Moving to Evening Shade, Arkansas

Population: 465. Estimated population in July 2024: 480 (+3.2% change)
Males: 215 (46.2%), Females: 250 (53.8%)

Zip code: 72532

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $24,500
Median house value: $39,200

Population by Race

Races in Evening Shade:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
• American Indian (1.5%)
• Two or more races (1.5%)

Ancestries: German (14.2%), United States (13.5%), Irish (13.1%), English (11.6%), French (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%).

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Evening Shade

• High school or higher: 74.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
• Unemployed: 4.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Evening Shade town

• Never married: 17.8%
• Now married: 56.4%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 11.7%
• Divorced: 12.5%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+11.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Evening Shade:

• EASTERN OZARKS REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 17 miles; CHEROKEE VILLAGE, AR)
• WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; BATESVILLE, AR)
• FULTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SALEM, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Evening Shade:

• LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 88 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
• ADAMS FIELD (about 102 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
• WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 120 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; Abbreviation: TBN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Evening Shade:

• SHARP COUNTY REGIONAL (about 14 miles; ASH FLAT, AR; Abbreviation: CVK)
• HORSESHOE BEND (about 14 miles; HORSESHOE BEND, AR; Abbreviation: 6M2)
• MELBOURNE MUNI – JOHN E MILLER FIELD (about 14 miles; MELBOURNE, AR; Abbreviation: 42A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Evening Shade:

• HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 68 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 70 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 84 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 105 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
• ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 119 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 125 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)

Schools

Public high school in Evening Shade:

• EVENING SHADE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 92; Location: 200 SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Evening Shade:

• EVENING SHADE ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 200 SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: KG – 08)