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Pea Ridge
2,346 residents in 2000, 4,794 in 2010, 6,559 in 2020 — +36.8% over the last census decade, across 8.7 square miles.
Sales-tax growth rank: #15 of 31 NWA cities, +3.4% over the twelve months to 2026-08 vs the twelve before. See the full ranking.
Momentum: 12-month sales-tax growth +3.4%, +4.9% a year ago (steady). Five-year pace +28.6% a year; population +11.0% a year. Growth Lab.
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479 Growth Pressure Score: 80 of 100 (Very high), #1 of 30 cities. What goes into it. Compare Pea Ridge with another city.
Home values (FHFA index), 2020–2025: ZIP 72751 +76.8% (last year −1.0%). Every ZIP.
Businesses with employees (Census), ZIP 72751: 142 locations in 2023, +49.5% since 2018, including 14 restaurants and bars and 3 doctors' offices and outpatient clinics. Tenant explorer.
Who lives in Pea Ridge
Census ACS 2020-2024 · 5-year estimates
| Pea Ridge | Benton County | Arkansas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,108± 40 | 303,632 | 3,049,391 |
| Median household income | $95,521± $11,922 | $93,506± $2,205 | $60,773± $467 |
| Median home value (owner estimate) | $297,500± $15,989 | $323,500± $6,193 | $188,000± $1,754 |
| Median rent | $1,818± $816wide | $1,277± $31 | $947± $6 |
| Median age | 33.4± 1.6 | 35.9± 0.1 | 38.5± 0.2 |
| Renters | 21.8% | 33.0% | 33.6% |
| Homes vacant | 3.1% | 8.8% | 13.5% |
| In buildings of 5+ units | 2.3% | 11.8% | 10.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's or more | 28.0% | 37.8% | 25.7% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7.6% | 16.0% |
| Median year built | 2005 | 2001 | 1987 |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. "±" is the margin of error at 90% confidence: the true value is likely within that range. "Wide" marks an estimate whose margin is more than 15% of the value; compare those with care. Percentages are computed from ACS counts. Home value is what owners estimate, not a sale price; see home values for price trends.
Permits pulled
city permit records
Pea Ridge doesn't publish a permit list we can read yet, so its commercial permits aren't here. Residential permits above come from the Census survey. City permit records are live for Fayetteville and Bentonville.
On the agenda
3 project cards
- Knox Trail Planned Zoning District at 13103 E Pickenshearing 2026-09-21 pzdrezoning
- Village at City Park PZD (Easterling & Hickman)hearing 2026-08-04 pzdrezoninggrowth corridor
- Bone Properties C-1 to C-2 at 153 Hallack Lanehearing 2026-08-04 rezoningcommercialgrowth corridor
Corridors
No corridor dossier runs through Pea Ridge yet.
Programmed road work
ARDOT TIP
- Hwy. 94 Relocation (Pea Ridge) (S)Minor Widening · NARTS TIP 2027–2030 · FY2029 · $10.0M est.
- Hwy. 94 – Guthrie Rd. (Pea Ridge) (S)2" Overlay · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2025 · $1.1M est.
- Hwy. 72 Str. & Apprs. (Pea Ridge) (S)Bridge Replacement · NARTS TIP 2025–2028 · FY2025 · $400,000 est.
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