Goshen Average Income, Population and Demographics

Are you tired of spending 10+ hours searching for demographic and population data for Goshen, Arkansas? We have all of the data you need by state, county, city, and zip code that will save you many hours of research!

In this article, we'll explore most of the 190+ data points we have for Goshen, covering popular demographics statistics like household income, race, age and gender, educational attainment, poverty, housing, and transportation.

The data on this page is from the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey from the US Census Bureau.

Median Household Income

According to the latest ACS 5-year survey in 2021, the median household income in Goshen is $141,563.00.

The chart below shows the average household income by age in Goshen.

• Under 25
  $46,250.00
• 25 to 44
  $178,000.00
• 45 to 64
  $155,729.00
• 65 and over
  $76,771.00

Average Household Income

A very commonly asked question is "what is the average household income in Goshen, Arkansas?". The official term for the average household income is the mean household income. The mean household income is the total income of all households divided by the number of households.

The average (or mean) household income in Goshen is $192,359.00.

33.46% of households in Goshen, Arkansas are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers for Goshen

We can also look at the household income tiers. This lets you see how many households fall into each of the earnings brackets and what percentage that bracket is of the total number of households.

The chart below shows the household income brackets to see which age groups have the highest median income. The actual data is more granular than these brackets, but we've simplified them into bigger categories to make reviewing the data for Goshen, Arkansas easier to view.

You can purchase the raw data above, which will have the full income tiers with smaller jumps in household income.

• Less than $24,999
  4.58%
• $25,000 to $49,999
  10.59%
• $50,000 to $74,999
  13.59%
• $75,000 to $99,999
  8.63%
• $100,000 to $149,999
  14.64%
• $150,000 to $199,999
  14.51%
• $200,000 or more
  33.46%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income is the average income of all people in Goshen, Arkansas. This is calculated by dividing the total income of all people in Goshen by the total number of people in Goshen.

It differs from the average or mean household income because it includes all people in Goshen and not just the people who earn an income (i.e. children, retirees, unemployed, etc.).

The per capita income in Goshen, Arkansas is $58,976.00.

Population in Goshen by Race and Ethnicity

The total population in Goshen is currently 2,500 people.

The race and ethnicity of the population in Goshen can be very important for social research, economics, and marketing to a multi-culturial society.

Whether you want to target products or services to a particular race or ethnicity, or provide housing and new businesses to improve areas with a larger ethnic minority population, this data is very valuable for discovering suitable areas.

The chart below breaks down the population and percentage for each race and ethnicity in Goshen, Arkansas.

• 88.00% White
  2,200
• 0.80% Black/African American
  21
• 0.10% Native
  3
• 3.30% Hispanic
  82
• 0.60% Asian
  16
• 0.00% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  0
• 7.10% Two or more races
  178
• 0.00% Other
  0

Population of Goshen by Age and Gender

Another very important demographics statistic for Goshen, Arkansas is the age and gender of the population. The age and gender of the population can be used to track trends in population growth or decline, and for businesses, the data can be used to identify people important to you and your business need.

In the table below, we show age groups at a 10 year granularity for ease of use. The raw data, which can be purchased above, includes age and gender at a 5 year granularity.

Education Levels

Educational attainment is a very useful statistic that can give insights into other data such as the average household income, unemployment levels, and literacy.

What this means is that it is likely for areas that have higher levels of education to have higher average household incomes, lower unemployment rates, and higher literacy rates.

The chart below shows the educational attainment of the population in Goshen, Arkansas.

• Master's degree or higher
  24.46%
• Bachelor's degree
  53.51%
• Some college or associate's degree
  5.76%
• High school diploma or equivalent
  15.92%
• Less than high school diploma
  0.36%

Unemployment Rates

The unemployment rate is the percentage of the population that is actively looking for work but is unable to find a job. The unemployment rate is a very important statistic for Goshen because it can show how many people are actively looking for work and how many people are unable to find a job.

Lower levels of unemployment is generally seen as a positive sign for the economy. It also makes the government in Goshen look good because it shows that they are doing a good job of creating jobs, working to capacity, being efficient, and keeping the economy strong.

The unemployment rate is calculated using the total population in Goshen, Arkansas that are over the age of 16.

The current population in Goshen that are over the age of 16 is 1,720 people.

The unemployment rate in Goshen is 2.80%, which means 611 people are unemployed.

Median Age in Goshen

The median age is an interesting metric because it gives us an idea of the age distribution of people in Goshen, Arkansas. You know when you see a median age that it is the age where half of the population is older and half is younger than it.

For demographic studies, this can be used to infer and compare date to things such as birth rates, the age of parents, and so on.

An increasing median age can be a sign of an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population. This is because older people tend to have fewer children and die more often than younger people.

The median age in Goshen is 36.2 years old.

We can also look at the median age by gender to compare the see how each group compares to the total median age:

Median age by gender in Goshen

36.2

Total

36.2

Male

36.2

Female

Households and Families

There are a total of 765 households in Goshen, and the average household size is 3.27 people.

For families, the total number is 676, and the average family size is 3.52 people.

1.00% of those families in Goshen, Arkansas are living below the poverty line.

The table below shows the poverty thresholds for Goshen in 2022.

Households and Families by Marital Status

There are four types of household and family, as defined by the Census Bureau:

• Married-couple
• Male householder, no spouse present
• Female householder, no spouse present
• Nonfamily household

In the table below, you can see the total households and families in Goshen, Arkansas for each type, as well as the average sizes.

Housing Data in Goshen

There are total of 790 housing units in Goshen, Arkansas. Of those units, 765 (96.84%) are occupied, and 25 (3.16%) are vacant.

Rental Rates

Of the 790 housing units in Goshen, 49 (6.20%) are occupied by renters. The median rent paid by renters is $749.00.

Owner occupied housing units make up the remaining 90.63% of housing units, with 716 housing units in total.

The table below breaks down how much rent is paid by renters in Goshen, Arkansas.

• No rent paid
  0
• Less than $500
  0
• $500 to $999
  34
• $1,000 to $1,499
  15
• $1,500 to $1,999
  0
• $2,000 to $2,499
  0
• $2,500 to $2,999
  0
• $3,000 or more
  0

Property Values

The median value of a property in Goshen is $447,300.00.

The table below breaks down the range of valuations for all properties in Goshen.

• Less than $50,000
  9
• $50,000 to $99,999
  17
• $100,000 to $149,999
  31
• $150,000 to $199,999
  71
• $200,000 to $299,999
  96
• $300,000 to $499,999
  193
• $500,000 to $999,999
  263
• $1,000,000 or more
  36

Property Age

We can also look at the number of properties built in a given year to see the spread of property age in Goshen, Arkansas.

• 1939 or earlier
  24
• 1940 to 1949
  3
• 1950 to 1959
  9
• 1960 to 1969
  80
• 1970 to 1979
  25
• 1980 to 1989
  46
• 1990 to 1999
  104
• 2000 to 2009
  201
• 2010 to 2013
  293
• 2014 or later
  5

Vehicles Available per Household

Finally, we have data on how many vehicles each household in Goshen has. The table below breaks down the number of vehicles available per household.

• No vehicles available
  2
• 1 vehicle available
  80
• 2 vehicles available
  386
• 3 or more vehicles available
  297

Commuting to Work in Goshen

The time and means of commuting to work are useful metrics to look at because they can be correlated against other data such as income and education level.

Does a longer commuting time indicate a higher average income? If so, has the huge increase in home working during the pandemic changed this?

Using these metrics, we can get a better understanding of the demographics of Goshen, Arkansas, how they commute, and how that correlates to other data points.

The average travel time is 26.6 minutes, and the chart below covers the range of travel times across the population of Goshen.

• Less than 5 minutes
  5
• 5 to 9 minutes
  8
• 10 to 14 minutes
  50
• 15 to 19 minutes
  164
• 20 to 24 minutes
  312
• 25 to 29 minutes
  134
• 30 to 34 minutes
  123
• 35 to 39 minutes
  10
• 40 to 44 minutes
  7
• 45 to 59 minutes
  79
• 60 to 89 minutes
  71
• 90 or more minutes
  7

We can also look at the means of transport in Goshen to see which modes of transport people are using to commute to work.

• Drove alone
  877
• Carpooled
  93
• Public transportation
  0
• Walked
  0
• Other means
  0
• Worked from home
  98

Conclusion

Hopefully this article has given you the demographics data you were looking for in Goshen, Arkansas.

If you need more demographics data, or you need the data listed above in spreadsheet form with more granular grouping, head back to the top of this page where you can purchase the complete demographics data for Goshen.

Link To or Reference This Page

We spent a lot of time downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!