Blytheville.
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Arkansas·Mississippi County
6 tracts·13K people·$119K median·608/mi²
Black 58 · White 33 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 39 · Married couple 32 · Other 29
Health 29 · Professional 20 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 9 · Other 3
Sales · office 27 · Management · business · science · arts 27 · Production · transport 24 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 3 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Blytheville is $119,000 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Blytheville has 12,790 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.3; the population is 58.4% Black, 33.2% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Multiracial, 1.3% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 16.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.2% (Census ACS).
KIPP: BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORY (26%), BLYTHEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (8%) and BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL (8%) lead the elementary schools; BLYTHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (14%) and BLYTHEVILLE CHICKASAW PREPARATORY ACADEMY (BCPA) (9%) lead the middle schools; KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL (15%) and BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (8%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $855/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Blytheville is $47,865 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Blytheville, median rent is $855/month and the median home value is $119,000 (Census ACS).
Blytheville reported 7.1 violent crimes and 37.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 52 inches; snowfall averages 3 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Blytheville are earthquake (100), ice storm (99) and lightning (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.96g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Blytheville scores 9.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.3% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).