Waldron is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,354 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waldron is the 110th largest community in Arkansas.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Waldron has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Waldron has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Waldron than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Waldron may be for you.
One of the benefits of Waldron is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.24 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Waldron doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Waldron is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.15% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Waldron in 2022 was $18,187, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,748 for a family of four.
Waldron is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waldron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waldron residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Waldron also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.12% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Waldron include Irish, English, German, Dutch West Indian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Waldron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.