TolletteAR
A town of 185, settled in 1891.
Is Tollette a good place to live?
Tollette’s median age is 71.1 years, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 36.6 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 4 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Tollette. Tollette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
185 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Tollette: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tollette, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tollette.
66% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 66% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 3% of residents (22% statewide). Tollette has lost 3.1% of its people since 2020, down to 185 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 26% across Arkansas.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 28% and 92% women
The Census survey reached too few of Tollette’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±32 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Tollette | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.9% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.4% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.5% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 2% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 44.6% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.8% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.4% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.2% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents commute out of Tollette
Most working residents leave Tollette for work: only 0% work in town. 20% of Tollette residents live below the poverty line, above both Arkansas’ towns (18%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Tollette’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Tollette | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Tollette
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Tollette has mild winters and hot summers
Tollette has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Tollette is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Arkansas and the rest of the country, more of Tollette’s adults have diabetes
23% of adults have diabetes in Tollette. No town among the 124 in Arkansas we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Tollette. 58% of adults have high blood pressure in Tollette.
| Tollette | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 39% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 58% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Tollette | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.7% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 17.6% | 24.6% |
| More adults with diabetes | 22.8% | 13.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Tollette
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tollette; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Tollette residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
100% of working residents leave Tollette for work
Where Tollette’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Tollette
Town in Arkansas, United States
Tollette is a town in southern Howard County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tollette had a population of 185. Tollette was established as an all-African American town by Sanford Tollette and his wife Caldonia Crofton Tollette in the 1800s. They built a church, a store, and a public school. Caldonia Tollette was postmistress of the United States Post Office in 1893. Their daughter, Mattye Tollette Bond began a teaching career at the age of fifteen. She married Ollie Seahorn Bond and resided in his hometown of Brownsville, Tennessee where they organized the first NAACP chapter in Haywood County in 1939. Sanford and Caldonia's granddaughter Mildred Bond Roxborough began worki…
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 361 ft
Questions about Tollette
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tollette, AR a good place to live?
Tollette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.