Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety6#14,734/15,637
Economy9#14,237/15,631
Housing99#124/14,977
Health5#14,843/15,609
Healthcare8#14,371/15,650
Environment15#13,074/15,453
Education15#13,274/15,649
Infrastructure13#13,562/15,650
Community16#13,127/15,651
Leisure & amenities2#15,281/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Booneville, Arkansas ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Logan County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Time spent in the emergency room · low95 min
97/100Arkansas 165 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesLogan County value
Rent as share of income · low19.9%
96/100Arkansas 27.6%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Rent-burdened households · low34.0%
94/100Arkansas 44.8%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Hospital quality rating · high4.5
94/100Arkansas 2.8United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesLogan County value
Home price to income ratio · low2.2×
87/100Arkansas 3.1×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Effective property tax rate · low0.51%
87/100Arkansas 0.56%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090

Weaknesses

Average weekly wage · low$825
1/100Arkansas $1,176United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsLogan County value
Mental health providers · low28 /100k
2/100Arkansas 281 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteLogan County value
Public EV charging ports · low0.0 /10k
3/100Arkansas 3.6 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyLogan County value
Voter turnout · low49.7%
4/100Arkansas 52.5%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionLogan County value
Primary care physicians · low19 /100k
4/100Arkansas 69 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteLogan County value
Gyms and fitness centers · low0.0 /10k
4/100Arkansas 1.1 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsLogan County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Child poverty rateImproving
37.4% (2015-2019) → 20.8% (2020-2024)
−17 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Poverty rateImproving
30.3% (2015-2019) → 16.7% (2020-2024)
−14 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
High school diploma or higherImproving
80.8% (2015-2019) → 89.2% (2020-2024)
+8.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Median household incomeImproving
$36,372 (2015-2019) → $50,459 (2020-2024)
+39%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Rent as share of incomeImproving
27.3% (2015-2019) → 19.9% (2020-2024)
−7.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
41.3% (2015-2019) → 34.0% (2020-2024)
−7.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Booneville, Arkansas improved on 4 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 8 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved4

Poverty−14 points30.3% → 16.7%
Child poverty−17 points37.4% → 20.8%
Rent / income−7.4 points27.3% → 19.9%
Household income+39%$36,372 → $50,459

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Booneville, Arkansas between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	20.6 min2015-2019	25.8 min2020-2024	+5.2 min	Within the margin of error	9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%2015-2019	14.0%2020-2024	+3.1 points	Within the margin of error	52%
Broadband subscriptions	74.4%2015-2019	80.6%2020-2024	+6.1 points	Within the margin of error	39%
Child poverty rate	37.4%2015-2019	20.8%2020-2024	−17 points	Improved	91%
High school diploma or higher	80.8%2015-2019	89.2%2020-2024	+8.4 points	Within the margin of error	93%
Home price to income ratio	2.3×2015-2019	2.2×2020-2024	−0.1×	Within the margin of error	82%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4272015-2019	0.3922020-2024	−0.035	Within the margin of error	77%
Median household income	$36,3722015-2019	$50,4592020-2024	+39%	Improved	72%
Poverty rate	30.3%2015-2019	16.7%2020-2024	−14 points	Improved	97%
Rent as share of income	27.3%2015-2019	19.9%2020-2024	−7.4 points	Improved	89%
Rent-burdened households	41.3%2015-2019	34.0%2020-2024	−7.3 points	Within the margin of error	77%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	9.4%2015-2019	10.6%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	32%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Booneville, Arkansas five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Booneville, Arkansas in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Booneville, Arkansas itself moved +7.2 points in standing on average over the same 9 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

3,798 residents (±14)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 20–29 women (+6.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

3,798 residents (±14)

Booneville, Arkansas
Arkansas share

White85%3,224
Black4.7%†177
Hispanic or Latino7.5%†283
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†5
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races2.9%†109

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Black (+4.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

2,437 residents (±158)

Booneville, Arkansas
Arkansas share

No high school diploma11%†264
High school or GED42%1,029
Some college28%683
Associate degree4.9%†119
Bachelor's degree9.2%†223
Graduate degree4.9%†119

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Some college (+9.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,596 households (±113)

Booneville, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Under $25k23%†371
$25k–50k26%†418
$50k–75k23%†375
$75k–100k14%†231
$100k–150k9.6%†154
$150k–200k1.2%†19
$200k or more1.8%†28

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−12.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,596 households (±113)

Booneville, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Own50%805
Rent50%791

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

750 households (±143)

Booneville, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Under $75040%†300
$750–1,00045%†340
$1,000–1,50015%†110

Home values

805 homes (±152)

Booneville, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Under $150k74%597
$150k–250k14%†110
$250k–400k8.1%†65

Age of homes

1,858 homes (±142)

Booneville, Arkansas
Arkansas share

2010 or later4.5%†83
2000–20098.0%†148
1980–199921%†399

Size of homes

1,858 homes (±142)

Booneville, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Studio0.4%†7
1 bedroom4.6%†86
2 bedrooms42%785

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,645 workers (±141)

Booneville, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Drive alone80%1,323
Carpool12%†199
Public transit1.6%†27
Walk0.0%0
Bike2.6%†43
Work from home3.2%†53
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+2.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,592 workers (±148)

Booneville, Arkansas
Arkansas share

Under 15 min43%†678
15–29 min17%†277
30–44 min14%†215

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Logan County, the county holding most of Booneville's residents.

Logan County has 360 employer establishments, 169 for every 10,000 residents (0.68× the US rate of 248; 0.73× Arkansas's), with 3,856 paid employees at an average annual pay of $40,717. The Census Bureau also counts 1,354 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 360; 1,354 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 169; US 248 · Arkansas 229
Paid employees: 3,856
Average annual pay: $40,717; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Logan County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	25	11.7	0.64×Fewer than typical	313	$16,585	19
Religious organizations	23	10.8	1.94×More than typical	149	$23,430	—
Specialty trade contractors	23	10.8	0.70×Fewer than typical	132	$37,712	182
Ambulatory health care services	20	9.4	0.45×Fewer than typical	184	$69,141	58
Automotive repair and maintenance	17	8	1.58×More than typical	47	$33,000	39
Gasoline stations	17	8	2.45×More than typical	141	$20,383	—
Lessors of real estate	12	5.6	0.46×Fewer than typical	20	$19,800	81
Banks and credit unions	11	5.1	1.59×More than typical	106	$64,585	—
Full-service restaurants	11	5.1	0.67×Fewer than typical	85	$19,800	10
Legal services	11	5.1	0.96×About typical	18	$40,889	13
Limited-service restaurants	11	5.1	0.64×Fewer than typical	217	$15,249	6
Truck transportation	11	5.1	1.02×About typical	81	$33,506	64

Rank places for an industry Open Logan County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 21,364 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $1,216 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Booneville, Arkansas: $0.32 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $1,216
Per resident: $0.32; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Forest Service$89674%
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services$32126%

Top recipients

BRAVO, INC.$89674%
MOFFETT CONSTRUCTION LLC$32126%

Spending by fiscal year

7.5KFY2017
1.7KFY2018
12.5KFY2019
17.5KFY2020
752.7FY2021
2.6KFY2022
3.4KFY2023
314.5FY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing · 3331$89674%
Building finishing contractors · 2383$32126%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Booneville, Arkansas, so they do not add up across cities.

Booneville, Arkansas's figures are part of those of Logan County, AR ($2.2M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.1% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Booneville is mostly in Logan County.

See federal money in Logan County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Booneville, Arkansas is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Bruce WestermanR-AR-4 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 0.4%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Logan County9100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Logan County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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