HomeArkansasIndependence CountyOil Trough
Oil Trough, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Oil Trough is a Census town of 259 people across 0.23 square miles of land, in Independence County. Median household income is $40,083, 64.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oil Trough
What Oil Trough is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,132 plus or minus 520
- County holding the largest share of its areaIndependence County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oil Trough
How many people live in Oil Trough
- Population259 plus or minus 119
- Median age32.7 plus or minus 25.6
- Population under 18113 plus or minus 59
- Share under 1843.6 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Population 65 and over58 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over22.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households103 plus or minus 41
- Family households38 plus or minus 25
- Share of households that are families36.9 percent plus or minus 19.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oil Trough
Income and work in Oil Trough
- Median household income$40,083 plus or minus $27,844
- Per capita income$17,680 plus or minus $7,039
- Civilian labor force83 plus or minus 53
- Employed81 plus or minus 51
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over141 plus or minus 57
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.0 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 12.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oil Trough
Housing in Oil Trough
- Housing units121 plus or minus 48
- Occupied units103 plus or minus 41
- Vacant units18 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate14.9 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Owner occupied66 plus or minus 33
- Renter occupied37 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate64.1 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$83,100 plus or minus $25,539
- Median gross rent, monthly$475 plus or minus $456
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.2 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Single family units101 plus or minus 43
- Share single family83.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more8.3 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oil Trough
How Oil Trough gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute79 plus or minus 51
- Commuting under 15 minutes7 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.9 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more37 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.8 percent plus or minus 31.0
- Drove alone72.8 percent plus or minus 24.2
- Carpooled22.2 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Worked from home2.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oil Trough
Flood risk in Oil Trough
- NFIP communityTown of Oil Trough
- NFIP community number050093
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/17/10(M)
The Town of Oil Trough participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050093 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Independence County, not Oil Trough
Independence County context, not Oil Trough figures
- Establishments in Independence County810
- Covered employment, Independence County17,612
- Average annual pay, Independence County$48,642
- Housing units permitted, Independence County32
Every figure in this section is published for Independence County as a whole and is not a measurement of Oil Trough.
All Independence County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Oil Trough questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oil Trough, Arkansas?
259, in 103 households. Oil Trough town covers 0.23 square miles of land, which is 1,132 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oil Trough in?
Independence County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Oil Trough?
$40,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $83,100. Median gross rent is $475 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Oil Trough in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Oil Trough appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Oil Trough, town of, community 050093, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Oil Trough figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Independence County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Oil Trough.
Is zoning published for Oil Trough?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
Nearby