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Place dossier plate
SheetAR-WHITE-HALL-AR · White Hall, AR 5,520 pop · income 66th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around White Hall
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest White Hall on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Warren · lowest
35,064
Warren · lowest
35,064 median HH income
14.0% of the leader · rank #1
White Hall · this city
84,304
White Hall · this city
84,304 median HH income
33.7% of the leader · rank #2
Howland Center · near
84,306
Howland Center · near
84,306 median HH income
33.7% of the leader · rank #3
Germantown · near
84,307
Germantown · near
84,307 median HH income
33.7% of the leader · rank #4
Williston · near
84,309
Williston · near
84,309 median HH income
33.7% of the leader · rank #5
Rural Hill · near
84,310
Rural Hill · near
84,310 median HH income
33.7% of the leader · rank #6
Noroton · highest
250,001
Noroton · highest
250,001 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for White Hall on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 5,520.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
White Hall - the verdict
White Hall ranks in the 66th percentile for household income and the 57th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
66th
percentile, household income
45th
percentile, home value
3rd
percentile, median rent
57th
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: White Hall, AR
White Hall is a small town in Arkansas, home to 5,520 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. White Hall households earn a median of $84,304 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.7%. Typical homes in White Hall are valued around $207,100, and the median resident age is 39.6 years. About 36.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 52.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 39 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 70% from five years earlier. White Hall reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1167.1 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 $944 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $210 across Arkansas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 55.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of White Hall's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to schools and households to comparison shortlist to reported crime to population change to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For White Hall, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, annual population history, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in White Hall?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 94.6%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
What does the education layer cover for White Hall?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 5 public schools within the city match. 36.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Which cities make useful reference points for White Hall?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Arkansas, the closest population matches are Walnut Ridge (5,440 residents, $47,612 income); Mena (5,605 residents, $50,875 income); Warren (5,342 residents, $35,064 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Spencer, MA (5,520 residents); New Castle, DE (5,519 residents); Noroton, CT (5,522 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What can the FBI record say about safety in White Hall?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1167.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 49% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is White Hall growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -99 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 39 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
2020 estimate
5,631
2025 estimate
5,532
Period change
-1.8%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
How far does income reach against housing in White Hall?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 8.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
2.5×
Home value
$207,100
Household income
$84,304
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Above median income · poverty 8.7% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
86.9 (US=100)
Very affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Arkansas average
C+
City profile score · White Hall, AR
62/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A+
86.9 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share B-
36.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income C+
$84,304
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate D
8.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
278 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
White Hall profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 97/100 (A+) · 86.9 index
Bachelor's+ share: 69/100 (B-) · 36.7%
Household income: 64/100 (C+) · $84,304
Poverty rate: 45/100 (D) · 8.7%
Violent crime: 36/100 (F) · 278 /100k
Where White Hall sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
White Hall's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - White Hall highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
White Hall, AR (this city): home $207,100, crime 1,167/100k
Spencer, MA : home $297,700, crime 363/100k
New Castle, DE : home $262,100, crime 3,909/100k
Berlin, WI : home $143,800, crime 533/100k
Mena, AR : home $114,200, crime 2,947/100k
Warren, AR : home $86,400, crime 1,362/100k
Berryville, AR : home $153,500, crime 2,750/100k
Tontitown, AR : home $394,200, crime 655/100k
Cave Springs, AR : home $431,300, crime 352/100k
How does White Hall compare to other US cities?
Here's how White Hall stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income66% higher than other cities
Home value45% pricier than other cities
Median rent3% pricier than other cities
Safety57% 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, White Hall ranks #45 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 White Hall against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Arkansas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Arkansas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places White Hall near the bottom of Arkansas's cities
Among the 524 Arkansas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, White Hall ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares White Hall only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#40 of 495
92nd percentile in Arkansas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 524
0th percentile in Arkansas
Median Home Value
#46 of 482
90th percentile in Arkansas
Poverty Rate
#343 of 524
35th percentile in Arkansas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#23 of 524
96th percentile in Arkansas
How in-state ranks are ordered
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.
Gauge source note
66th percentile nationally for median household income · 57th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
White Hall's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
White Hall'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 White Hall's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$207,100Among the most affordablemore affordable than 55% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
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
White Hall's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,774 of 15,516
More affordable than 76% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,417 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.5×, White Hall sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,774 of 15,516 and #3,417 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$84,304White Hall, AR median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context White Hall, AR median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for White Hall, AR.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)36.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)52.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
5,520
Median Income
$84,304
Median Home Value
$207,100
Median Age
39.6
Poverty Rate
8.7%
Labor force participation
52.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
36.7%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1167.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
277.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
889.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
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
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
White Hall's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
5,631 residents
2021
5,594 residents
2022
5,495 residents
2023
5,482 residents
2024
5,536 residents
2025
5,532 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
39
housing units authorized
Single-Family
37
detached homes
Multifamily
2
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
7.1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
23
17
6
$3.0M
2020
45
21
24
$3.0M
2021
23
15
8
$14.9M
2022
21
21
0
$2.7M
2023
45
19
26
$4.3M
2024
39
37
2
$5.2M
Permit volume increased 70% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
94.6%
Carpool
3.4%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
2.1%
Based on 2,316 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Arkansas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $210
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Arkansas at $210 (electricity about $110 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Arkansas statewide averages, not a meter reading for White Hall. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Arkansas's BEA cost-of-living index is 86.9 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around White Hall is $944/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Arkansas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 55.5 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Arkansas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county White Hall sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How White Hall compares to similar-size Arkansas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
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.