Barling, Arkansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,844
Male Share of the Population	49.9%
Female Share of the Population	50.1%
Senior Citizens	15.3%
Employed Population 16+	2,279
Age of the Population	39

Families

% of people married	49.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	5.8%
Median Earnings25+	$23,000
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$18,498
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,303

Wealth

Median Family Income	$44,826
% Above Poverty Level	77.9%
% Below Poverty Level	22.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	16 minutes
% Working from Home	0.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	23.1%
Median Gross Rent	$843
Median House Value	$100,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	43.1%
Irish	10.4%
German	10.2%
English	8.4%
Italian	2.4%
Polish	1.9%
Scottish	1.9%
Arab	1.5%
French Except Basque	1.3%
Dutch	1.1%
Swiss	0.5%
Canadian	0.4%
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Barling Almanac

Category	Value
County	Sebastian County
Standard Zip Codes	72923
Phone Area Codes	479
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	35.32
Approximate Longitude	-94.3

Barling Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	FORT SMITH RGNL AP
Distance	3.7 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 48 F
Apr Temp	49 to 73 F
Jul Temp	71 to 93 F
Oct Temp	51 to 75 F
Annual Precip	43.8 inches

Station	POTEAU WATER WORKS
Distance	26.1 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 51 F
Apr Temp	46 to 75 F
Jul Temp	69 to 94 F
Oct Temp	47 to 76 F
Annual Precip	45.5 inches

Station	POTEAU
Distance	26.7 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 51 F
Apr Temp	50 to 74 F
Jul Temp	71 to 94 F
Oct Temp	51 to 76 F
Annual Precip	46.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bonanza	507	$57,292
Fort Smith	87,639	$49,798
Greenwood	9,357	$80,769
Lavaca	2,794	$62,083
Van Buren	23,296	$50,909

Barling Hospitals

Valley Behavioral Health System
(Proprietary)
10301 Mayo Road
(479) 494-5700

Barling Public Schools

Barling Elementary School
1400 D St
ZIP: 72923
Primary
Total Enrollment 433

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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