Lowell, Arkansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 5,013. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,042 (+40.5% change)
Males: 2,550 (50.9%), Females: 2,463 (49.1%)
Benton County
Zip code: 72745
Demographics
Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $48,063
Median house value: $90,900
Population by Race
Races in Lowell:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.4%)
- Hispanic (8.9%)
- Other race (4.1%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Asian Indian (1.2%)
- Other Asian (1.0%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.0%)
- Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.5%), United States (15.1%), Irish (10.6%), English (7.3%), Dutch (2.3%), Italian (2.1%).
Elevation: 1342 feet
Land area: 6.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lowell
- High school or higher: 83.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lowell city
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 67.9%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 2.9%
- Divorced: 10.3%
7.7% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 2.5% Oceania, 1.1% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,643 (+265.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lowell:
- NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER OF WASHINGTON (about 6 miles; SPRINGDALE, AR)
- ST MARY ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ROGERS, AR)
- BATES MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lowell:
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 12 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)
- DRAKE FIELD (about 18 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: FYV)
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 66 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lowell:
- SPRINGDALE MUNI (about 7 miles; SPRINGDALE, AR; Abbreviation: ASG)
- BENTONVILLE MUNI/LOUISE M THADEN FIELD (about 8 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: VBT)
- ROGERS MUNICIPAL-CARTER FIELD (about 8 miles; ROGERS, AR; Abbreviation: ROG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lowell:
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 63 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- WESTARK COLLEGE (about 74 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
Public primary/middle school in Lowell:
- LOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 589; Location: 202 MCCLURE RD.; Grades: KG – 05)