Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Independence County, Arkansas Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas. The estimated population of Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas is 1,923 people, with a median age of 39.6.

We can look at the total population in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
1,923
+3.55%
+6.36%
2020
1,857
+3.34%
-
2019
1,797
+5.64%
-
2018
1,701
-5.92% -
2017
1,808
- -

Population of Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
93.6%
94.2%
-0.64%
Black/African American
0%
1.4%
-100.00%
Native
0%
0%
0.00%
Hispanic
2.3%
1.8%
+27.78%
Asian
0%
0%
0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.3%
-100.00%
Two Or More Races
4.2%
2.2%
+90.91%
Other
0%
0%
0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 39.6 -8.55% 42.2 -8.06% 39.1 -2.98%
2020 43.3 -8.26% 45.9 -5.75% 40.3 -9.03%
2019 47.2 +6.79% 48.7 +7.74% 44.3 +1.61%
2018 44.2 -0.23% 45.2 -1.74% 43.6 -0.91%
2017 44.3 - 46 - 44 -

The median age of Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 106 +45.73% 111 -19.61% 153 75
10 to 19 73 +24.64% 123 +73.29% 81 232
20 to 29 88 -56.62% 87 -34.02% 44 59
30 to 39 83 +133.55% 77 +88.17% 174 153
40 to 49 129 1.16% 138 +7.64% 121 143
50 to 59 85 -1.57% 143 -6.54% 73 133
60 to 69 222 0.95999999999999% 162 -52.84% 198 88
70+ 72 +18.39% 109 +9.02% 81 115

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas is $34,671.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan.

  • Under 25
    $27,321.00
  • 25 to 44
    $50,054.00
  • 45 to 64
    $60,250.00
  • 65 and over
    $24,265.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas is currently $51,318.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

0.00% of households in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    35.94%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    21.44%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    20.57%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.78%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    4.83%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    6.44%
  • $200,000 or more
    0.00%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan is $22,439.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan by the total population of Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    6.20%
  • Bachelor's degree
    6.79%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    16.84%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    61.89%
  • Less than high school diploma
    8.27%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan over the age of 16 is 1,465.

Of those people, a total of 54.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan is 52.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 83 80.70% 9.00%
20 to 24 years 54 81.50% 0.00%
25 to 29 years 49 79.60% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 239 55.60% 15.00%
35 to 44 years 216 79.20% 0.00%
45 to 54 years 241 86.30% 0.00%
55 to 59 years 101 58.40% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 130 27.70% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 255 16.50% 21.40%
75 years and over 97 2.10% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 1,382 52.80% 4.80%
Black or African American 0 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 4 100.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 79 84.80% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 33 66.70% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,369 53.20% 4.80%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan is 766, with median earnings of $31,638.00.

Women in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas earning approximately 58.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 766 $31,638.00
Male 357 $44,408.00
Female 409 $26,098.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 61 $39,185.00
Business and Financial 3 $0.00
Computer and Mathematical 9 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 11 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 21 $33,750.00
Legal 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 36 $72,750.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 16 $29,722.00
Healthcare Support 34 $9,625.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 3 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 35 $7,083.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 38 $17,500.00
Personal Care and Service 40 $25,500.00
Sales 76 $30,500.00
Office and Administrative Support 40 $26,875.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 12 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 42 $38,125.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 50 $70,800.00
Production 140 $51,857.00
Transportation and Material Moving 55 $30,855.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 23 $57,321.00 38 $38,152.00
Business and Financial 0 $0.00 3 $0.00
Computer and Mathematical 9 $0.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 11 $0.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 9 $0.00 12 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 2 $0.00 34 $72,875.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 0 $0.00 16 $29,722.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 34 $9,625.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 3 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 0 $0.00 35 $7,083.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 21 $22,292.00 17 $13,750.00
Personal Care and Service 0 $0.00 40 $25,500.00
Sales 33 $42,891.00 43 $23,194.00
Office and Administrative Support 0 $0.00 40 $26,875.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 12 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 42 $38,125.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 50 $70,800.00 0 $0.00
Production 94 $51,571.00 46 $57,870.00
Transportation and Material Moving 55 $30,855.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 807 households in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, with an average household size of 2.38 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 554 families in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan with an average family size of 2.84 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 415 49 90 253
Average Household Size 2.92 2.35 3.36 1.17
Total Families 415 49 90 0
Average Household Size 2.89 1.82 3.16 0

Poverty

Of the 554 families in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, 21.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 1,005 housing units in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan, Arkansas.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 807 80.30%
Vacant 198 19.70%

22.59% of the total 1,005 housing units in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan are rental units. This is approximately 227 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 555 are occupied by the owner - or 55.22% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan is $629.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    25
  • Less than $500
    46
  • $500 to $999
    169
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    12
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan is $80,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    184
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    180
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    45
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    49
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    76
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    19
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan. The chart below shows the number of properties in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    29
  • 1940 to 1949
    41
  • 1950 to 1959
    52
  • 1960 to 1969
    133
  • 1970 to 1979
    177
  • 1980 to 1989
    218
  • 1990 to 1999
    196
  • 2000 to 2009
    104
  • 2010 to 2013
    55
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    49
  • 1 vehicle available
    304
  • 2 vehicles available
    289
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    165

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan that commute to work in a particular way.

19.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Big Bottom-Wycough-Logan.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    62
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    135
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    39
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    81
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    194
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    109
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    93
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    7
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    0
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    14
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    29
  • 90 or more minutes
    3

Summary

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