Watson, Arkansas

Demographics

People

Total Population	196
Male Share of the Population	41.8%
Female Share of the Population	58.2%
Senior Citizens	44.4%
Employed Population 16+	59
Age of the Population	63

Families

% of people married	50.5%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	7.2%
Median Earnings25+	$14,688
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$0

Wealth

Median Family Income	$34,861
% Above Poverty Level	80.1%
% Below Poverty Level	19.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	27 minutes
% Working from Home	5.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	6.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	44.7%
Median Gross Rent	$0
Median House Value	$36,500

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	38.8%
English	19.9%
Irish	6.6%
German	5.1%
Scottish	2%
Dutch	1%
French Except Basque	1%
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Watson Almanac

Category	Value
County	Desha County
Standard Zip Codes	71674
Phone Area Codes	870
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	33.89
Approximate Longitude	-91.25

Watson 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	ROHWER 2 NNE
Distance	5.5 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 50 F
Apr Temp	51 to 73 F
Jul Temp	71 to 92 F
Oct Temp	50 to 76 F
Annual Precip	51.9 inches

Station	ARKANSAS POST
Distance	11 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 50 F
Apr Temp	53 to 74 F
Jul Temp	72 to 92 F
Oct Temp	53 to 75 F
Annual Precip	51.8 inches

Station	DUMAS
Distance	15.9 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 51 F
Apr Temp	53 to 76 F
Jul Temp	72 to 93 F
Oct Temp	52 to 76 F
Annual Precip	52.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Arkansas City	457	$43,750
Dumas	4,287	$48,333
Gillett	729	$52,321
Gould	753	$35,278
Mitchellville	423	$22,500
Winchester	183	$26,875

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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