Population 1,959 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Cove
Household size in Cove
| Period | Cove | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.66 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.67 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.38 | 2.55 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.65 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.01 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
At 2.65 people per household, Cove sits right at the national average. The typical household here is bigger than in Arkansas as a whole, where it has 2.53 people.
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 Cove
| Period | Cove | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.4 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.3 | 38.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 47.6 | 39.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.4 | 39.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.9 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
At 39.4, the median age in Cove is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The median age has dropped from 40.4 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Cove
| Period | Cove | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | −0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are a bit less common in Cove than nationally: 9.8%, against 11.6%.
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 Cove
Renters in Cove
| Period | Cove | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.7% | 32.3% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 23.7% | 33.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 27.9% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.6% | 33.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | +1.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a quarter of households in Cove rent their homes (27.6%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 69.0% have no mortgage at all, 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 Cove
| Period | Cove | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.9% | 13.4% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 26.4% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 22.8% | 14.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.2% | 13.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +3.4 pts | −0.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 19.2% of the housing in Cove, 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 Cove
| Period | Cove | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1981 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1978 | 1985 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1988 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Cove is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1986, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across Arkansas.
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 Cove
| Period | Cove | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $513 | $660 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $443 | $718 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $604 | $785 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $714 | $1,007 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$201 | +$346 | +$606 |
Rent in Cove runs $714 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 21.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Cove
Bachelor's degrees in Cove
| Period | Cove | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.7% | 20.6% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.4% | 21.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 8.7% | 23.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.2% | 26.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.5 pts | +5.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Cove have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.2%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Cove
| Period | Cove | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 79.7% | 82.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.3% | 84.6% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.1% | 86.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.8% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.1 pts | +6.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Cove never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.8% 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 Cove
| Period | Cove | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.6% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.7% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.6% | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.6 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Cove than nationally: unemployment was 6.2%, 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).
Cove compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cove | 2.65 | 39.4 | 9.8% | 27.6% | 19.2% | 1986 | $714 | 12.2% | 83.8% | 6.2% |
| Vandervoort | 2.81 | 38.9 | 13.2% | 26.4% | 17.2% | 1992 | $799 | 13.7% | 83.9% | 5.2% |
| Hatfield | 2.18 | 42.6 | 7.0% | 25.6% | 9.3% | 1979 | $717 | 12.1% | 83.8% | 7.7% |
| Plunketville | 2.55 | 41.9 | 6.2% | 12.6% | 29.4% | 1987 | $425 | 13.5% | 90.2% | 3.8% |
| Grannis | 2.80 | 38.3 | 6.9% | 16.1% | 15.3% | 1983 | $648 | 14.4% | 85.9% | 5.4% |
| Wickes | 2.68 | 40.2 | 13.2% | 24.6% | 16.8% | 1977 | $673 | 13.3% | 72.5% | 13.4% |
| Potter | 2.38 | 61.8 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10.5% | 1999 | $717 | 9.7% | 89.5% | 7.1% |
| Watson | 2.53 | 43.7 | 5.9% | 12.0% | 28.0% | 1986 | $480 | 14.9% | 89.5% | 4.7% |
| Dallas | 2.21 | 59.5 | 2.8% | 6.4% | 17.9% | 1996 | $700 | 18.6% | 87.7% | 12.4% |
| Potter Junction | 2.53 | 43.1 | 12.2% | 19.2% | 19.0% | 1989 | $753 | 19.2% | 85.4% | 6.3% |
| Mena | 2.43 | 46.0 | 6.7% | 21.3% | 19.8% | 1984 | $746 | 20.9% | 89.3% | 7.0% |
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 Cove. 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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