Etowah is a city of 316 people in Arkansas. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 37.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. That trails the Arkansas median by roughly 59%. That sits in the bottom 7% of US cities for household income. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $82,800.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $24,659, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
5% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 195%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Etowah
What changed most since 2000
Median home value (2024 dollars)$28,053 → $82,800(+195%)US over the same years: +71%
Poverty rate19.1% → 37.1%(+18.1 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Homes owned by their occupants74.5% → 62.0%(−12.5 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 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)37.5%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era62.5%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8 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
Etowah, decade by decade
Etowah 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
2000
366
$39,280
$28,053
2.6%
13.1
2010
351
$37,223
$33,519
2.9%
24.2
2020
254
$46,967
$77,570
8.6%
19.8
2024
316
$24,659
$82,800
5.2%
12.8
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.
