Bovine, AR Demographics

Population 394 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Bovine

Household size in Bovine

Household size, people per household
PeriodBovineArkansasU.S.
2006–102.412.542.68
2010–142.352.572.73
2015–192.882.552.71
2020–242.292.532.65
Change−0.12−0.00−0.03
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Households in Bovine are small: just 2.29 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.41 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Bovine

Median age, years
PeriodBovineArkansasU.S.
2006–1043.637.937.7
2010–1438.338.738.6
2015–1938.939.539.6
2020–2446.739.640.1
Change+3.1+1.7+2.3
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With a median age of 46.7, Bovine is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Bovine

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodBovineArkansasU.S.
2006–1013.3%12.5%12.3%
2010–146.3%12.5%12.3%
2015–195.7%12.3%11.6%
2020–243.4%12.3%11.6%
Change−9.9 pts−0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Bovine: 3.4% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Bovine

Renters in Bovine

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodBovineArkansasU.S.
2006–1017.7%32.3%33.3%
2010–1423.5%33.5%35.6%
2015–1915.5%34.4%36.0%
2020–2421.8%33.6%34.8%
Change+4.1 pts+1.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 21.8% of households in Bovine rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About eight in ten owners (81.0%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Bovine

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodBovineArkansasU.S.
2006–1018.2%13.4%11.4%
2010–1417.8%13.9%11.4%
2015–1922.1%14.4%11.1%
2020–2417.4%13.1%9.6%
Change−0.7 pts−0.3 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Bovine: 17.4% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Bovine

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodBovineArkansasU.S.
2006–10197719811974
2010–14197719831975
2015–19198419851977
2020–24198619881980
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The housing in Bovine is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1986, against 1980 nationally. Arkansas as a whole looks much the same.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Bovine

Rent, per month
PeriodBovineArkansasU.S.
2006–10$549$660$965
2010–14$588$718$1,040
2015–19$737$785$1,213
2020–24$494$1,007$1,571
Change−$55+$346+$606
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The median renter in Bovine pays $494 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 20.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Bovine

Bachelor's degrees in Bovine

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodBovineArkansasU.S.
2006–1019.4%20.6%28.4%
2010–1412.2%21.8%29.6%
2015–1918.7%23.8%32.1%
2020–2411.2%26.2%35.6%
Change−8.2 pts+5.6 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Bovine: 11.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Bovine

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodBovineArkansasU.S.
2006–1077.6%82.6%84.9%
2010–1475.5%84.6%86.1%
2015–1973.6%86.6%87.7%
2020–2478.7%88.7%89.3%
Change+1.1 pts+6.1 pts+4.3 pts
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Just over one in five adults in Bovine never finished high school, well above the national share: only 78.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Bovine

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodBovineArkansasU.S.
2006–1011.3%7.7%8.1%
2010–1418.6%8.4%9.4%
2015–195.3%5.2%5.6%
2020–244.8%5.1%5.4%
Change−6.4 pts−2.6 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Bovine is close to the national rate: 4.8% of the labor force, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Bovine compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Bovine2.2946.73.4%21.8%17.4%1986$49411.2%78.7%4.8%
Hamburg2.6240.38.3%29.9%15.9%1980$6099.7%82.2%4.2%
Mist2.4045.12.3%11.1%35.0%1986$63312.3%93.0%3.1%
Old Milo2.8740.85.5%9.5%18.6%1987$5886.1%88.8%6.9%
Fountain Hill3.4133.05.2%0.3%33.9%1989$6116.7%86.9%5.6%
Snyder2.4045.12.3%11.1%35.0%1986$63312.3%93.0%3.1%
Milo2.8043.25.0%8.3%15.7%1991$5676.8%93.8%3.4%
North Crossett2.7039.211.0%28.7%17.0%1983$6536.5%86.4%5.6%
Thebes2.4145.32.4%11.3%35.0%1985$63312.0%92.5%3.0%
Crossett2.4442.39.3%37.4%22.3%1974$71716.5%90.6%6.1%
South Crossett2.2450.55.9%23.5%18.9%1979$67520.0%88.5%4.7%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Bovine. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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