Rison, AR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

60%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rison	Arkansas	National
Income per capita	$27,256	$34,533	$44,883
Median household income	$32,712	$64,269	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$58,534	$78,259	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$18,133	$39,884	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$46,339	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,778	$33,396	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	33.0%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rison is 39% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rison is 60% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rison is 31% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Rison is 118% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$21,805 $32,712 $65,424

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Rison median earnings by income bracket

Rison employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.3%	2.3%
Manufacturing sector	25.0%	25.0%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	2.3%
Wholesale & retail services	27.3%	27.3%
Public administration	6.8%	6.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	12.9%	12.9%
Other	16.7%	16.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woodlawn, AR	84	$140,526	72.8%
Rye, AR	147	$100,904	24.1%
Sulphur Springs, AR	1,372	$67,720	16.7%
Fordyce, AR	3,889	$46,035	43.4%
Sulphur Springs city, AR	408	$36,450	55.2%
Rison, AR	1,170	$32,712	59.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
New Brockton, AL	1,170	$93,807	15.3%
Foreman, AR	1,170	$36,395	55.3%
Greenwood, DE	1,170	$90,005	10.7%
Valley Falls, KS	1,170	$68,015	16.4%
Colon, MI	1,170	$70,937	12.8%
Rison, AR	1,170	$32,712	59.8%

Source: The Rison, 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.