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Morrilton earns a D, ranked 85th of 123 in Arkansas, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $48K, and 26% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, a typical home costs about $168K, 3.1 years of the county’s $54K median household income. Morrilton’s property crime rate is 35.4 per 1,000 residents, above both the Arkansas town median (13.5) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). Its National Register listings include Coca-Cola Building and First National Bank of Morrilton. Morrilton's police reported 27 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 91% of U.S. towns.
Where Morrilton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Cox House
Census counts: 770 in 1880, 6,992 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1961 on.
20 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Morrilton is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Morrilton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Morrilton.
Morrilton draws workers from Conway and beyond and fares better on crime within Arkansas than nationally.
39% of Morrilton adults get no exercise outside work. Morrilton beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 46% of Morrilton adults have high blood pressure.
| Morrilton | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 41% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Morrilton | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14.6% | 10.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 25.3% | 18.5% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 12.9% | 9.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the South Conway County School District. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Morrilton Senior High School, with 688 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrilton Intermediate SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 539 | B+ |
| Morrilton Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 688 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
3,911 jobs are based in Morrilton, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Morrilton’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Morrilton has lost 472 jobs, to 3,911 in 2023. The top destinations are Conway (16%), Little Rock (9%) and Russellville (6%).
| Morrilton | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 6.1% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 51.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 74% of Arkansas’s graded towns. Property crime runs at 35.4 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Arkansas rate, most of it theft.
The violent crime rate in Morrilton is 3.7 per 1,000 residents. Morrilton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Typical home values rose 7.6% in the year to September 2026. Morrilton’s median rent is $717 a month.
| Morrilton | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $717 a month | $880 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 58% | 60% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Morrilton has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 30° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Morrilton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Morrilton has grown 3.1% since 2020, to 7,195 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 20% of residents are 65 or older in Morrilton. 19% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 26% across Arkansas.
| Morrilton | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 20% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.4 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.7 points). Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Morrilton | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.5% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.1% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.2% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.2% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Point Remove Public Use Area, at 31 acres.
| Morrilton | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Point Remove Public Use Area | — | 31 |
| 2. Morrilton City Park | 0.2 mi | 28 |
| 3. Morrilton Scenic Walkway And Bikeway | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Morrilton
About 5 of every 100 Morrilton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
20 places in Morrilton on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Morrilton.
City in Arkansas, United States
Morrilton is a city in Conway County, Arkansas, United States, less than 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Little Rock. The city is the county seat of Conway County. The population was 6,992 at the 2020 United States census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Morrilton grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #85 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades D− for health, D for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
4 notable people were born here, including Maurice Jeffers and John R. Stallings.
