Wrightsville, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

1,484

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.5

5.72% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.4%

33.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$45,417

0.694% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Wrightsville, AR is home to a population of 1.48k people, from which 97.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.43% of Wrightsville, AR residents were born outside of the country (36 people).

In 2024, there were 1.24 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (723 people) in Wrightsville, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 581 White (Non-Hispanic) and 84 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Wrightsville, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wrightsville, AR was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wrightsville, AR

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
723 ± 145
White (Non-Hispanic)
581 ± 106
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
84 ± 59

5.19%

Hispanic Population

77 people

5.19% of the people in Wrightsville, AR are hispanic (77 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wrightsville, 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.

Foreign-Born Population

2.43%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

36 people

2.48%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

35 people

As of 2024, 2.43% of Wrightsville, AR residents (36 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wrightsville, AR was 2.48%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wrightsville, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
41 ± 32
Vietnam
34 ± 38
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 33

Wrightsville, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Wrightsville, AR employs 191 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wrightsville, AR were Health Care & Social Assistance (29 people), Construction (24 people), and Public Administration (24 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,328), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,938).

Employment

Occupations

191

2024 Value

± 100

17.2%

1 Year growth

± 68.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wrightsville, AR grew at a rate of 17.2%, from 163 employees to 191 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wrightsville, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (44 people), Transportation Occupations (30 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (24 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wrightsville, 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

191

2024 Value

± 100

17.2%

1 Year growth

± 68.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wrightsville, AR grew at a rate of 17.2%, from 163 employees to 191 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wrightsville, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (29 people), Construction (24 people), and Public Administration (24 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wrightsville, AR, though some of these residents may live in Wrightsville, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,667

Median earning men ± $11,074

$40,774

Median earning women ± $3,719

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($24,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,938), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,250), and Public Administration ($29,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wrightsville, AR was $62,900 in 2024, which is 0.189 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $62,400 to $62,900, a 0.801% increase. The homeownership rate in Wrightsville, AR is 83.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wrightsville, AR have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wrightsville, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$62,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,229

$214

Median Property Taxes

±$71

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

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

Rent vs Own

83.6%

Homeownership

2024

72.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.6% of the housing units in Wrightsville, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wrightsville, 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.

$45,417

Median Household Income

± $9,396

256

Number of Households

± 73

In 2024, the median household income of the 256 households in Wrightsville, AR grew to $45,417 from the previous year's value of $45,104.

The following chart displays the households in Wrightsville, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wrightsville, 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 (4.71%)
Other (4.71%)

In 2024, 90.6% of workers in Wrightsville, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.71%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.71%).

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

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wrightsville, AR have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Wrightsville, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wrightsville, AR (74 out of 452 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wrightsville, AR is Black, followed by Two Or More and White.

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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