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Country around Hector is a rural area of about 1,984 people in Pope County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Little Rock, AR and 169 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $855 a month.
1,984people
$120kTypical home
$855/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,984 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Memphis, TN
- 67 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$759/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (374 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (964 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to HRO airport
- 169 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 390 mi to the ocean
- 230 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 239 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pope County: R+52 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.