Moving to Cotton Plant, Arkansas

Population: 960. Estimated population in July 2024: 895 (-6.8% change)
Males: 412 (42.9%), Females: 548 (57.1%)

Woodruff County

Zip code: 72036

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $13,264
Median house value: $22,500

Population by Race

Races in Cotton Plant:

• Black (74.1%)
• White Non-Hispanic (23.8%)
• Hispanic (1.9%)
• Two or more races (1.5%)
• American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: United States (12.0%), Irish (4.3%), English (2.0%), German (1.6%).

Elevation: 193 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cotton Plant

• High school or higher: 51.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
• Unemployed: 13.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cotton Plant city

• Never married: 27.9%
• Now married: 40.8%
• Separated: 3.2%
• Widowed: 15.4%
• Divorced: 12.7%

1.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -185 (-16.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cotton Plant:

• BAPTIST MEM HOSPITAL FORREST CITY INC (about 33 miles; FORREST CITY, AR)
• CROSSRIDGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; WYNNE, AR)
• CENTRAL ARKANSAS HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; SEARCY, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cotton Plant:

• LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 62 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
• ADAMS FIELD (about 70 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
• MEMPHIS INTL (about 89 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Abbreviation: MEM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cotton Plant:

• FRANK FEDERER MEMORIAL (about 12 miles; BRINKLEY, AR; Abbreviation: M36)
• WOODRUFF COUNTY (about 19 miles; AUGUSTA, AR; Abbreviation: M60)
• MC CRORY/MORTON (about 19 miles; MC CRORY, AR; Abbreviation: 7M0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cotton Plant:

• HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 46 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 71 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 71 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 77 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 78 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
• UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 90 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)

Schools

Public high school in Cotton Plant:

• COTTON PLANT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 255 CHURCH STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Cotton Plant:

• COTTON PLANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: 457 W MARTIN L KING BLVD; Grades: KG – 06)