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Prairie Grove
2,540 residents in 2000, 4,380 in 2010, 7,045 in 2020 — +60.8% over the last census decade, across 9.4 square miles.
Sales-tax growth rank: #10 of 31 NWA cities, +9.7% over the twelve months to 2026-08 vs the twelve before. See the full ranking.
Momentum: 12-month sales-tax growth +9.7%, +11.7% a year ago (slowing). Growth Lab.
Follow Prairie Grove: city feed (new sales-tax and permit months, large permits, hearings; works in any feed reader or feed-to-email service).
479 Growth Pressure Score: 66 of 100 (High), #5 of 30 cities. What goes into it. Compare Prairie Grove with another city.
Recorded sales: 319 deeds with a price in the last 12 months (6 commercial), median home $295,126 (−3.2% vs the 12 before). County Assessor records. Every recorded sale.
Home values (FHFA index), 2020–2025: ZIP 72753 +60.1% (last year +6.0%). Every ZIP.
Businesses with employees (Census), ZIP 72753: 136 locations in 2023, +32.0% since 2018, including 8 restaurants and bars and 0 doctors' offices and outpatient clinics. Tenant explorer.
Who lives in Prairie Grove
Census ACS 2020-2024 · 5-year estimates
| Prairie Grove | Washington County | Arkansas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,798± 33 | 256,765 | 3,049,391 |
| Median household income | $70,701± $16,298wide | $70,639± $2,107 | $60,773± $467 |
| Median home value (owner estimate) | $256,000± $24,298 | $298,400± $6,386 | $188,000± $1,754 |
| Median rent | $968± $204wide | $1,071± $23 | $947± $6 |
| Median age | 31.7± 2.5 | 32.5± 0.2 | 38.5± 0.2 |
| Renters | 35.1% | 44.4% | 33.6% |
| Homes vacant | 3.4% | 7.8% | 13.5% |
| In buildings of 5+ units | 5.7% | 20.6% | 10.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's or more | 27.5% | 35.2% | 25.7% |
| Below the poverty line | 15.2% | 14.6% | 16.0% |
| Median year built | 2002 | 1995 | 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
Prairie Grove 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
2 project cards
- U-Haul conditional use at 403 W Buchanan (CBD)hearing 2026-09-10 conditional useretailgrowth corridor
- Heritage Commercial Properties LSD (Green Prairie Investments)hearing 2026-09-10 large scale developmentcommercialgrowth corridor
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