Moving to Etowah, Arkansas
Population: 366. Estimated population in July 2024: 345 (-5.7% change)
Males: 178 (48.6%), Females: 188 (51.4%)
Mississippi County
Zip code: 72428
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $21,563
Median house value: $32,500
Population by Race
Races in Etowah:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
- American Indian (2.7%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (13.4%), English (4.1%), German (3.6%), French Canadian (3.0%), Irish (3.0%).
Elevation: 230 feet
Land area: 5.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Etowah
- High school or higher: 37.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Etowah town
- Never married: 14.3%
- Now married: 60.3%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 16.2%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +90 (+32.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Etowah:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OSCEOLA (about 14 miles; OSCEOLA, AR)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAUDERDALE (about 26 miles; RIPLEY, TN)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BLYTHEVILLE (about 26 miles; BLYTHEVILLE, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Etowah:
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 36 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 51 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Abbreviation: MEM)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 92 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Etowah:
- MANILA MUNI (about 13 miles; MANILA, AR; Abbreviation: MXA)
- OSCEOLA MUNI (about 16 miles; OSCEOLA, AR; Abbreviation: 7M4)
- MARKED TREE MUNI (about 18 miles; MARKED TREE, AR; Abbreviation: 6M8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Etowah:
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 33 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 40 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 40 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 40 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 44 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)