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Population: 43,167. Estimated population in July 2024: 51,999 (+20.5% change)
Males: 20,515 (47.5%), Females: 22,652 (52.5%)

Faulkner County

Zip codes: 72032.

Demographics

Median resident age: 27.3 years
Median household income: $37,063
Median house value: $99,900

Population by Race

Races in Conway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.0%)
  • Black (12.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (13.3%), United States (12.8%), Irish (10.3%), English (9.9%), French (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).

Elevation: 312 feet

Land area: 35.0 square miles

Map of Conway, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Conway

  • High school or higher: 85.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Conway city

  • Never married: 31.4%
  • Now married: 53.5%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

2.6% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.4% Europe, 0.3% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: +14,400 (+50.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Conway:

  • CONWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (2302 COLLEGE AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Conway:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Conway:

  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 26 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 31 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 61 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Conway:

  • DENNIS F CANTRELL FIELD (about 3 miles; CONWAY, AR; Abbreviation: M03)
  • MORRILTON MUNI (about 18 miles; MORRILTON, AR; Abbreviation: BDQ)
  • NORTH LITTLE ROCK MUNI (about 24 miles; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: 1M1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Conway:

  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (Full-time enrollment: 7,693; Location: 201 DONAGHEY AVE; Public; Website: www.uca.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • HENDRIX COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,131; Location: 1600 WASHINGTON AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.hendrix.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • CENTRAL BAPTIST COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 356; Location: 1501 COLLEGE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cbc.edu)
  • ARKANSAS BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 19; Location: 1007 OAK; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Conway:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 26 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 38 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
  • HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 67 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 112 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)

Schools

Public high schools in Conway:

  • CONWAY HIGH WEST (Students: 1,117; Location: 2300 PRINCE ST; Grades: 11 – 12)
  • CONWAY VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 2300 PRINCE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Conway:

  • ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 582; Location: 502 FRONT STREET; Grades: KG – 12)
  • CONWAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 360; Location: 701 POLK; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Conway:

  • CONWAY HIGH EAST (Students: 1,275; Location: 1815 PRINCE ST; Grades: 09 – 10)
  • BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,036; Location: 1200 COURTWAY DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,023; Location: 2745 CARL STUART RD; Grades: 06 – 09)
  • JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 571; Location: 4255 COLLEGE AV; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ELLEN SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 503; Location: 1601 S DONAGHEY ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FLORENCE MATTISON ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 496; Location: 2001 FLORENCE MATTISON DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 470; Location: 1202 DONAGHEY AV; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MARGUERITE VANN ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 460; Location: 2845 CARL STUART RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • THEODORE JONES ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 443; Location: 1800 FREYALDENHOVEN LN; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JULIA LEE MOORE ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 438; Location: 1301 COUNTRY CLUB RD; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Conway:

  • U.C.A. CHILD STUDY CENTER (Students: 44; Location: 115 FARRIS RD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • LEARNING TREE MONTESSORI (Students: 15; Location: 2405 TYLER STREET; Grades: KG – KG)

Libraries

Library in Conway:

  • FAULKNER-VAN BUREN REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,193,427; Location: 1900 TYLER STREET; 304,933 books; 3,386 audio materials; 4,328 video materials; 314 serial subscriptions)

 

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