With 305 people, Chidester is a city in Arkansas. The median age is 57.4, about 18 years above the US median. The poverty rate is 48.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. That trails the Arkansas median by roughly 60%. The typical home is worth $68,800, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $24,265, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% 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 Chidester
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.8 → 57.4(+25.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate24.7% → 48.0%(+23.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share49.6% → 72.8%(+23.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 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)23.4%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.5%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.8%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 47 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
Chidester, decade by decade
Chidester 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
381
$33,834
$47,521
0.0%
64.4
2000
335
$38,978
$62,847
8.3%
59.2
2010
287
$40,280
$65,455
7.6%
61.8
2020
253
$21,893
$77,813
2.6%
66.7
2024
305
$24,265
$68,800
5.8%
50.2
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.
