Ward is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 6,840 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ward is the 59th largest community in Arkansas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Ward, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Ward, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Ward’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Ward does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $74,688.00.
One downside of living in Ward is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ward, the average commute to work is 31.60 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Ward is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Ward is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.54% of adults 25 and older in Ward have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ward in 2022 was $27,358, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,432 for a family of four. However, Ward contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ward is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ward home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ward residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ward include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Ward is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.