City profile · Arkansas · Census ACS 2023

Pea Ridge, AR

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Pea Ridge - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

7,348
Residents
$93,627
Median income
$255,600
Median home
$1,347
Median rent (state)

Pea Ridge - the verdict

Pea Ridge ranks in the 74th percentile for household income and the 65th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

74th
percentile, household income
57th
percentile, home value
50th
percentile, median rent
65th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Pea Ridge, AR

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 7,348 residents in Pea Ridge, a small town within Arkansas. The typical household in Pea Ridge brings in $93,627 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 1.7%. Pea Ridge's housing stock carries a median value of $255,600, and the median resident age is 35.9 years. Educational attainment runs 24.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 68.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 404 residential building permits were authorized in Pea Ridge (Building Boom), up 312% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Pea Ridge reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 959.9 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Living costs in Arkansas run below the national norm: the state registers 86.9 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,347 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Arkansas's average monthly utility costs around $210 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 88.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

7,348 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Arkansas

Median Household Income

$93,627 /yr

Poverty 1.7%

Cost of Living Index (state)

86.9 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Arkansas average

How does Pea Ridge compare to other US cities?

Where Pea Ridge sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 74% higher than other cities
Home value 57% pricier than other cities
Median rent 50% pricier than other cities
Safety 65% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Arkansas, Pea Ridge ranks #35 of 160 Arkansas cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Pea Ridge against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Arkansas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Arkansas-relative analysis

Median Home Value is Pea Ridge's strongest outlier among Arkansas cities

Among the 482 Arkansas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Pea Ridge ranks #23 - the 95th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Pea Ridge only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#21 of 495
96th percentile in Arkansas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 524
92nd percentile in Arkansas
Median Home Value
#23 of 482
95th percentile in Arkansas
Poverty Rate
#459 of 524
12th percentile in Arkansas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#87 of 524
83rd percentile in Arkansas

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Arkansas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

74thIncome percentile
65thSafety percentile

74th percentile nationally for median household income · 65th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Pea Ridge's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Pea Ridge's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 62 Avg. percentile National median
Pea Ridge's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Pea Ridge's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$255,600 43rd percentile more affordable than 43% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). This entry sits in this band. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Pea Ridge $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Pea Ridge, AR Pea Ridge, AR's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Pea Ridge, AR-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Pea Ridge, AR median $93,627/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Pea Ridge, AR's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Pea Ridge, AR. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 24.0%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 1.7%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 68.5%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
7,348
Median Income
$93,627
Median Home Value
$255,600
Median Age
35.9
Poverty Rate
1.7%
Labor force participation
68.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
24.0%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
959.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
369.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
590.7
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
5
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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6,000 residents8,000 residents10,000 residents12,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 6,674 residents 11,233 residents ▲ +68.3%
Pea Ridge's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
404
housing units authorized
Single-Family
388
detached homes
Multifamily
16
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
55
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 98
2020 206
2021 296
2022 357
2023 592
2024 404

Permit volume increased 312% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
78.4%
Carpool
5.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.4%
Work from Home
16.1%

Based on 3,557 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Arkansas - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$110
avg/month
Natural Gas
$58
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$42
avg/month
Total Utilities
$210
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Arkansas state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Arkansas state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Pea Ridge sits in

Cost of Living Index
86.9
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,347/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
88.7 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Arkansas

Trumann
7,432 people
Prairie Grove
7,445 people
Pocahontas
7,475 people
Heber Springs
7,101 people
Morrilton
7,022 people
Osceola
6,807 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Pea Ridge's 7,348 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Archbald, PA
7,348 people
King, NC
7,345 people
Bellbrook, OH
7,344 people
Cos Cob, CT
7,354 people
Salem, IL
7,341 people
Dunbar, WV
7,340 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Pea Ridge's $93,627 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Tumwater, WA
$93,635 median income
San Tan Valley, AZ
$93,642 median income
Ware Place, SC
$93,611 median income
Myrtlewood, AL
$93,646 median income
Eatonville, WA
$93,603 median income
Valley Falls, RI
$93,653 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Pea Ridge, AR Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Pea Ridge, AR - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 71.5% 17.1% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.8% White 71.5% Black or African American 4.1% Asian 1.0% American Indian 0.7% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 5.6% Two or more races 17.1% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Pea Ridge compares to nearby Arkansas cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Pea Ridge (this city) 7,348 $93,627
Trumann 7,432 $38,079
Prairie Grove 7,445 $58,556
Pocahontas 7,475 $42,829
Census ACS 5-year FIPS AR FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Pea Ridge, AR?

What is the population of Pea Ridge, AR? +

Pea Ridge, AR has a population of 7,348 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Pea Ridge, AR? +

The median household income in Pea Ridge is $93,627 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Pea Ridge? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Pea Ridge; the closest available measure is the Arkansas state average, a cost of living index of 86.9 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Arkansas vary by metro area.

Is Pea Ridge, AR safe? +

Pea Ridge has a total crime rate of 959.9 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Pea Ridge, AR? +

Pea Ridge's median home value sits at $255,600, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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