Moving to Ravenden, Arkansas

Population: 511. Estimated population in July 2024: 498 (-2.5% change)
Males: 252 (49.3%), Females: 259 (50.7%)

Lawrence County

Zip code: 72459

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $25,625
Median house value: $35,600

Population by Race

Races in Ravenden:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
• American Indian (2.0%)
• Hispanic (1.4%)
• Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (19.8%), Irish (16.4%), German (8.6%), English (5.9%), French (4.3%), Dutch (2.9%).

Elevation: 337 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ravenden

• High school or higher: 60.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
• Unemployed: 12.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 37.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ravenden town

• Never married: 15.5%
• Now married: 58.1%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 10.5%
• Divorced: 13.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+10.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ravenden:

• RANDOLPH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; POCAHONTAS, AR)
• EASTERN OZARKS REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 22 miles; CHEROKEE VILLAGE, AR)
• LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; WALNUT RIDGE, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ravenden:

• LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 111 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
• MILLINGTON MUNI (about 114 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
• WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 120 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; Abbreviation: TBN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ravenden:

• SHARP COUNTY REGIONAL (about 21 miles; ASH FLAT, AR; Abbreviation: CVK)
• NICK WILSON FIELD (about 21 miles; POCAHONTAS, AR; Abbreviation: M70)
• WALNUT RIDGE REGIONAL (about 25 miles; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; Abbreviation: ARG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ravenden:

• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 49 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
• HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 91 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 109 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
• UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 114 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
• SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 114 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
• THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 114 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)