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Arkadelphia, AR vs Blytheville, AR

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- Blytheville is 0% more densely populated than Arkadelphia.
- People are 42.5% more likely to be married in Blytheville.
- The Median Age is 11.8 years older in Blytheville.
 Arkadelphia, ARBlytheville, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,559329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 201010,676  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock18,272285,036,114
 Population - 199010,014  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-27.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock653.893.4
 Land Area7.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Arkadelphia, ARBlytheville, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2019.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Arkadelphia, ARBlytheville, ARUnited States
 White58.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock62.7%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Arkadelphia, ARBlytheville, ARUnited States
 Married Population29.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.7%50.2%
 Never Married55.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.4%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.522.60
 Households3,684  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,45380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,899  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Arkadelphia    3 Reviews

I attended Henderson State University which is one of the two colleges in Arkadelphia. I came from a different town in Arkansas that had much more to do, so Arkadelphia  More

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Over 15 years ago

Arkadelphia has a water park, two or three parks, its just a few minutes to get to beautiful Lake DeGray. Hot Springs has the other things that you might want to go to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Two large Universitys dominate the town and compete with each other. In general the town is orderly and neat with a true Old South feeling. Most of the citizens are  More

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Reviews for Blytheville    3 Reviews

Small town down on its luck after the air base closed. The old air base housing is being used for a retirement community. The top paying jobs in the area are working  More

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Not a lot of excitment here, but lots of warm weather and sunshine. Peaceful and quiet life. Wonderful for home gardens and very affordable place to live on a limited  More

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Over 17 years ago

The economy is triebble in Blytheville. There no jobs esp. for  More

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