About Atkins

Atkins is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 2,869 people and just one neighborhood, Atkins is the 128th largest community in Arkansas.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Atkins is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.3% of the Atkins workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Atkins is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Atkins who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.19%), sales jobs (10.40%), and food service (6.51%).

Atkins is a very car-oriented city. 97.44% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Atkins is a small city, 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. Atkins has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small city, Atkins doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Atkins Information and Demographics

The population of Atkins has a very low overall level of education: only 9.48% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Atkins in 2000 was $15,979, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,916 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Atkins is English.