JerusalemAR
The town, settled in 1888, counts 57 residents.
Is Jerusalem a good place to live?
44% of residents live below the poverty line in Jerusalem, above both the Arkansas town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a higher midpoint age than Jerusalem. Jerusalem has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
57 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Jerusalem: who provides what
Jerusalem is unincorporated, so Conway County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Jerusalem.
Most of Jerusalem’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Morrilton (22%), Conway (13%) and Little Rock (13%). For half of commuters, work is under 30 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jerusalem has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with just over three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Jerusalem is higher. FEMA puts nearly a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Jerusalem households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Jerusalem is
Among adults in Jerusalem, 51% have high blood pressure. The town beats the Arkansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. Just over one in ten adults in Jerusalem binge drink; 20% report frequent physical distress. Only 6 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Jerusalem.
| Jerusalem | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 41% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Jerusalem | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 14.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.8% | 76.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Jerusalem
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jerusalem; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Jerusalem residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
100% of working residents leave Jerusalem for work
Where Jerusalem’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Jerusalem
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jerusalem, AR a good place to live?
Jerusalem has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.