Moving to Prescott, Arkansas
Population: 3,686. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,285 (+16.3% change)
Males: 1,701 (46.1%), Females: 1,985 (53.9%)
Nevada County
Zip code: 71857
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $21,612
Median house value: $43,500
Population by Race
Races in Prescott:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.1%)
- Black (44.5%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (19.4%), German (4.9%), Irish (4.2%), English (2.7%), Dutch (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).
Elevation: 324 feet
Land area: 6.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Prescott
- High school or higher: 64.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Prescott city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 52.9%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 9.6%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -124 (-3.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Prescott:
- MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HOPE, AR)
- PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; MURFREESBORO, AR)
- BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER -ARKADEL (about 31 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prescott:
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 49 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; Abbreviation: TXK)
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 51 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 92 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Abbreviation: BAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prescott:
- KIZER FIELD (about 3 miles; PRESCOTT, AR; Abbreviation: 4F7)
- GURDON LOWE FIELD (about 17 miles; GURDON, AR; Abbreviation: 5M8)
- HOPE MUNI (about 20 miles; HOPE, AR; Abbreviation: M18)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prescott:
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 40 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 97 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 102 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
Schools
Public high school in Prescott:
- PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 355; Location: 736 MARTIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Prescott:
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 415; Location: 335 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG – 04)
- MCRAE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 362; Location: 1030 EAST 5TH STREET NORTH; Grades: 05 – 08)