Tumbling ShoalsAR
Population 689: a town settled in 1921.
Is Tumbling Shoals a good place to live?
Tumbling Shoals’ midpoint age is 64.4 years, above both the Arkansas town median (36.6 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 124 in Arkansas we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Tumbling Shoals. Tumbling Shoals has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
689 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Tumbling Shoals: who provides what
Tumbling Shoals is unincorporated, so Cleburne 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 Tumbling Shoals.
48% of residents are 65 or older
Here, 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 26% in Arkansas as a whole.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 120 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.5 points). Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Tumbling Shoals | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.6% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.2% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 30.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 27.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 20.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.5% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 35% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.5% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards: very high risk in Tumbling Shoals, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Tumbling Shoals, 47% come from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in four fifths of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Tumbling Shoals once, in 2003.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Tumbling Shoals’ workers commute out
Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Tumbling Shoals. In Tumbling Shoals, 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away. The typical journey to work for Tumbling Shoals comes to 26 minutes.
| Tumbling Shoals | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Tumbling Shoals
In Tumbling Shoals, the peak summer temperature is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Tumbling Shoals is
Tumbling Shoals: 39% of adults have obesity. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Tumbling Shoals is ahead of Arkansas on 7 and behind on 11. Among adults locally, 20% report frequent physical distress and 18% have diabetes. Only 9 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Tumbling Shoals.
| Tumbling Shoals | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Tumbling Shoals | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.2% | 14.4% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.9% | 14.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 12.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Tumbling Shoals is valued at about $252K
Typical home values rose 2.9% in the year to September 2026. In Tumbling Shoals, the median rent is $828 a month.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Tumbling Shoals
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tumbling Shoals; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Tumbling Shoals residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
99% of working residents leave Tumbling Shoals for work
Where Tumbling Shoals’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Tumbling Shoals
Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States
Tumbling Shoals is a census-designated place in Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 902.
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- Area
- 9.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 722 ft
- ZIP code
- 72581
- Area code
- 501
Questions about Tumbling Shoals
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tumbling Shoals, AR a good place to live?
Tumbling Shoals has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.