Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 403, settled in 1910.
Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 2 have a higher home-ownership rate than Subiaco. Cove Creek Tributary Bridge and Cove Lake Bathhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Subiaco has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 181 in 1920, a peak of 744 in 1980, 401 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 3 maps from 1887 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Subiaco, 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 Subiaco.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 40 miles. A quarter of Subiaco residents live below the poverty line, against 18% in Arkansas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The average commute for Subiaco comes to 21 minutes.
| Subiaco | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subiaco Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 144 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Subiaco’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 77 of 100, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 66 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. One declared disaster, in 2008, has brought federal aid to Subiaco households. Expected losses in Subiaco break down as 54% from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are just over a quarter of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). Subiaco’s median age stands at 47.6 years. Population is up 2.5% here since 2020, to 403 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Only 4 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower share of children under 18 than Subiaco.
| Subiaco | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| Median age | 47.6 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 20% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.6 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Subiaco | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.7% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.8% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.9% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 55.4% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.8% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.5% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Expect July afternoons of 93° and January nights of 29°, with about 2 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
16% of adults in Subiaco have diabetes; 17% report frequent physical distress. This Arkansas town beats the Arkansas average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. The share of adults in Subiaco who have high blood pressure: 48%. Also worth knowing: only 8 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Subiaco.
| Subiaco | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Subiaco | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.2% | 14.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.4% | 10.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Subiaco’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: one, of 3 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Geneva Park | 0.2 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Subiaco; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Subiaco residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
Where Subiaco’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Arkansas, United States
Subiaco is a town in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Subiaco had a population of 401. The town is named after Subiaco Abbey, which is located there, and which donated 80 acres (32 hectares) in the early 20th century for a townsite and railroad connection. Founded as a priory in 1878, Subiaco Abbey was established and named by Pope Leo XIII in 1891, after the Italian city of that name in the Lazio region, where St. Benedict founded his first monastery. The town celebrated the arrival of its first train in June 1909.
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Subiaco has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.