Higginson, AR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

84%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Higginson	Arkansas	National
Income per capita	$28,995	$34,533	$44,883
Median household income	$84,842	$64,269	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$89,772	$78,259	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$74,502	$39,884	$52,080
Median earnings male	$61,234	$46,339	$54,343
Median earnings female	$23,762	$33,396	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.8%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.5%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Higginson is 35% lower than the national average
The median household income in Higginson is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Higginson is 84% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Higginson is 3% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,555 $84,842 $169,684

City

$42,841 $64,269 $128,538

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Higginson median earnings by income bracket

Higginson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.5%	10.5%
Manufacturing sector	10.0%	10.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.0%	21.0%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	26.9%	26.9%
Education, health & social services	1.4%	1.4%
Other	26.0%	26.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ward, AR	5,316	$95,174	17.0%
Beebe, AR	8,440	$78,086	4.0%
Searcy, AR	24,322	$57,968	28.7%
Letona, AR	270	$55,809	31.4%
Griffithville, AR	237	$49,949	38.6%
Higginson, AR	844	$84,842	4.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. Mary of the Woods, IN	844	$21,434	73.6%
Cottonwood Falls, KS	844	$61,215	24.7%
Aquasco, MD	844	$105,438	29.6%
Oxford, MD	844	$107,713	32.4%
Adams, MN	844	$106,617	31.1%
Higginson, AR	844	$84,842	4.3%

Source: The Higginson, AR employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.