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34.51° N · 92.64° W · GEOID 0530640

Haskell

Saline County, Arkansas · part of the Little Rock, AR metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Haskell is home to 4,100 people. Median household income is $85,758 a year and median rent is $1,151 a month, 16.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $160,600, about 1.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,151
16% below the median place
Median household income
$85,758
7% above the median place
Median home value
$160,600
50% below the median place
Unemployment
3.9%
20% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Haskell

  • The median home is worth 1.9 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 71 Arkansas places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $91 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 90% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2001, newer housing than in 91% of places its size.
  • The population has grown 9.8% since 2020, faster than in 84% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 2.3% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 81% of places its size.
01

Moving to Haskell

Saline County gains about 11.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,410
Moved out6,239
Net+1,171

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Arkansas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArkansasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$57K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Saline County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Saline County report $63,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$46,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,151 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,242 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $160,600.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 10.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Angleton, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
4.8%
17% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
11.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHaskellAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.8%17% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure11.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$62,95411% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$57,34318% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.9x, 51% below the median place.

Haskell16.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$46,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.1%
21% below the median place
Home price to income
1.9x
51% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$77,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Haskell, $1,151 a month, and local prices for everything else (93.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Haskell, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Sturtevant, WI12.7% vs 16.1%$6,800Compare
Green River, WY13.0% vs 16.1%n/aCompare

Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in Haskell.

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Property tax paid (median)1
$1,038
68% below the median place
Median year built1
2001
1% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,242
34% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHaskellAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,15116% below
Rent to income116.1%21% below
Property tax rate10.7%29% below
Home price to income11.9x51% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure89.411% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,12131% below
HUD area median income4County figure$93,70013% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,03868% below
Median home value1$160,60050% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.2%30% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure42.7%17% below
Homeownership182.2%24% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure37.1%27% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,24234% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.2%27% below
Median year built120011% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$29,147
27% below the median place
Poverty rate1
7.6%
29% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHaskellAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$85,7587% above
Income per person1$29,14727% below
Unemployment1County figure3.9%20% below
Average annual pay6County figure$48,56526% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure28,54981% below
Poverty rate17.6%29% below
Mean commute124 min4% below
Works from home1County figure10.4%16% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 85.0%, 8% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
85.0%
8% below the median place
Population change since 20207
9.8%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Bachelor's or higher1
22.8%
29% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age37.6 −4%
High school or higher93.7% +2%
Household size2.5 −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHaskellAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,1006646th largest
Population change since 202079.8%above (median 1.1%)
Median age137.64% below
Bachelor's or higher122.8%29% below
High school or higher193.7%2% above
Household size12.50% below
Born abroad1County figure4.2%53% below
No health insurance1County figure6.0%6% below
Homes with broadband185.0%8% below
05

Life in Haskell

21 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k4.9 2.3×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.9 −56%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.8 −29%
Shops25.9 −15%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.3 −44%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.4 −9%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
2.3
44% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
14.8
29% below the median place
Shops per 10k9
25.9
15% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureHaskellAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure33267% above
Public school students12County figure20,022309% above
Students per teacher12County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure14.829% below
Shops per 10k9County figure25.915% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.344% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure18.49% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k104.9130% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k104.956% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure2162% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 31.2%, 54% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Haskell. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
31.2%
54% below the median place
Median air quality index15
55
28% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
55.1 in
26% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHaskellAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F6% above
January average low13County figure31°F24% above
Average temperature13County figure62°F12% above
Annual precipitation13County figure55.1 in26% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure77.616% below
Hurricane risk14County figure56.121% below
Tornado risk14County figure89.19% above
Wildfire risk14County figure61.50% above
Heat wave risk14County figure92.43% above
Median air quality index15Metro figure5528% above
Good air days15Metro figure31.2%54% below
08

Haskell in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,151/mo (2024)$1,460/mo$1,200 to $1,780/mo+4.0%
Median household income$85,758 (2024)$108,500$91,500 to $128,000+4.0%
Median home value$160,600 (2024)$222,000$161,000 to $306,000+5.6%
Population4,362 (2025)4,6104,420 to 4,810+1.1%

The median home would be worth 2.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Haskell

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Angleton, TX$1,141$86,712Compare
Huber Heights, OH$1,258$79,131Compare
Union, OH$1,118$73,353Compare
Kaukauna, WI$1,083$80,365Compare
Kaukauna, WIUnion, OHHuber Heights, OHAngleton, TXHaskell, ARHaskellAngletonHuber HeightsUnionKaukaunaHaskellAngletonHuber HeightsUnionKaukauna

Common questions

Is Haskell a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.9 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 71 Arkansas places. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $91 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 90% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 95 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Haskell expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $160,600.

What salary do you need to live in Haskell?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Haskell?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Angleton, TX, Huber Heights, OH, Union, OH and Kaukauna, WI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Haskell with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Haskell itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/haskell-arkansas

Citytistics. “Haskell, Arkansas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/haskell-arkansas/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.