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

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,957
Male Share of the Population	46.4%
Female Share of the Population	53.6%
Senior Citizens	6.4%
Employed Population 16+	2,263
Age of the Population	30

Families

% of people married	54.8%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10.1%
Median Earnings25+	$36,610
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$28,661
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,206

Wealth

Median Family Income	$55,485
% Above Poverty Level	85.3%
% Below Poverty Level	14.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	37 minutes
% Working from Home	2.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.6%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	18.1%
Median Gross Rent	$918
Median House Value	$114,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	26.3%
German	11.9%
Irish	11.5%
English	2.2%
Dutch	2.1%
Scottish	1.8%
Polish	1.8%
Italian	1.5%
Russian	0.9%
Canadian	0.4%
Swedish	0.3%
Slovak	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
Austrian	0.2%
French Except Basque	0.2%
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Ward Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lonoke County
Standard Zip Codes	72176
Phone Area Codes	870
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	35.01
Approximate Longitude	-91.95

Ward 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	CABOT 4 SW
Distance	9.4 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 49 F
Apr Temp	48 to 73 F
Jul Temp	69 to 91 F
Oct Temp	48 to 74 F
Annual Precip	50.5 inches

Station	NORTH LITTLE ROCK AP
Distance	22.5 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 49 F
Apr Temp	53 to 73 F
Jul Temp	73 to 94 F
Oct Temp	54 to 75 F
Annual Precip	49.1 inches

Station	LITTLE ROCK ADAMS AP
Distance	25.2 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 50 F
Apr Temp	50 to 73 F
Jul Temp	72 to 93 F
Oct Temp	52 to 75 F
Annual Precip	50.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Austin	3,043	$69,444
Beebe	8,055	$62,795
Cabot	26,176	$70,220
Garner	175	$60,625
Jacksonville	28,588	$56,241
McRae	757	$46,094

Ward Public Schools

Ward Central Elementary
1570 Wilson Loop
ZIP: 72176
Primary
Total Enrollment 588

Ward Private Schools

New Horizon Academy
13018 Highway 31 N
ZIP: 72176
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 21

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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