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

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,925
Male Share of the Population	47.2%
Female Share of the Population	52.8%
Senior Citizens	17%
Employed Population 16+	1,452
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	34.8%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	11.9%
Median Earnings25+	$25,556
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$34,500
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$21,151

Wealth

Median Family Income	$42,064
% Above Poverty Level	84.2%
% Below Poverty Level	15.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	1.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	7.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.5%
Median Gross Rent	$596
Median House Value	$70,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	52.3%
English	6.7%
Irish	3.9%
German	3.4%
African	1%
Danishn	0.7%
Polish	0.6%
Dutch	0.4%
French Except Basque	0.4%
Norwegian	0.2%
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Fordyce Almanac

Category	Value
County	Dallas County
Standard Zip Codes	71742
Phone Area Codes	870
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	33.81
Approximate Longitude	-92.41

Fordyce 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	FORDYCE
Distance	1.2 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 51 F
Apr Temp	46 to 73 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	48 to 75 F
Annual Precip	53.3 inches

Station	SPARKMAN
Distance	25.2 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 52 F
Apr Temp	47 to 75 F
Jul Temp	70 to 94 F
Oct Temp	48 to 75 F
Annual Precip	50.5 inches

Station	CAMDEN 1
Distance	28.2 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 53 F
Apr Temp	49 to 75 F
Jul Temp	71 to 93 F
Oct Temp	50 to 76 F
Annual Precip	53 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Banks	128	$38,750
Bearden	1,007	$57,500
Carthage	514	$49,750
Kingsland	361	$40,500
Rison	1,294	$37,639
Thornton	620	$39,063

Fordyce Hospitals

Dallas County Medical Center
(Government - Local)
201 North Clifton Street
(870) 352-6300

Fordyce Public Schools

Fordyce Elementary Schools
350 Redbug Cir
ZIP: 71742
Primary
Total Enrollment 470

Fordyce High School
100 Redbug Blvd
ZIP: 71742
High
Total Enrollment 382

Fordyce Middle School
75 Redbug Blvd
ZIP: 71742

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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