Census tract · St. Francis County

Census Tract 9601, St. Francis County, Arkansas

Census Tract 9601, GEOID 05123960100, in St. Francis County, Arkansas, partly within Hughes, Widener, Madison and Jennette. 2,077 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±295); the 2020 Census counted 2,202.

Residents, 2020-2024

2,077

±295 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,202

Median household income

$50,385

±$8,883 (90% margin)
St. Francis County: $42,574

Median home value

$65,900

±$5,765 (90% margin)
St. Francis County: $90,900

Median gross rent

$428

±$145 (90% margin)
St. Francis County: $779

Where is Census Tract 9601?

Census Tract 9601 is one of 7 census tracts in St. Francis County, Arkansas. It covers 233.66 square miles of land, 9 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 05123960100, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 9601 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Hughes16%
Widener6%
Madison2%
Jennette0%
Census Tract 9601 (marked with a dot) in St. Francis County, Arkansas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
306.01310950147019602.02 9601 10 mi
Census Tract 9601 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside St. Francis County.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 9601: Tract 306.01 in Crittenden County ($31,250), Tract 310 in Crittenden County ($75,750), Tract 9501 in Cross County ($26,650), Tract 4701 in Lee County ($38,750) and Tract 9602.02 ($52,426). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 9601?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 9601's population at 2,077 (±295) in 782 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,202 residents and 1,119 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9601St. Francis CountyArkansas
Total population 2,077 ±295 22,400 3,049,391
Households 782 ±125 7,783 1,205,987
Average household size 2.66 ±0.42 2.50 2.46
Housing units 965 ±123 9,570 1,394,673

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 9601?

The median resident of Census Tract 9601 is 49.6 years old; 14.3% are under 18 and 27.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 45.3%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 44.1%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 9601St. Francis CountyArkansas
Median age 49.6 ±8.1 40.1 38.5
Under 18 years 14.3% ±4.5 pts 21.2% 23.1%
65 years and over 27.6% ±5.7 pts 17.9% 17.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6% ±4.9 pts 3.7% 9.0%
White alone, not Hispanic 44.1% ±9.3 pts 39.3% 67.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 45.3% ±9.4 pts 54.4% 14.6%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.9 pts 0.1% 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.9 pts 0.2% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.9 pts 0.0% 0.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 5.0% ±3.8 pts 2.1% 6.3%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.9 pts 0.2% 0.3%
Born outside the United States 0.0% ±1.9 pts 2.2% 5.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 0.9% ±1.0 pts 2.8% 8.3%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 3.5% ±2.4 pts 5.7% 7.4%
With a disability 22.8% ±5.2 pts 23.8% 18.0%
No health insurance coverage 6.3% ±3.3 pts 8.2% 9.0%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 83.2% ±6.1 pts 85.9% 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 11.6% ±6.7 pts 14.2% 25.7%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 8.4% ±5.1 pts 6.0% 9.5%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 93.7% ±5.9 pts 86.0% 87.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 9601 earn?

Half of the 782 households in Census Tract 9601 earn less than $50,385 a year (±$8,883), against $42,574 across St. Francis County: 4th highest of the county's 7 tracts with a reliable estimate. 22.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9601St. Francis CountyArkansas
Median household income $50,385 ±$8,883 $42,574 $60,773
Mean household income $58,745 ±$8,646 $58,099 $84,759
Per capita income $27,121 ±$3,889 $22,140 $34,225
People below the poverty line 22.7% ±8.6 pts 28.5% 16.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 37.4% ±20.9 pts 42.4% 21.1%
Households receiving SNAP 22.6% ±7.4 pts 24.3% 10.2%
Households with a computer 82.1% ±6.1 pts 92.3% 93.6%
Households with a broadband subscription 78.9% ±6.1 pts 82.7% 86.7%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 9601?

Owners occupy 70.5% of Census Tract 9601's occupied homes and renters 29.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $65,900 by its owner (±$5,765). The median renter pays $428 a month including utilities, and 63.6% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9601St. Francis CountyArkansas
Median home value (owner-occupied) $65,900 ±$5,765 $90,900 $188,000
Median gross rent $428 ±$145 $779 $947
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 63.6% ±21.7 pts 43.7% 35.9%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $930 ±$284 $1,009 $1,345
Owner-occupied homes 70.5% ±9.1 pts 55.5% 66.4%
Renter-occupied homes 29.5% ±9.1 pts 44.5% 33.6%
Housing units 965 ±123 9,570 1,394,673
Single-family detached homes 60.1% ±7.9 pts 65.9% 70.0%
Mobile homes 26.7% ±7.4 pts 13.5% 11.0%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±4.1 pts 0.9% 2.1%
Built 2010 to 2019 5.4% ±5.7 pts 3.8% 12.1%
Built 1939 or earlier 8.7% ±4.6 pts 3.7% 4.1%
Households with no vehicle 14.3% ±5.8 pts 13.3% 5.9%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 9601 get to work?

75.4% of Census Tract 9601's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 27.2 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 6.4%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9601St. Francis CountyArkansas
In the labor force (age 16+) 57.5% ±7.4 pts 46.3% 58.4%
Unemployment rate 6.4% ±4.0 pts 9.2% 4.9%
Drove alone to work 75.4% ±10.9 pts 81.7% 78.9%
Carpooled 22.3% ±10.8 pts 11.9% 9.4%
Public transportation 0.0% ±4.0 pts 0.2% 0.3%
Walked 0.2% ±0.3 pts 1.6% 1.4%
Worked from home 1.1% ±1.1 pts 3.0% 8.8%
Mean travel time to work 27.2 min ±4.1 23.0 min 22.5 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 9601 compare with the other tracts in St. Francis County?

Among St. Francis County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 9601 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 9601's rank among the tracts of St. Francis County
MeasureIn St. Francis County
Population6th of 7
Residents per square mile7th of 7
Median household income4th of 7
Per capita income3rd of 7
Median home value6th of 6
Median gross rent7th of 7
Poverty rate5th of 7
Bachelor's degree or higher4th of 7
Median age1st of 7
Owner-occupied share3rd of 7

The tracts next to it on St. Francis County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 9602.021st$52,426±$19,735 · within the margin of this tract2,842
Tract 96032nd$50,893±$8,797 · within the margin of this tract2,294
Tract 96053rd$50,456±$15,014 · within the margin of this tract2,959
Tract 96014th$50,385±$8,8832,077
Tract 9602.015th$45,337±$10,028 · within the margin of this tract1,984
Tract 96066th$36,604±$16,975 · within the margin of this tract6,132
Tract 96047th$23,235±$12,6754,112

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 9601?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 9601 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections