place

Blytheville, AR

Demographic and economic profile of Blytheville, AR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

13,026

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$47,865

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.9% since 2018

Blytheville lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone7,467 (58.4%)
  • White Alone4,324 (33.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races291 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone241 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race236 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone169 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish493
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island20
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic6
  4. 4.Other Indo-European5
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

725

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$29,696

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing1,209
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care1,003
  3. 3.Retail Trade995
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation872
  5. 5.Construction442

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations1,543
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,508
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,358
  4. 4.Service Occupations847
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations372

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.09×)1,209
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.71×)872
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.57×)995
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.10×)442
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.98×)268

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$101,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$789/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

53.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $80,000 to $89,999347 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999300 (10.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999289 (9.9%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999265 (9.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999201 (6.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999180 (6.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,483

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

13.5 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,618 (81.4%)
  • Carpooled880 (15.5%)
  • Worked at Home103 (1.8%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other59 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit9 (0.2%)
  • Walked7 (0.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.