City safety & data profile

SpringdaleAR

Springdale, AR is a 78K-resident city in Washington County with a median household income of $69,787.

Washington County, Arkansas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Springdale, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Springdale has a population larger than 89% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $261,800, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

78K
Population (place)
Top 11%
By size
$69,787
Median income (place)
$261,800
Median home (place)
13.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Springdale

Springdale posts a median household income higher than 36% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Springdale area.

Bottom 37%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Springdale

Where Springdale income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$69,787 Bottom 36% higher than 36% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Springdale $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in AR

Population among 39 AR places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Little Rock is the largest AR city on this list; Centerton leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in AR

Median household income among the same 39-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Centerton posts the highest place-level median income in AR; Little Rock is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Springdale, AR beyond the headline numbers

Springdale sits inside Washington County, Arkansas, at roughly 36.19°N, -94.13°W. Population 77,859, $69,787 median household income. Median home value $261,800, median rent $1,071. Poverty rate 13.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Springdale, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Springdale, AR stands at 13.4%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Springdale costs roughly 3.8 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 7.6% of Springdale workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 21.6% in Springdale, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Springdale workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Springdale's median age is 32.3 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Springdale from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
77,859
Springdale · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$69,787
-22% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$261,800
-37% vs avg
Median Age (place)
32.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Washington County): Springdale's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
257K+23%
Median Income
$70,639+71%
Median Home Value
$298,400+101%
Poverty Rate
14.6%-29%
Unemployment
3.4%-55%

Economics

Economics indicators for Springdale, AR
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,071/mo
Poverty Rate
13.4% +8% vs avg
Unemployment 3.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 24.2%
Work From Home 7.6%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 39.6%
African American 2.1%
Asian 2.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 13.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
39.5%
Short Sleep Duration
38%
High Blood Pressure
36%
Physical Inactivity
34.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
21.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.2%
Current Smoking
16%
Binge Drinking
15.3%
Diabetes
12.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 49.3%
Annual Checkup 74%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.3%
Stroke
3.4%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
1
NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER-SPRINGDALE
SPRINGDALE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Springdale?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Springdale right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet AR-SPRINGDALE-AR · Springdale

Springdale: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Springdale; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Arkansas state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Springdale, AR? ▼
Springdale, AR has a population of 77,859 people, located in Washington County, Arkansas.
What is the median household income in Springdale? ▼
The median household income in Springdale, AR is $69,787 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13.4%.
What is the median home value in Springdale? ▼
The median home value in Springdale, AR is $261,800. Median rent is $1,071/month.
What are the top health concerns in Springdale? ▼
The top health indicators in Springdale include Obesity (39.5%), Short Sleep Duration (38%), High Blood Pressure (36%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Springdale? ▼
Springdale has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Springdale? ▼
The median age in Springdale, AR is 32.3 years. 24.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Springdale, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside AR (13.4% here).

Oakland, CA 13.4% Mesquite, TX 13.4% Garfield, NJ 13.4% Northampton, MA 13.4%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside AR ($69,787 here).

Canyon, TX $69,772 Vero Beach, FL $69,758 Baraboo, WI $69,750 Leeds, AL $69,737

Compare Springdale with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Fayetteville, AR 83K Rogers, AR 63K Bentonville, AR 44K Centerton, AR 12K Bella Vista, AR 28K Siloam Springs, AR 16K Neosho, MO 12K Van Buren, AR 23K
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Using Springdale's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Springdale area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Springdale against Arkansas peers on any ranking lens. Explore Arkansas

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Washington County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.