Paragould.
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Arkansas·Greene County
8 tracts·25K people·$182K median·798/mi²
White 86 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Other 1 · Asian 1
Married couple 45 · Other 28 · Living alone 27
Professional 31 · Health 22 · Manufacturing 22 · Retail 13 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 2
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Sales · office 23 · Production · transport 20 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 83 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 4 · Walk 2 · 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 Paragould is $181,500 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Paragould has 30,215 residents across 6 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.2; the population is 85.8% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Multiracial, 3.4% Black, 1.0% Other and 0.6% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 16.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.8% (Census ACS).
GREENE CTY TECH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (50%), GREENE CTY TECH PRIMARY SCHOOL (50%) and GREENE CTY TECH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (44%) lead the elementary schools; GREENE CTY TECH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (47%), GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL (42%) and PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGH (32%) lead the middle schools; GREENE CTY TECH HIGH SCHOOL (22%) and PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL (22%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $925/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Paragould is $56,980 a year, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Paragould, median rent is $925/month and the median home value is $181,500 (Census ACS).
Paragould reported 12.6 violent crimes and 36.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 51 inches; snowfall averages 3 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Paragould are ice storm (98), tornado (96) and heat wave (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.86g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Paragould scores 7.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.3% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).