It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Waldron 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. Waldron has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Waldron than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Waldron may be for you.
One of the benefits of Waldron is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.13 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Waldron doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Waldron has a very low overall level of education: only 7.81% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Waldron in 2022 was $21,709, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,836 for a family of four.
Waldron is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waldron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waldron residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Waldron also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Waldron include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Waldron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
