Pocahontas is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 7,703 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pocahontas is the 52nd largest community in Arkansas.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Pocahontas has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pocahontas a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Pocahontas spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.38 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of people in Pocahontas with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.60% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pocahontas in 2022 was $25,820, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,280 for a family of four. However, Pocahontas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pocahontas is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pocahontas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pocahontas residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Pocahontas include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Pocahontas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.