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Ashdown Arkansas Information: Ashdown, Arkansas is part of LITTLE RIVER County. Population for Ashdown from the last gathering is 4781. You can view Ashdown venues that host many Ashdown AR events every year. You can also research Ashdown Arkansas homes for sale by visiting our Ashdown Arkansas real estate guide. Ashdown Arkansas has a latitude of 33.6731 and a longitude of -94.1256. Zip codes in Ashdown, AR include 71822 ... more Ashdown zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Ashdown, AR
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Ashdown, AR was 4,781.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Ashdown was 2,212, which represents 46.3 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Ashdown, AR
There are an estimated 932 married men in the town. 57.7 percent of men over 15 years old in Ashdown are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Ashdown is 2,569 which is 53.7 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Ashdown, Arkansas
There are an estimated 956 married women in the community. 45.6 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Ashdown, AR
The median age of people living in Ashdown, AR was 36.5 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Ashdown was 337. There were 3,520 people above the age of 18, which represents 73.6 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 16.6 percent of the population (795) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Ashdown, AR
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Ashdown, AR was 4,720.

White Population in Ashdown, AR
The estimated White population in the Ashdown community is 3,005, which is 62.9 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Ashdown, Arkansas
The estimated Black/African American population is 1,630, which is 34.1 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Ashdown, AR
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Ashdown, AR was 50.

Asian Population in Ashdown, Arkansas
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 11.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Ashdown, AR
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Ashdown was an estimated 1.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 23, while those of “two or more races” was 61 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Ashdown community was 46, or 1 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Ashdown, AR
The household population number in Ashdown was 4,605.

Group Quarters Population in Ashdown, AR
Group Quarters population in the community was 176.

Average Household Size in Ashdown, AR
The average household size in Ashdown is 2.45 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Ashdown, AR
At the time of the last census survey, there were 2,103 total housing units in Ashdown.

The number of occupied housing units was 1,880, or 89.4 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,230 were owner-occupied (65.4), and 650 were renter-occupied (34.6, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 223 vacant homes in Ashdown at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Ashdown, Arkansas
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,001, with a median value in dollars of 55,900.

Monthly Owner Costs in Ashdown, AR
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $623 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Ashdown, average costs per month were $223 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 2,175 people in the community had a high school degree, or 72.3 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Ashdown, Arkansas
333 people in Ashdown also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 11.1 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Ashdown, AR
The number of Civilian Veterans in Ashdown was 372, or 10.5 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Ashdown, AR
In 2000, there were 1,005 people in Ashdown, AR listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Ashdown, AR
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 140 people in Ashdown who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 3.1 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Ashdown, Arkansas
There were 2,162 in the labor force in Ashdown at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 59.3 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Ashdown was 18.6 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Ashdown, AR
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $26,754. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Ashdown, AR
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $34,850. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Ashdown, Arkansas
Per capita income in Ashdown in the last full census was 15,293. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Ashdown numbered 202, or 15.5 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Ashdown, AR
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 880, or 18.9 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.