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7 tracts·15K people·$189K median·813/mi²
White 78 · Black 11 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 44 · Living alone 29 · Other 27
Health 31 · Retail 27 · Manufacturing 18 · Leisure 12 · Professional 10 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 18 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 7 · Walk 6 · Bike 1 · Transit 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 Searcy is $188,500 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Searcy has 23,340 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.4; the population is 77.8% White, 10.8% Black, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 29.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.8% (Census ACS).
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (59%), MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (45%) and SIDNEY DEENER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (26%) lead the elementary schools; SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (52%), AHLF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (46%) and RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (24%) lead the middle schools; SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL (27%) and RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (17%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $905/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Searcy is $52,170 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Searcy, median rent is $905/month and the median home value is $188,500 (Census ACS).
Searcy reported 4.6 violent crimes and 33.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 65 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 53 inches; snowfall averages 2 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Searcy are ice storm (99), tornado (96) and strong wind (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.47g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Searcy scores 8.7 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 6.2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).