Fouke, Arkansas

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.5% to the 409 homes here.

1–2

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

810

people, the 203rd-largest of Arkansas's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Arkansas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

94.2%

of 242 jobs located in Fouke are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 30% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$772

a month. Arkansas's median is $947.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $311.

A $311 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Miller County.
- $627 Tract 206
- $938 Tract 205
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$1,097–$1,646

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $772 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 82% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.5% to the 409 homes here.

1–2

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 55% less than Arkansas's.

$84,200

median home value in Fouke.
- $84,200 Fouke
- $188,000 Arkansas
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Fouke, Arkansas

Fouke,
Arkansas.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 30% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $311.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.5% to the 409 homes here.

A median home costs 55% less than Arkansas's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 30% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $311.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.5% to the 409 homes here.

A median home costs 55% less than Arkansas's.

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