AR

National Population : 333,590,059
Arkansas State Population : 3,101,839

About Ward, AR

Ward, AR is located in Lonoke County in the state of Arkansas.

The total City Population for Ward is about 5,358 with about 478 people per square mile, and the larger Metro Area Population is about 10,004.

The Average Home Value is $120,500.00, which is roughly 24% higher than the Average Home Value of $91,557.00 for the state of Arkansas, and roughly 36% lower than the National Average of $188,692.00.

The Median Income Per Household is about $51,364.00, which is roughly 22% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,120.00 for the state of Arkansas, and roughly 11% lower than the National Average of $57,518.00.

Employment

The Unemployment Rate for Ward is about 4.4%.

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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Voting

Lonoke County voted Republican in the 2020 Presidential Election with a very significant difference of 70.78% between the winner and runner up.

Voting Results by Party

Republican: 74.63%
Democratic: 21.81%
Other: 2.01%
Libertarian: 1.31%
Green: 0.23%


Nearby Locations

Austin, AR (2.00 mi.)
Beebe, AR (4.76 mi.)
Cabot, AR (5.36 mi.)
Mc Rae, AR (9.62 mi.)
El Paso, AR (10.03 mi.)
Holland, AR (13.34 mi.)
Vilonia, AR (13.34 mi.)
Mount Vernon, AR (13.61 mi.)
Gravel Ridge, AR (14.04 mi.)
Lr AFB, AR (14.04 mi.)
Jacksonville, AR (14.04 mi.)
LrAFB, AR (14.04 mi.)
Romance, AR (15.37 mi.)
Lonoke, AR (15.89 mi.)
Georgetown, AR (17.07 mi.)
Searcy, AR (17.07 mi.)
Higginson, AR (17.23 mi.)
Scott, AR (17.96 mi.)
Sherwood, AR (18.32 mi.)
N Little Rock, AR (18.32 mi.)
Griffithville, AR (18.33 mi.)
Carlisle, AR (19.50 mi.)
Little Rock, AR (26.40 mi.)

Additional Location Details

Zip Code(s) : 72176
Latitude : 34.991910
Longitude : -91.887510
TimeZone : Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving : Yes
Region : South
Average Elevation : 235 ft.
Area Code(s) : 870

Demographic Details

Average # of People Per Household : 2.75
Male Population Estimate : 40.66%
Female Population Estimate : 40.71%
Median Age : 31.1
Male Median Age : 30.7
Female Median Age : 31.5

White Population Estimate : 78.70%
Black Population Estimate : 1.37%
Hispanic Population Estimate : 1.86%
Asian Population Estimate : 0.82%
Hawaiian Population Estimate : 0.19%
Indian Population Estimate : 1.47%
Other Population Estimate : 0.60%

Crime Details

NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Ward specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lonoke County: About 4 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)

Average # of Violent Crimes for Lonoke County: About 340 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)

Lonoke County is about 5% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 15% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.