PearcyAR
The town has 363 residents and lies in Arkansas.
Is Pearcy a good place to live?
89% of households are owner-occupiers in Pearcy, above both Arkansas’ towns (60%) and U.S. towns (73%). Pearcy has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
363 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pearcy: who provides what
Pearcy is unincorporated, so Garland 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 Pearcy.
52% of residents are 65 or older
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 20%, against 26% across Arkansas.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 68% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pearcy’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.9 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Pearcy | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.2% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 22.9% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 44.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.9% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 11.9% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 49.4% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.3% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.7% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Pearcy’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Hot Springs (43%), Little Rock (6%) and Piney (5%). The median commute is under 14 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Pearcy is worth about $267K, on Zillow’s estimate
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 1.8% in value.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
High risk in Pearcy, with inland flooding at the top
Federal aid has come to Pearcy households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2015. For Pearcy, the FEMA risk score is 62 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 41% come from inland flooding and 24% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Pearcy is
Among adults in Pearcy, 15% smoke cigarettes. In Pearcy, just over one in ten adults have diabetes, and 27% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Pearcy | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Pearcy | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 18.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.1% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hot Springs National Park and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pearcy. Close and well known come first.
11 mi National ParkHot Springs National Park2.5M visitors a year
35 mi State parkCrater of Diamonds State Park17 mi Theme parkMagic Springs and Crystal Falls
14 mi GardenGarvan Woodland Gardens13 mi Zoo & aquariumArkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo11 mi MuseumMid-America Science MuseumPhoto credits
Hot Springs National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Crater of Diamonds State Park: Doug Wertman from Rogers, AR, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Garvan Woodland Gardens: Nngowen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Pearcy
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pearcy
About 0 of every 100 Pearcy residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
100% of working residents leave Pearcy for work
Where Pearcy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Pearcy
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pearcy, AR a good place to live?
Pearcy has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.