Gourd's Livability
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
C
Crime -
B+
Commute -
F
Education -
B
Weather -
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Amenities
About Gourd, AR
Gourd, AR is located in Lincoln County in the state of Arkansas.
The total City Population for Gourd is about 82 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $71,029 for Lincoln County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $91,557 for the state of Arkansas, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $27,924, which is roughly 30% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,120 for the state of Arkansas, and roughly 51% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.28Male Population Estimate: 62.2%
Female Population Estimate: 37.8%
Median Age: 40.5
Male Median Age: 44.5
Female Median Age: 39.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:24.4%
Black:18.3%
Other:17.1%
Indian:2.4%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![John Boozman](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_boozman.jpg)
![Tom Cotton](/assets/images/politicians/senators/tom_cotton.jpg)
![Sarah Huckabee Sanders](/assets/images/politicians/governors/sarah_huckabee_sanders.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 26.63%
Other: 1.88%
Libertarian: 0.54%
Green: 0.52%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Gourd specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lincoln County: About 13.2137 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Lincoln County: About 730.142 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Lincoln County is about 70% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 61% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Arkansas is ranked #34 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 30.43 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 46.91The average living wage for the state of Arkansas is $30.85/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Arkansas a minimum wage score of 71.73 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.63/hr, which gives Arkansas a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 1.92 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Arkansas is $220.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 54.07 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Arkansas does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Arkansas does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Arkansas does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Arkansas does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Arkansas does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Arkansas does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Arkansas does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Arkansas does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Arkansas does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Arkansas does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Arkansas does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Arkansas does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Arkansas does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Arkansas does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Arkansas does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X Arkansas does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Arkansas does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Arkansas does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 71639Latitude: 33.843700
Longitude: -91.596800
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 155.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 870