Southside.
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Arkansas·Independence County
2 tracts·3K people·$151K median·348/mi²
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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 Southside is $151,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Southside has 4,246 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 85.8% White, 8.2% Multiracial, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Other, 0.0% Asian and 0.0% Black; the average household has 2.8 people; 19.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.5% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the elementary school with reported scores (41%); SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (43%) and SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (34%) lead the middle schools; SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (37%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $843/month, 47% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Southside is $65,655 a year, 24% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Southside, median rent is $843/month and the median home value is $151,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 71 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Southside are ice storm (99), tornado (98) and drought (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.47g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Southside, 2.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).