Walnut Ridge, Arkansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	5,125
Male Share of the Population	46.2%
Female Share of the Population	53.8%
Senior Citizens	17.8%
Employed Population 16+	1,957
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	45.2%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	13.4%
Median Earnings25+	$30,645
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,659

Wealth

Median Family Income	$47,880
% Above Poverty Level	80.7%
% Below Poverty Level	19.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	17 minutes
% Working from Home	0.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.9%
% Using Public Transportation	0.2%

Housing

People Living Alone	26.6%
Median Gross Rent	$589
Median House Value	$82,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	22.1%
German	18.4%
Irish	17.2%
English	14%
French Except Basque	2.9%
Scottish	1.5%
Italian	1.1%
Dutch	1%
Welsh	0.8%
Polish	0.4%
Swiss	0.2%
Slovene	0.2%
Croatian	0.2%
Czech	0.1%
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Walnut Ridge Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lawrence County
Standard Zip Codes	72476
Phone Area Codes	870
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	36.06
Approximate Longitude	-90.95

Walnut Ridge 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	ALICIA
Distance	13.7 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 45 F
Apr Temp	47 to 71 F
Jul Temp	72 to 93 F
Oct Temp	49 to 75 F
Annual Precip	45.6 inches

Station	JONESBORO 4 N
Distance	19.2 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 45 F
Apr Temp	49 to 71 F
Jul Temp	71 to 92 F
Oct Temp	49 to 74 F
Annual Precip	46.1 inches

Station	CORNING
Distance	31.8 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 43 F
Apr Temp	49 to 70 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	48 to 72 F
Annual Precip	48 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Black Rock	823	$30,089
Hoxie	2,641	$44,607
Minturn	87	$0
Portia	659	$47,500
Sedgwick	219	$39,167

Walnut Ridge Public Libraries

Lawrence County Library
115 WEST WALNUT STREET
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
(870) 886-3222

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Walnut Ridge Hospitals

Lawrence Memorial Hospital
(Government - Local)
1309 West Main
(870) 886-1200

Walnut Ridge Public Schools

Walnut Ridge Elementary School
508 E Free St
ZIP: 72476
Primary
Total Enrollment 542

Walnut Ridge High School
508 E Free St
ZIP: 72476
High
Total Enrollment 429

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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