Moving to Horatio, Arkansas

Population: 997. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,025 (+2.8% change)
Males: 470 (47.1%), Females: 527 (52.9%)

Sevier County

Zip code: 71842

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $27,419
Median house value: $45,400

Population by Race

Races in Horatio:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.9%)
  • Hispanic (14.9%)
  • Other race (8.5%)
  • American Indian (3.1%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (13.5%), Irish (9.4%), German (6.4%), English (3.4%), French (2.1%), Dutch (1.4%).

Elevation: 403 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Map of Horatio, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Horatio

  • High school or higher: 68.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Horatio city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 56.6%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

10.4% Foreign born (10.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +207 (+26.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Horatio:

  • DE QUEEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; DE QUEEN, AR)
  • LITTLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ASHDOWN, AR)
  • CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 32 miles; TEXARKANA, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Horatio:

  • TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 43 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; Abbreviation: TXK)
  • COX FLD (about 79 miles; PARIS, TX; Abbreviation: PRX)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 96 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Horatio:

  • J LYNN HELMS SEVIER COUNTY (about 7 miles; DE QUEEN, AR; Abbreviation: DEQ)
  • BROKEN BOW (about 28 miles; BROKEN BOW, OK; Abbreviation: 90F)
  • IDABEL (about 34 miles; IDABEL, OK; Abbreviation: IBO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Horatio:

  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 87 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 93 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 113 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 118 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 121 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)

Schools

Public high school in Horatio:

  • HORATIO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 377; Location: P.O. BOX 435; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Horatio:

  • HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 376; Location: P.O. BOX 435; Grades: PK – 06)