Moving to Emmet, Arkansas
Population: 506. Estimated population in July 2024: 450 (-11.1% change)
Males: 251 (49.6%), Females: 255 (50.4%)
Nevada County
Zip code: 71835
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $22,386
Median house value: $36,500
Population by Race
Races in Emmet:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.5%)
- Black (20.2%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (36.6%), Irish (6.1%), English (4.7%), German (3.6%), French (1.8%).
Elevation: 318 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Emmet
- High school or higher: 77.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Emmet city
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 53.0%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 15.3%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +61 (+13.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Emmet:
- MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HOPE, AR)
- PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; MURFREESBORO, AR)
- HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; NASHVILLE, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Emmet:
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 41 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; Abbreviation: TXK)
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 58 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 86 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Abbreviation: BAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Emmet:
- KIZER FIELD (about 10 miles; PRESCOTT, AR; Abbreviation: 4F7)
- HOPE MUNI (about 13 miles; HOPE, AR; Abbreviation: M18)
- GURDON LOWE FIELD (about 25 miles; GURDON, AR; Abbreviation: 5M8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Emmet:
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 38 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 96 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 105 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
Schools
Public high school in Emmet:
- EMMET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 121; Location: 501 SOUTH HAZEL; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Emmet:
- EMMET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 501 SOUTH HAZEL; Grades: PK – 06)