Woodruff County, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Woodruff County, Arkansas has a population of 6,026 across 587 square miles, down 7.3 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $326.7 m in 2024, 123 establishments operate here.
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Woodruff County
How many people live in Woodruff County
- Population6,026
- Households2,692
- Average household size2.24
- Median household income$48,158
- Median age45.3
- Median gross rent$613 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$106,500
- Home value to household income2.2 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over4,263
- Population under 181,303
- Share under 1821.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,495
- Share 65 and over24.8 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 643,228
- Civilian labor force2,633
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over55.7 percent
- Rank by population among Arkansas counties74th of 75
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2809th
Woodruff County is the 74th largest of 75 Arkansas counties by population. A median home costs 2.2 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 24.8 percent against 21.6 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woodruff County
Is Woodruff County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-7.34 percent
- Census 2020 base population6,268
- Births, 202458
- Deaths, 202492
- Natural change, 2024-34
- Net domestic migration, 2024-98
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-98
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-245
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3091st
The county has lost 7.34 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Woodruff County
Where people moving to Woodruff County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving118
- People arriving, from those returns241
- Adjusted gross income arriving$4.3 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$36,297
- Largest single originWoodruff County Non-migrants (1,934 households)
- Largest single destination (1,934 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodruff County Non-migrants | 1,934 | 3,896 | $100.3 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 79 | 168 | $2.9 m |
| White County | 39 | 73 | $1.4 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Woodruff County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Woodruff County
What the Woodruff County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$326.7 m
- County GDP, 2023$369.5 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-11.6 percent
- GDP change over five years40.6 percent
- Rank by GDP among Arkansas counties64th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2663rd
- GDP per resident$54,221
Output grew -11.6 percent in the latest year and 40.6 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Woodruff County
Who employs people in Woodruff County
- Covered employment, annual average1,981
- Establishments reporting185
- Average annual pay$45,809
- Average weekly wage$881
- Sector 31-33, employment202
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$49,272
- Sector 44-45, employment172
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$28,317
- Sector 42, employment140
- Sector 42, average annual pay$54,906
- Sector 56, employment78
- Sector 56, average annual pay$43,685
- Sector 23, employment44
- Sector 52, employment30
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 202 | 5 | $49,272 |
| Sector 44-45 | 172 | 23 | $28,317 |
| Sector 42 | 140 | 15 | $54,906 |
| Sector 56 | 78 | 5 | $43,685 |
| Sector 23 | 44 | 10 | $49,308 |
| Sector 52 | 30 | 4 | $47,381 |
| Sector 81 | 11 | 4 | $31,264 |
| Sector 53 | 10 | 5 | $34,832 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 202 jobs, 10.2 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Woodruff County
What businesses operate in Woodruff County
- Establishments, all industries123
- Employment at those establishments1,429
- Annual payroll$66.4 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents20.4
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Woodruff County
What is being built in Woodruff County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorised0
- Multifamily units authorised0
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Woodruff County
How big is Woodruff County
- Land area587 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Arkansas counties64th of 75
- Width, east to west24.1 mi
- Height, north to south36.8 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land10
- Establishments per square mile0.21
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Woodruff County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Woodruff County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population6,026
- Households2,692
- Average household size2.24
- Median household income$48,158
- Median age45.3
Common questions
Woodruff County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Woodruff County, Arkansas?
6,026, in 2,692 households, ranking 74th of 75 Arkansas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Woodruff County growing?
The population has fallen 7.34 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 58 births against 92 deaths, with net migration of -98. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Woodruff County?
$48,158. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,500, which is 2.2 times income, and median gross rent is $613 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Woodruff County?
123 establishments, employing 1,429 people with an annual payroll of $66.4 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Woodruff County?
Average annual pay is $45,809, or $881 a week, across 1,981 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Woodruff County?
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Woodruff County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Woodruff County come from?
The largest single origin is Woodruff County Non-migrants, with 1,934 households. Arriving households report an average income of $36,297 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Woodruff County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Woodruff County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.