With 71 people, Big Flat is a city in Arkansas. The poverty rate is 56.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $110,900. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
5% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Big Flat
What changed most since 1990
Median age60.1 → 38.3(−21.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate31.3% → 56.3%(+25.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share100.0% → 95.8%(−4.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era66.7%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War33.3%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Big Flat, decade by decade
Big Flat population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
83
$30,001
$48,001
3.3%
0.0
2000
104
$38,426
$81,974
2.6%
0.0
2010
105
$54,974
$104,296
10.1%
4.7
2020
88
–
$79,631
9.7%
5.6
2024
71
–
$110,900
4.7%
10.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
