Moving to Tillar, Arkansas

Population: 240. Estimated population in July 2024: 226 (-5.8% change)
Males: 119 (49.6%), Females: 121 (50.4%)

Drew County

Zip code: 71670

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $29,792
Median house value: $46,700

Population by Race

Races in Tillar:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.9%)
  • Black (5.8%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (21.3%), Irish (11.7%), German (6.7%), Italian (2.9%), English (1.3%), West Indian (1.3%).

Elevation: 149 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Map of Tillar, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tillar

  • High school or higher: 72.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tillar city

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 12.1%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

5.4% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+8.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tillar:

  • MCGEHEE-DESHA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MCGEHEE, AR)
  • DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DUMAS, AR)
  • DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MONTICELLO, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tillar:

  • MID DELTA RGNL (about 37 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 87 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
  • MONROE REGIONAL (about 93 miles; MONROE, LA; Abbreviation: MLU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tillar:

  • MC GEHEE MUNI (about 10 miles; MC GEHEE, AR; Abbreviation: 7M1)
  • BILLY FREE MUNICIPAL (about 14 miles; DUMAS, AR; Abbreviation: 0M0)
  • DERMOTT MUNI (about 16 miles; DERMOTT, AR; Abbreviation: 4M5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tillar:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 27 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 52 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 93 miles; MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 94 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)