Poplar GroveAR
This town of 255 people was settled in 1870.
Is Poplar Grove a good place to live?
47% of residents live below the poverty line in Poplar Grove, above both the Arkansas town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only one of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare has a higher median age than Poplar Grove. Poplar Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Poplar Grove.
A typical Poplar Grove home is worth about $84K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.6%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fewer young adults than Arkansas overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 2% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 37% of residents (18% statewide). A bachelor’s degree or higher: just over a fifth of adults 25 and older, vs 26% across Arkansas.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 24% and 55% women
The Census survey reached too few of Poplar Grove’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.3 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Poplar Grove | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 27.1% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.1% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.4% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.9% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.6% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.8% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 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
Most of Poplar Grove’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Helena-West Helena (21%), Marvell (10%) and Jonesboro (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Poplar Grove, with earthquakes at the top
Federal aid has come to Poplar Grove households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2011. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 73% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 36% come from earthquakes and 27% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Poplar Grove’s year
For Poplar Grove, the typical July afternoon high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Poplar Grove have high blood pressure than in the typical Arkansas or U.S. town
Among adults in Poplar Grove, 33% say their health is fair or poor. Of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Poplar Grove. 10% of adults in Poplar Grove binge drink; 46% sleep under 7 hours. This Arkansas town does better than the Arkansas average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 17.
| Poplar Grove | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 39% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 58% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Poplar Grove | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.3% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 19.5% | 24.6% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 7% | 4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Poplar Grove
Moving to Poplar Grove: who provides what
Poplar Grove is unincorporated, so Phillips 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.
100% of working residents leave Poplar Grove for work
Where Poplar Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Poplar Grove
About 0 of every 100 Poplar Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
About Poplar Grove
Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States
Poplar Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, located on U.S. Route 49 between Marvell and West Helena. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 215. Poplar Grove is a farming community surrounded by fields.
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- Elevation
- 190 ft
- ZIP code
- 72374
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