With 179 people, Black Oak is a city in Arkansas. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $68,400. There are 107 fewer people here than in 2000. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 22.6%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,643, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Black Oak
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share0.0% → 41.9%(+41.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share100.0% → 54.2%(−45.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants66.4% → 88.2%(+21.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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 era77.8%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 9 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
Black Oak, decade by decade
Black Oak 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
277
$32,183
$64,802
5.7%
0.0
2000
286
$40,719
$64,851
5.3%
6.0
2010
262
$43,157
$87,177
2.6%
8.3
2020
233
$61,854
$71,753
27.9%
29.5
2024
179
$54,643
$68,400
25.5%
66.2
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.
