The City of Gravette
The Heart of Hometown America
Community is key! Gravette strives to be known in Northwest Arkansas as a place that is uniquely independent and exceptionally family friendly. Through master planning initiatives, creative partnerships, and professional management of resources, Gravette seeks to be a model community.
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Gravette is a City of the First Class with an estimated population of over 4,000 and a land mass of nearly 14-square miles. Gravette is located in the northwest corner of Benton County. Gravette is conveniently located within 15 minutes of most major cities and employers in Northwest Arkansas.
ECONOMIC DASHBOARD
POPULATION
Place
Gravette
Benton County
Arkansas
2019 estimated population
3,701
279,141
3,017,804
Change over last 5 years
16.0%
15.2%
1.7%
GRAVETTE: POPULATION CHANGE
GRAVETTE: AGE DISTRIBUTION
GRAVETTE: POPULATION WITHIN DRIVE-TIME
15 minutes
30 minutes
60 minutes
Total Population
17,720
210,809
671,496
Total Households
7,013
79,987
252,832
14,820
231,423
675,327
Daytime Population
15 minute drive
30 minute drive
60 minute drive
HOUSING
LOCAL HOUSING DATA
7,957 housing units within a 15 minute drive
90,540 housing units within a 30 minute drive
290,066 housing units within a 60 minute drive
52.6% of homes owner occupied in Gravette
47.4% of homes renter occupied in Gravette
1,596 housing units in Gravette
HOME VALUES
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EDUCATION
GRAVETTE: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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PROXIMITY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Crowder College
NE Tech - Afton Campus
NE Tech - Kansas Campus
Western Benton Co. Career Center
John Brown University
NW Arkansas Community College
Bryan University
Harding University
Ecclesia College
Northwest Technical Institute
University of Arkansas
Within a 30 minute drive from Gravette
Within a 60 minute drive from Gravette
BUSINESS & LABOR
CHANGES IN LABOR POOL
EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Production, transportation, material moving
Management, business, science, arts
Natural resources, construction, maintenance
Sales, office
Service
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Gravette
Benton County
Arkansas
United States
4.1%
2.7%
5.5%
5.9%
4.2%
4.7%
3.1%
3.4%
6.6%
7.4%
6.3%
6.9%
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2017
2016
2018
2017
2016
2018
2017
2016
2018
2017
2016
TRANSPORTATION
DRIVE TIME TO WORK FROM GRAVETTE
<10 minutes
30-34 minutes
35-44 minutes
15-19 minutes
20-24 minutes
45-59 minutes
10-14 minutes
25-29 minutes
60+ minutes
PROXIMITY TO HIGHWAYS
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Highway 59
Highway 72
Highway 279
Highway 549/Interstate 49
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Downtown Gravette
Downtown Hiwasse area of Gravette
INCOME AND SPENDING
GRAVETTE: HOUSEHOLD INCOME
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