Population 258 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Nathan
Household size in Nathan
| Period | Nathan | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.77 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.70 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.67 | 2.55 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.15 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.62 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Nathan are small: just 2.15 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 2.77 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Nathan
| Period | Nathan | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.1 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 49.7 | 38.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 35.7 | 39.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 46.4 | 39.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +7.3 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Nathan skews older: half of its residents are older than 46.4, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
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 Nathan
| Period | Nathan | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.5% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.2 pts | −0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Nathan (11.5%), close to the national share of 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 Nathan
Renters in Nathan
| Period | Nathan | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.9% | 32.3% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.3% | 33.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.1% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 30.7% | 33.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | +7.9 pts | +1.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Nathan rent their homes (30.7%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. The picture is much the same across Arkansas. Among homeowners, 61.6% 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 Nathan
| Period | Nathan | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.9% | 13.4% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 25.4% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.9% | 14.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 13.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.2 pts | −0.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Nathan as nationally: 10.7%, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Arkansas overall (13.1%).
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 Nathan
| Period | Nathan | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1977 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1984 | 1985 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1988 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Nathan are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1979, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are older than in Arkansas as a whole, where the median home dates to 1988.
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 Nathan
| Period | Nathan | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $592 | $660 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $511 | $718 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $491 | $785 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $627 | $1,007 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$35 | +$346 | +$606 |
Rent in Nathan runs $627 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 33.7% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
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 Nathan
Bachelor's degrees in Nathan
| Period | Nathan | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.1% | 20.6% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.8% | 21.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.2% | 23.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.9% | 26.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | +5.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Nathan have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 19.9%, 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 Nathan
| Period | Nathan | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 83.9% | 82.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.1% | 84.6% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 87.0% | 86.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 88.1% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | +6.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Nathan have finished high school as nationally: 88.1%, against 89.3%.
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 Nathan
| Period | Nathan | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.0% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.9% | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.6 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.4%, unemployment in Nathan is the same as the national rate. 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).
Nathan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan | 2.15 | 46.4 | 11.5% | 30.7% | 10.7% | 1979 | $627 | 19.9% | 88.1% | 5.4% |
| Tokio | 2.44 | 47.9 | 4.3% | 22.7% | 17.2% | 1982 | $497 | 26.9% | 93.4% | 2.7% |
| North Bingen | 3.01 | 47.2 | 2.3% | 11.4% | 31.4% | 1988 | $450 | 32.9% | 96.4% | 5.9% |
| Muddyfork | 2.63 | 36.3 | 14.4% | 31.7% | 12.5% | 1984 | $784 | 16.2% | 85.2% | 8.7% |
| Mount Moriah | 2.73 | 40.7 | 11.0% | 22.8% | 27.6% | 1986 | $1,085 | 22.8% | 93.8% | 3.8% |
| Murfreesboro | 2.49 | 42.0 | 8.9% | 25.0% | 19.2% | 1982 | $705 | 22.9% | 92.2% | 3.2% |
| Nashville | 2.56 | 37.0 | 14.1% | 28.9% | 16.7% | 1977 | $737 | 20.0% | 88.1% | 4.7% |
| Center Point | 2.14 | 44.7 | 7.3% | 8.6% | 20.9% | 1979 | $637 | 19.6% | 83.1% | 7.5% |
| Kimberley | 2.66 | 37.3 | 11.5% | 27.5% | 19.5% | 1983 | $533 | 23.9% | 93.0% | 3.8% |
| Dierks | 2.06 | 46.9 | 7.4% | 27.9% | 19.0% | 1979 | $577 | 18.4% | 83.5% | 10.0% |
| Roy | 2.81 | 42.9 | 7.3% | 17.4% | 29.7% | 1984 | $530 | 26.3% | 93.2% | 5.9% |
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 Nathan. 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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