Rison is a city of 1,019 people in Arkansas. 46.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $115,500, having more than doubled since 2000. That trails the Arkansas median by roughly 41%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $35,855, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rison
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate26.2% → 46.3%(+20.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants65.4% → 49.3%(−16.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share31.5% → 48.5%(+17.0 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)4.3%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.5%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.2%(25)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(3)
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
Rison, decade by decade
Rison 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
1,258
$38,572
$86,882
10.1%
55.4
2000
1,271
$38,009
$86,529
11.8%
63.0
2010
1,344
$49,301
$78,114
10.5%
63.2
2020
967
$27,127
$115,144
17.1%
71.0
2024
1,019
$35,855
$115,500
16.0%
64.9
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.
