Wooster, Arkansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 516. Estimated population in July 2024: 665 (+28.9% change)
Males: 257 (49.8%), Females: 259 (50.2%)

Faulkner County

Zip code: 72181

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $35,062
Median house value: $78,500

Population by Race

Races in Wooster:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (19.0%), Irish (15.9%), German (8.5%), English (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), Scottish (2.9%).

Elevation: 320 feet

Land area: 2.6 square miles

Map of Wooster, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wooster

  • High school or higher: 76.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wooster town

  • Never married: 14.4%
  • Now married: 62.4%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +104 (+25.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wooster:

  • CONWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; CONWAY, AR)
  • ST ANTHONY’S HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 22 miles; MORRILTON, AR)
  • METHODIST BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MAUMELLE, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wooster:

  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 31 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 38 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 67 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wooster:

  • DENNIS F CANTRELL FIELD (about 10 miles; CONWAY, AR; Abbreviation: M03)
  • MORRILTON MUNI (about 18 miles; MORRILTON, AR; Abbreviation: BDQ)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 27 miles; CLINTON, AR; Abbreviation: 4M4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wooster:

  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 10 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 34 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 39 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
  • HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 74 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)