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rosston, AR have an average commute time of 36.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rosston, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$37,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,255

$138

Median Property Taxes

±$75

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 Rosston, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

80.2%

Homeownership

2024

50%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.2% of the housing units in Rosston, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rosston, 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.

$72,097

Median Household Income

± $2,985

172

Number of Households

± 74

In 2024, the median household income of the 172 households in Rosston, AR grew to $72,097 from the previous year's value of $69,191.

The following chart displays the households in Rosston, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rosston, 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 (90.6%)
Carpooled (8.92%)
Other (0.469%)

In 2024, 90.6% of workers in Rosston, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.92%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (0.469%).

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

36.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rosston, AR have a longer commute time (36.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.23% of the workforce in Rosston, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rosston, AR (107 out of 391 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 16 - 17, followed by Males 15 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

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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