About Bigelow

Bigelow is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 2,957 people and just one neighborhood, Bigelow is the 125th largest community in Arkansas.

Bigelow is a blue-collar town, with 37.7% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Bigelow is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bigelow who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.41%), sales jobs (8.47%), and management occupations (6.30%).

One downside of living in Bigelow, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.86 minutes every day commuting to work.

Bigelow is a very car-oriented town. 97.8% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Bigelow is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Bigelow has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Bigelow does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Bigelow Information and Demographics

The population of Bigelow overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Bigelow, 16.36% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bigelow in 2000 was $17,354, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,416 for a family of four.

The people who call Bigelow home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bigelow is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bigelow include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Bigelow is English.