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Walnut Ridge, AR has a population of 4,723 people with a median age of 38.5 and a median household income of $39,111. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Walnut Ridge, AR declined from 4,755 to 4,723, a 0.67% decrease and its median household income grew from $34,567 to $39,111, a 13.1% increase.
The population of Walnut Ridge, AR is 96.4% White, 1.5% Two+, and 1.21% Black. 1.24% of the people in Walnut Ridge, AR speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Walnut Ridge, AR are Arkansas State University-Main Campus, with 3,814 graduates, Black River Technical College, with 710 graduates, and Williams Baptist College, with 89 graduates.
The median property value in Walnut Ridge, AR is $85,600, and the homeownership rate is 61.2%. Most people in Walnut Ridge, AR commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 18.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Walnut Ridge, AR is 2 cars per household.
Walnut Ridge, AR is a census place located in Lawrence County, AR. It borders College City, AR and Hoxie, AR.
The economy of Walnut Ridge, AR employs 1,785 people. The economy of Walnut Ridge, AR is specialized in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; Utilities; and Construction, which employ respectively 8.58; 2.34; and 2.21 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Walnut Ridge, AR are Retail trade (307), Construction (230), and Educational Services (220), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services ($38,182), Finance & Insurance ($35,750), and Healthcare & Social Assistance ($28,801).
Median household income in Walnut Ridge, AR is $39,111. Males in Walnut Ridge, AR have an average income that is 1.18 times higher than the average income of females, which is $40,426. The income inequality of Walnut Ridge, AR (measured using the Gini index) is 0.447 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Walnut Ridge, AR. In Lawrence County, AR the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 30 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $11,123. Phillips County, AR has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Arkansas.
Walnut Ridge, AR is home to a population of 4,723 people, from which 99% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Walnut Ridge, AR is composed of 4,554 White residents (96.4%), 71 Two+ residents (1.5%), 57 Black residents (1.21%), 18 Hispanic residents (0.38%), and 14 Native residents (0.3%). The most common foreign languages in Walnut Ridge, AR are Spanish (86 speakers), French (0 speakers), and French Creole (0 speakers), but compared to other places, Walnut Ridge, AR has a relative high number of Spanish (86 speakers), French Creole (0 speakers), and French (0 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Craighead (West), Greene, Randolph, Lawrence & Clay Counties PUMA, AR awarded 4,638 degrees. The student population of Craighead (West), Greene, Randolph, Lawrence & Clay Counties PUMA, AR is skewed towards females, with 1,659 male students and 2,979 female students. Most students in Craighead (West), Greene, Randolph, Lawrence & Clay Counties PUMA, AR are White (3,639 and 78.5%), followed by Black or African American (557 and 12%), Hispanic or Latino (80 and 1.72%), and Two or more races (47 and 1.01%). The largest universities in Craighead (West), Greene, Randolph, Lawrence & Clay Counties PUMA, AR by number of graduates are Arkansas State University-Main Campus (3,814 and 82.2%), Black River Technical College (710 and 15.3%), and Williams Baptist College (89 and 1.92%). The most popular majors in Craighead (West), Greene, Randolph, Lawrence & Clay Counties PUMA, AR are General Studies (199 and 4.29%), Registered Nursing (146 and 3.15%), and Early Childhood Education & Teaching (121 and 2.61%). The median tuition costs in Craighead (West), Greene, Randolph, Lawrence & Clay Counties PUMA, AR are $16,200 for private four year colleges, and $6,060 and $12,120 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Walnut Ridge, AR is $85,600, which is 0.42 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $79,700 to $85,600, a 7.4% increase. The homeownership rate of Walnut Ridge, AR is 61.2%, which is lower than the national average of 63.6%. People in Walnut Ridge, AR have an average commute time of 18.3 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Walnut Ridge, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
