Moving to Bigelow, Arkansas
Population: 329. Estimated population in July 2024: 337 (+2.4% change)
Males: 155 (47.1%), Females: 174 (52.9%)
Perry County
Zip code: 72016
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $32,000
Median house value: $51,000
Population by Race
Races in Bigelow:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (31.3%), German (8.8%), Irish (8.2%), English (3.0%), French (1.8%).
Elevation: 303 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bigelow
- High school or higher: 77.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 39.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bigelow town
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 56.9%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 14.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-3.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bigelow:
- ST ANTHONY’S HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 14 miles; MORRILTON, AR)
- CONWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; CONWAY, AR)
- METHODIST BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MAUMELLE, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bigelow:
- ADAMS FIELD (about 35 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
- LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 36 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 49 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bigelow:
- MORRILTON MUNI (about 11 miles; MORRILTON, AR; Abbreviation: BDQ)
- DENNIS F CANTRELL FIELD (about 16 miles; CONWAY, AR; Abbreviation: M03)
- PETIT JEAN PARK (about 21 miles; MORRILTON, AR; Abbreviation: MPJ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bigelow:
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 21 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 28 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 51 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
- HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 69 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
Schools
Public high school in Bigelow:
- BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 330; Location: P O BOX 360; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Bigelow:
- ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 417; Location: P O 358; Grades: KG – 06)