With 334 people, Hector is a city in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $124,200, having more than doubled since 2000. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. The population has fallen 34% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hector
What changed most since 1990
Population475 → 334(−30%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.7% → 16.0%(+5.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share99.2% → 89.2%(−9.9 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)12.5%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era75%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War25%(2)
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
Hector, decade by decade
Hector 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
475
$47,401
$84,722
10.7%
2.1
2000
506
$56,927
$92,358
11.4%
12.4
2010
450
$62,038
$102,714
26.0%
16.9
2020
411
$59,087
$93,327
18.6%
17.3
2024
334
$46,250
$124,200
16.0%
24.7
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.
