College City, Arkansas
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Population change since 2000: +80.3%
| Males: 255 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 230 |  (47.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 21.4 years |
| Arkansas median age: | 38.9 years |
Zip codes: 72476.
| College City: | $43,478 |
| AR: | $55,432 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $15,971 (it was $8,837 in 2000)
College City town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $68,292 (it was $33,000 in 2000)
| College City: | $68,292 |
| AR: | $179,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $70,351; detached houses: $69,348
Median gross rent in 2022: $615.
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in College City, AR
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- 30869.5%White alone
- 6214.0%Black alone
- 5211.7%Hispanic
- 112.5%Two or more races
- 30.7%Other race alone
- 10.2%American Indian alone
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Ancestries: American (27.2%), European (10.8%), German (6.2%), Irish (2.6%), English (2.1%), French (2.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 274 feet
Land area: 0.45 square miles.
Population density: 1,088 people per square mile (low).
13 residents are foreign born (2.9% Latin America).
| This town: | 2.9% |
| Arkansas: | 100.0% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $325 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $285 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR 
(24.8 miles , pop. 55,515).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (88.5 miles , pop. 650,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (405.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Walnut Ridge, AR (1.9 miles ),
), Hoxie, AR (2.4 miles ),
), O'Kean, AR (2.7 miles ),
), Powhatan, AR (3.2 miles),
Sedgwick, AR (3.3 miles)
Latitude: 36.13 N, Longitude: 90.94 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 870
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Arkansas: | 3.4% |
- Educational services (48.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (9.3%)
- Social assistance (6.7%)
- U. S. Postal service (4.0%)
- Machinery (2.7%)
- Metal & metal products (2.7%)
- Educational services (52.8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (15.7%)
- U. S. Postal service (6.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.6%)
- Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (3.4%)
- Personal & laundry services (3.4%)
- Metal & metal products (2.2%)
- Educational services (42.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (23.0%)
- Social assistance (16.4%)
- Health care (6.6%)
- Food (3.3%)
- Machinery (3.3%)
- Metal & metal products (3.3%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (15.3%)
- Postsecondary teachers (12.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.0%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (6.0%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (15.7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (15.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.1%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (10.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5.6%)
- Religious workers (5.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (23.0%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (14.8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (13.1%)
- Postsecondary teachers (8.2%)
- Registered nurses (6.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
Average climate in College City, Arkansas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
College City-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 108% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/21/1999, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the College City town center caused $1 million in damages.
On 5/26/1973, a category F4 tornado 25.1 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 289 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
College City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 460% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 48.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.2 miles away from College City center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 106.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from College City center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 44.0 miles away from College City center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 232.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lawrence County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 9, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near College City:
- LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 4 miles away; WALNUT RIDGE, AR)
- WALNUT RIDGE CONVALESCENT CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; WALNUT RIDGE, AR)
- WALNUT RIDGE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; WALNUT RIDGE, AR)
- LAWRENCE HALL EAST (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; WALNUT RIDGE, AR)
- LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; WALNUT RIDGE, AR)
- LAWRENCE HALL NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; WALNUT RIDGE, AR)
- RANDOLPH COUNTY NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; POCAHONTAS, AR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to College City:
- Arkansas State University-Main Campus (about 25 miles; Jonesboro, AR; Full-time enrollment: 12,323)
- Three Rivers Community College (about 54 miles; Poplar Bluff, MO; FT enrollment: 3,360)
- Harding University (about 76 miles; Searcy, AR; FT enrollment: 5,360)
- Southwest Tennessee Community College (about 86 miles; Memphis, TN; FT enrollment: 8,043)
- Rhodes College (about 86 miles; Memphis, TN; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- Dyersburg State Community College (about 87 miles; Dyersburg, TN; FT enrollment: 2,211)
- University of Memphis (about 89 miles; Memphis, TN; FT enrollment: 17,427)
Points of interest:
Cemetery: Mount Zion Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 71.4% |
| Whole state: | 67.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.4% of all households
115 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus) in 2000
For population 15 years and over in College City:
- Never married: 78.9%
- Now married: 17.7%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 2.0%
- Divorced: 1.4%
For population 25 years and over in College City:
- High school or higher: 97.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 47.0%
- Unemployed: 13.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 10.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.9 |
| Arkansas average: | 11.4 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for College City, AR (based on Lawrence County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,078 | 58 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,038 | 12 |
| Catholic | 85 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| None | 8,213 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
| This county: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Lawrence County: | 1.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
| Lawrence County: | 5.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
| Lawrence County: | 4.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 10.5% |
| State: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 29.6% |
| State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Lawrence County: | 14.7% |
| Arkansas: | 13.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
| Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
College City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $18,000 ($37.11)
Solid Waste Management: $11,000 ($22.68)
Central Staff Services: $11,000 ($22.68)
Regular Highways: $10,000 ($20.62)
Police Protection: $9,000 ($18.56)
General - Other: $1,000 ($2.06)
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $10,000 ($20.62)
Other - General - Other: $5,000 ($10.31)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $28,000 ($57.73)
College City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Other: $9,000 ($18.56)
Solid Waste Management: $9,000 ($18.56)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $28,000 ($57.73)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($4.12)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000 ($43.30)
General Local Government Support: $7,000 ($14.43)
- Tax - Public Utilities Sales: $25,000 ($51.55)
Property: $1,000 ($2.06)
College City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $79,000 ($162.89)
Strongest AM radio stations in College City:
- KRLW (1320 AM; 1 kW; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KPOC (1420 AM; 1 kW; POCAHONTAS, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
- KNEA (970 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KWOC (930 AM; 5 kW; POPLAR BLUFF, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in College City:
- KRLW-FM (106.3 FM; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KJLV (105.3 FM; HOXIE, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KASU (91.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KFIN (107.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- K211BX (90.1 FM; POCAHONTAS, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KDEZ (100.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
- WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDRS-FM (107.1 FM; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: MOR MEDIA, INC.)
- KBKG (93.5 FM; CORNING, AR; Owner: SHIELDS-ADKINS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBZR (95.9 FM; HARRISBURG, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KPOC-FM (103.9 FM; POCAHONTAS, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KAOG (90.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KOEA (97.5 FM; DONIPHAN, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
- KDXY (104.9 FM; LAKE CITY, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around College City:
- KAIT (Channel 8; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- K46EM (Channel 46; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KTEJ (Channel 19; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- K54ER (Channel 54; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 85ft / 25.6mTotal length
- 44,034Total average daily traffic
- 3,520Total average daily truck traffic
- 64,915Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 75.0%Utility gas
- 25.0%Electricity
- 53.4%Utility gas
- 32.8%Electricity
- 13.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
College City compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
College City on our top lists:
- #8 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of college students"
- #58 on the list of "Top 100 cities with youngest residents"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"