What percentage of people rent in Cotton Plant, AR?

Name: Renters and owners in Cotton Plant, AR, 2020–2024
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66.3% (±12.8 points) of the occupied homes in Cotton Plant, AR are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 189 renting households against 96 that own their home.

In Cotton Plant, the share of households that rent went from 36.9% in 2015–2019 to 66.3% in 2020–2024 (+29.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 66.3% (±12.8 points)
Renting households: 189 (±57)
Median renter income: $9,321 (±$1,831)

Who rents and who owns in Cotton Plant

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cotton Plant	Woodruff County	Arkansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	66.3% (±12.8 points)	35.3% (±5.5 points)	33.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	189 (±57)	949 (±159)	405,123 (±3,925)	45,017,354
Owning households	96 (±37)	1,743 (±155)	800,864 (±6,305)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$9,321 (±$1,831)	$21,425 (±$4,450)	$39,315 (±$589)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$38,889 (±$28,113)	$54,743 (±$6,290)	$75,473 (±$657)	$100,009

In Cotton Plant, the renter share is higher than in Woodruff County (35.3%).

It is also higher than in Arkansas (33.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Woodruff County, Cotton Plant ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 6 of 515.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Cotton Plant has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.9% (±11.7 points)	66.3% (±12.8 points)	+29.4 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$455 (±$121)	$569 (±$103)	+25.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$21,250 (±$14,784)	$11,790 (±$2,338)	−44.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Cotton Plant

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cotton Plant
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cotton Plant	—	66.3% (±12.8 points)	—
Fargo	5.4 mi	17.6% (±34.4 points)	Lower
Hunter	8.0 mi	14.8% (±27.4 points)	Lower
Brinkley	8.8 mi	41.1% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Wheatley	10 mi	24.3% (±18.5 points)	Lower
Georgetown	14 mi	0.0% (±84.9 points)	Not measurably different
Des Arc	15 mi	37.8% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Fredonia (Biscoe)	16 mi	36.4% (±21.5 points)	Lower
Patterson	18 mi	36.0% (±18.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fargo, AR (17.6%), Hunter, AR (14.8%), Brinkley, AR (41.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Woodruff County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cotton Plant	66.3% (±12.8 points)
2	McCrory	40.1% (±8.1 points)
3	Augusta	36.4% (±11.3 points)
4	Patterson	36.0% (±18.4 points)
5	Hunter	14.8% (±27.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cotton Plant

How many renters are there in Cotton Plant?

Cotton Plant has an estimated 189 (±57) renting households, 66.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cotton Plant?

In Cotton Plant, the share of households that rent went from 36.9% in 2015–2019 to 66.3% in 2020–2024 (+29.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Cotton Plant?

A renting household in Cotton Plant has 1.6 people on average, against 1.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cotton Plant?

The median renting household in Cotton Plant, AR has an income of $9,321 (±$1,831) a year, against $38,889 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Cotton Plant city, Arkansas (place:15550, in state:05).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.