Moving to Portia, Arkansas

Population: 483. Estimated population in July 2024: 459 (-5.0% change)
Males: 219 (45.3%), Females: 264 (54.7%)

Lawrence County

Zip code: 72457

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $21,250
Median house value: $38,800

Population by Race

Races in Portia:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
• Hispanic (1.7%)
• American Indian (1.7%)
• Black (1.2%)

Ancestries: United States (23.2%), Irish (12.6%), German (6.2%), Dutch (4.1%), English (3.5%), French (2.7%).

Elevation: 261 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Portia

• High school or higher: 60.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
• Unemployed: 6.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Portia town

• Never married: 21.1%
• Now married: 60.8%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 9.5%
• Divorced: 7.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-4.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Portia:

• LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WALNUT RIDGE, AR)
• RANDOLPH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; POCAHONTAS, AR)
• HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF JONESBORO (about 32 miles; JONESBORO, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Portia:

• MILLINGTON MUNI (about 98 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
• MEMPHIS INTL (about 106 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Abbreviation: MEM)
• LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 110 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Portia:

• WALNUT RIDGE REGIONAL (about 11 miles; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; Abbreviation: ARG)
• NICK WILSON FIELD (about 14 miles; POCAHONTAS, AR; Abbreviation: M70)
• NEWPORT MUNI (about 32 miles; NEWPORT, AR; Abbreviation: M19)

Amtrak station near Portia:

• 8 miles: WALNUT RIDGE (HWY. 67 AT MAIN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Portia:

• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 32 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
• HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 90 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
• UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 98 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
• SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 98 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
• THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 98 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
• SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 104 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)