Friendship, Arkansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 206. Estimated population in July 2024: 212 (+2.9% change)
Males: 98 (47.6%), Females: 108 (52.4%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $39,792
Median house value: $56,700

Population by Race

Races in Friendship:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)

Ancestries: United States (26.7%), Irish (17.5%), English (12.6%), French (3.9%), Italian (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%).

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Map of Friendship, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Friendship

  • High school or higher: 75.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Friendship town

  • Never married: 13.3%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+27.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Friendship:

  • BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER -ARKADEL (about 9 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR)
  • HOT SPRING COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; MALVERN, AR)
  • ADVANCE CARE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Friendship:

  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 18 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 65 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 77 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Friendship:

  • DEXTER B FLORENCE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 11 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Abbreviation: M89)
  • MALVERN MUNI (about 19 miles; MALVERN, AR; Abbreviation: M78)
  • GURDON LOWE FIELD (about 24 miles; GURDON, AR; Abbreviation: 5M8)

Amtrak stations near Friendship:

  • 9 miles: ARKADELPHIA (798 S. 5TH ST.)
  • 17 miles: MALVERN (200 E. 1ST ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 20 miles: HOT SPRINGS (100 BROADWAY TER.) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Friendship:

  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 58 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 69 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 73 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 76 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 94 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)