Fountain Lake is a tiny town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 573 people and just one neighborhood, Fountain Lake is the 235th largest community in Arkansas. Fountain Lake has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Fountain Lake, where the median household income is $54,375.00.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Fountain Lake is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.95% of the Fountain Lake workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Fountain Lake is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fountain Lake who work in healthcare suport services (7.32%), office and administrative support (6.71%), and healthcare (6.71%).
Of important note, Fountain Lake is also a town of artists. Fountain Lake has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Fountain Lake’s character.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Fountain Lake has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Fountain Lake has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fountain Lake than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fountain Lake may be for you.
Being a small town, Fountain Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Fountain Lake with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.84% of adults in Fountain Lake have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fountain Lake in 2018 was $21,205, 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 $84,820 for a family of four.
The people who call Fountain Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fountain Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fountain Lake include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Fountain Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2019 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2021.
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Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2019 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2020 data?
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to AR* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Cutter-Morning Star Elem. Sch. School
2801 Spring St Hot Springs, AR 71901 |
PK-06 | ||
Cutter-Morning Star High Sch. School
2801 Spring St Hot Springs, AR 71901 |
07-12 | ||
Fountain Lake Charter High School
4207 Park Ave Hot Springs, AR 71901 |
09-12 | ||
Fountain Lake Elementary School
4207 Park Ave Hot Springs, AR 71901 |
PK-04 | ||
Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Aca
4207 Park Ave Hot Springs, AR 71901 |
05-08 | ||
Jessieville Elementary School
7900 N Hwy 7 Jessieville, AR 71949 |
PK-05 | ||
Jessieville High School
7900 N Hwy 7 Jessieville, AR 71949 |
09-12 | ||
Jessieville Middle School
7900 N Hwy 7 Jessieville, AR 71949 |
06-08 | ||
Mountain Pine Elem. School
690 Blakely Dam Rd Mountain Pine, AR 71956 |
PK-06 | ||
Mountain Pine High School
726 Blakely Dam Rd Mountain Pine, AR 71956 |
07-12 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 100.0% | 63.6% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 100.0% | 55.3% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 8.2% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 53.3% | 63.6% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 43.8% | 55.3% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 9.5% | 8.2% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 100.0% | 63.6% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 100.0% | 55.3% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 8.2% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 83.1% | 63.6% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 70.4% | 55.3% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 12.7% | 8.2% |
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