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
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)