Mountain Fork Bridge, Spanning Mountain Fork Creek at County Road 38
Hatfield’s story
119 years in pictures
Census counts: 335 in 1920, 345 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1959 on.
- 1907Hatfield is settled
HatfieldAR
Population 348: a town settled in 1907.
Mountain Fork Bridge · Photo: Jeff Holder · Public domain
Population
348
2025 Census estimate · +0% since 2020
Median home value
$113K
Census ACS
Household income
$39K
median
Median age
22.3
years
Jobs based here
64
A commuter town
Is Hatfield a good place to live?
Among 124 Arkansas towns, just one has a lower share of homes lived in by their owners than Hatfield. Hatfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
348 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Hatfield: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hatfield, and how to reach them.
PowerSWEPCO12.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHatfield Waterworks1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers66% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hatfield’s trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personArkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections herePolk County ClerkPolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2021
ZIP code7194571945 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hatfield.
Who lives here
More children than Arkansas overall
Children under 18 are 46% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 24% of residents (37% statewide). 12% of Hatfield residents are 65 or older, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 18%. The share of adults 25 and older in Hatfield who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 20%.
22.3median age · AR 38.5
| Hatfield | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 20% | 29% |
HatfieldArkansasUnited States
Ages · share of residents
34%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma14%
High school29%
Some college34%
Associate’s3%
Bachelor’s14%
Graduate7%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 40% and 86% women
The Census survey reached too few of Hatfield’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±23.1 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Hatfield | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 34.4% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.8% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.8% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 34.2% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.1% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.5% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Work & commute
Hatfield has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Mena (35%), Fort Smith (4%) and Bentonville (3%). Most people who work leave Hatfield to do it: just 2% work in town. The middle household income for Hatfield comes to $39,000, below both the Arkansas town median ($55,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs in Hatfield grew by 20 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 64.
2%work in town
| Hatfield | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $39,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Hatfield2%
Mena35%
Fort Smith4%
Bentonville3%
Gillham3%
12 mi
median commute distance
64
jobs based in Hatfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Hatfield is inland flooding, at a high overall level
For Hatfield, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 74 of 100. FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Hatfield once, in 2009.
74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesIce storms
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter31–53°
Spring48–71°
Summer66–89°
Fall49–73°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Hatfield is
Among adults in Hatfield, 18% report frequent physical distress. 43% of adults here have high blood pressure; 19% smoke cigarettes.
| Hatfield | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 41% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 34% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Arkansas
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Hatfield | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.2% |
Mena Regional Health System
11.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
0% of Hatfield is conserved land
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Hatfield has one park or preserve, 6 acres in all. The concentration of trails in the town is 0.2 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 863 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hatfield Municipal Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hatfield
17pages on Hatfield
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hatfield
About 1 of every 100 Hatfield residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Hatfield for work
Where Hatfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
64jobs based in Hatfield
2%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Hatfield
Town in Arkansas, United States
Hatfield is a town in western Polk County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hatfield had a population of 345.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 984 ft
- ZIP code
- 71945
- Area code
- 870
Questions about Hatfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hatfield, AR a good place to live?
Hatfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.