Black River Technical's Living Circumstances

Pocahontas School District Overview

Black River Technical College located in Pocahontas School District area. A total of 4,653 households are located in Pocahontas School District area. Among them, 1,609 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.87 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 2,874 and 2,470 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.07% (117) of residents are non-citizens and 2.13% (232) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Pocahontas School District, Arkansas
Household	4,653
Population	10,894
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,609 (34.58%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	2,874
Total Students	2,470
Pre-Kindergarten	130
Kindergarten	233
Grade 1-8	1,143
Grade 9-12	654
College/Graduate School	310
Veterans	8,441
Non-citizen	117
Non-English Home Language	232
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

8,607 residents are over the age of 16 and 4,804 people are in labor force. Among them, 4,804 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 4,636 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Pocahontas School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,499	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	3,609	80.22%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	575	12.78%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	80	1.78%
Other method	50	1.11%
Worked from home	185	4.11%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,636	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,355	29.23%
Service	633	13.65%
Sales and office	892	19.24%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	658	14.19%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,098	23.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,636	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	232	5.00%
Construction	348	7.51%
Manufacturing	766	16.52%
Wholesale trade	96	2.07%
Retail trade	583	12.58%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	437	9.43%
Information	7	0.15%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	141	3.04%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	127	2.74%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,317	28.41%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	263	5.67%
Other services, except public administration	108	2.33%
Public administration	211	4.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,636	-
Private wage and salary workers	3,339	72.02%
Government workers	830	17.90%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	467	10.07%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,773 for the 4,653 households in Pocahontas School District area, Arkansas. The average income of a single worker is $30,034. 10,320 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.43%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	4,653	-
Less than $10,000	298	6.40%
$10,000 - $14,999	377	8.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	614	13.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	636	13.67%
$35,000 - $49,999	792	17.02%
$50,000 - $74,999	932	20.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	362	7.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	470	10.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	79	1.70%
More than $200,000	93	2.00%
Median Household Income	$41,855	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,773	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,112	-
Less than $10,000	79	2.54%
$10,000 - $14,999	105	3.37%
$15,000 - $24,999	336	10.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	458	14.72%
$35,000 - $49,999	492	15.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	694	22.30%
$75,000 - $99,999	349	11.21%
$100,000 - $149,999	434	13.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	79	2.54%
More than $200,000	86	2.76%

Median Family Income	$52,899	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$69,764	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,034	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,197	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,197	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,929	-
With health insurance coverage	10,320	94.43%
Public coverage	5,479	50.13%
Private health insurance	6,359	58.18%
Without health insurance coverage	609	5.57%

Housing

There are 5,254 housing units in Pocahontas School District area, Arkansas with 4,653 units (88.56%) occupied. 3,166 houses (68.04%) are occupied by owner and 1,487 houses (31.96%) are rented. The average housing value is $104,300 and the average rental cost is $628. 62 houses (1.18%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 458 houses (8.72%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,254	-
Occupied	4,653	88.56%
Owner Occupied	3,166	68.04%
Renter Occupied	1,487	31.96%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,394	83.63%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	37	0.70%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	515	9.80%
Mobile Homes	298	5.67%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	10	0.19%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,254	-
Built 2014 or later	62	1.18%
Built 2010 - 2013	75	1.43%
Built 2000 - 2009	529	10.07%
Built 1990 - 1999	943	17.95%
Built 1980 - 1989	972	18.50%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,231	23.43%
Built 1960 - 1969	717	13.65%
Built 1950 - 1959	267	5.08%
Built 1949 or earlier	458	8.72%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,254	-
1 room	93	1.77%
2 rooms	11	0.21%
3 rooms	288	5.48%
4 rooms	849	16.16%
5 rooms	1,314	25.01%
6 rooms	1,328	25.28%
7 rooms	544	10.35%
8 rooms	437	8.32%
9 rooms or more	390	7.42%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,254	-
no bedroom	93	1.77%
1 bedroom	377	7.18%
2 bedrooms	1,200	22.84%
3 bedrooms	2,850	54.24%
4 bedrooms	612	11.65%
5 bedrooms or more	122	2.32%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,166	-
Less than $50,000	336	10.61%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,183	37.37%
$100,000 - $149,999	635	20.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	521	16.46%
$200,000 - $299,999	370	11.69%
$300,000 - $499,999	95	3.00%
$500,000 - $999,999	14	0.44%
$1,000,000 or more	12	0.38%
Median House Value	$104,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,323	-
Less than $500	393	29.71%
$500 - $999	755	57.07%
$1,000 - $1,499	175	13.23%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$628	-

Demographic

A total of 11,137 people lives in Pocahontas School District area, Arkansas with 5,493 male and 5,644 female. The males to female ratio is 49.32 to 50.68. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	11,137	-
Male	5,493	49.32%
Female	5,644	50.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	11,137	-
Under 5 years	666	5.98%
5 - 9 years	661	5.94%
10 - 14 years	953	8.56%
15 - 19 years	631	5.67%
20 - 24 years	556	4.99%
25 - 34 years	1,364	12.25%
35 - 44 years	1,352	12.14%
45 - 54 years	1,381	12.40%
55 - 59 years	552	4.96%
60 - 64 years	820	7.36%
65 - 74 years	1,236	11.10%
75 - 84 years	722	6.48%
85 years and older	243	2.18%
Median Age	39.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	11,137	-
One Race	10,904	97.91%
White	10,555	94.77%
Black or African American	127	1.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native	101	0.91%
Asian	18	0.16%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	57	0.51%
Other	46	0.41%

Two or more races	233	2.09%
White and Black or African American	62	0.56%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	18	0.16%
White and Asian	75	0.67%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%