Census place 0554200

Pea Ridge

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Pea Ridge city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Pea Ridge.

According to the 2025 estimate, Pea Ridge has a population of 11,233 and 1,340 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 39 covered Arkansas places are: median gross rent is $1,818, above the comparison median of $956; median household income is $95,521, above the comparison median of $56,980; and median home value is $297,500, above the comparison median of $188,500. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median gross rent
$1,818
Above the comparison median of $956
median household income
$95,521
Above the comparison median of $56,980
median home value
$297,500
Above the comparison median of $188,500

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Pea Ridge's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
11,233
2025 estimate
Annual change
+10.2%
Population estimate
Density
1,340/sq mi
8.4 sq mi land area
Median age
33.4 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$95,521
Median home value
$297,500
Median gross rent
$1,818
Bachelor’s degree or higher
28%
Typical commute
22.3 min
Drive-alone commute
77.2%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
0.2%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
21.8%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
30.1%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
69.8%
Unemployed residents 16+
0.9%
Working from home
17.2%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
95.9%
Homes built 2020+
14.9%
Households without a vehicle
1.7%
Households with children
52.3%
Residents with a disability
10.8%
Residents without insurance
6.5%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Benton County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
16
Severe Storm declarations
11
Severe Ice Storm declarations
3
Hurricane declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: FAYETTEVILLE SPRINGDALE NW AR (16 mi from place center)
Average high
69.9°F
Average low
47.4°F
Annual rainfall
45.4"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Pea Ridge.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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