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

Demographics

People

Total Population	295
Male Share of the Population	52.9%
Female Share of the Population	47.1%
Senior Citizens	24.1%
Employed Population 16+	120
Age of the Population	48

Families

% of people married	40%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	12.8%
Median Earnings25+	$46,429
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$46,786

Wealth

Median Family Income	$54,167
% Above Poverty Level	86.4%
% Below Poverty Level	13.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	45.1%
Median Gross Rent	$475
Median House Value	$80,000

Ancestry

Irish	15.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	13.6%
English	13.2%
German	4.1%
Welsh	3.7%
French Except Basque	3.7%
Polish	1.7%
Italian	1.7%
Norwegian	1%
Swedish	1%
Scottish	0.7%
Russian	0.7%
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Shirley Almanac

Category	Value
County	Van Buren County
Standard Zip Codes	72153, 72088
Phone Area Codes	501
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	35.64
Approximate Longitude	-92.31

Shirley 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	GREERS FERRY DAM
Distance	20.4 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 46 F
Apr Temp	47 to 70 F
Jul Temp	69 to 91 F
Oct Temp	49 to 73 F
Annual Precip	51 inches

Station	GREENBRIER
Distance	29.4 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 47 F
Apr Temp	45 to 71 F
Jul Temp	68 to 92 F
Oct Temp	46 to 74 F
Annual Precip	48.3 inches

Station	GILBERT
Distance	31.8 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 51 F
Apr Temp	44 to 75 F
Jul Temp	65 to 94 F
Oct Temp	44 to 77 F
Annual Precip	44.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Clinton	2,534	$48,682
Fairfield Bay	2,537	$59,091
Greers Ferry	976	$50,733
Leslie	759	$26,809
Mountain View	2,834	$41,038
Quitman	801	$43,750

Shirley Public Schools

Shirley Elementary School
154 School Dr
ZIP: 72153
Primary
Total Enrollment 211

Shirley High School
201 Blue Devil Dr
ZIP: 72153
High
Total Enrollment 201

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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