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Gentry, AR

Found within zip codes: 72734, 72722, 72761
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $142,088
  • high cost relative to Arkansas
  • medium cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,750,000+  1%
$1,313,001-$1,750,000  0%
$876,001-$1,313,000  1%
$699,001-$876,000  1%
$525,001-$699,000  2%
$350,001-$525,000  4%
$175,001-$350,000  27%
$88,001-$175,000  40%
$0-$88,000  24%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE high cost relative to AR, low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Suburban (based on population density), farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 5 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Middle income (near average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican, some Italian ancestry
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Gentry Educational Rating



DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT School District




590 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
2
Better than:
of AR school
districts
15.3%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
2
Better than:
of US school
districts
10.1%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
12
STATE AVERAGE 14

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

49%
58%
46%
58%
52%
58%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
DECATUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1441 E. ROLLER AVE., DECATUR, AR 72722
(479) 752-3981
PK-04
DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL
1496 STADIUM AVE., DECATUR, AR 72722
(479) 752-3983
08-12
DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
1441 E. ROLLER AVE., DECATUR, AR 72722
(479) 752-3989
05-07
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 67.1 68.2
BLACK (%) 0.9 23.0
HISPANIC (%) 15.9 6.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 14.2 1.4
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 1.9 0.6
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 66.4 52.9
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,056 $2,983,000 50.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $300 $177,000 3.0
STAFF $588 $347,000 5.9
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $437 $258,000 4.4
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $498 $294,000 5.0
OPERATION $1,349 $796,000 13.6
TRANSPORTATION $285 $168,000 2.9
OTHER $92 $54,000 0.9
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,549 $2,094,000 35.7
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,324 $781,000 13.3
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $9,929 $5,858,000 100.0
Gentry EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Gentry WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 16.2
CHILDREN IN Gentry LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 16.9

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Gentry Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AR*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 193.76% 10.19% 10 9
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About Gentry

Gentry is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 6,793 people and just one neighborhood, Gentry is the 56th largest community in Arkansas.

When you are in Gentry, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.4% of Gentry's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Gentry is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Gentry who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.40%), sales jobs (7.01%), and farm management (6.60%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Gentry work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Gentry is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Gentry, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.68% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Gentry is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Gentry Information and Demographics

In Gentry, just 11.36% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Gentry in 2000 was $14,819, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $59,276 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Gentry is English. Some people also speak Spanish.

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