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A town of 859. Public schools that outperform most of Arkansas.

Population
859
−5.9% since 2010
Typical home
$206K
+4.5% in a year
Household income
$42K
median
Median age
26.4
years
Jobs based here
232
Balanced

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859 people, and everyone knows the way

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Schools

Fouke’s public schools outperform 68% of Arkansas districts

The public schools Fouke’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Fouke Elementary SchoolPK–5514B+
Paulette Smith Middle School6–8244B−
Fouke High School9–12349C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
7
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Fouke has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter37–57°
Spring53–75°
Summer71–92°
Fall54–76°
Nov 13
typical first frost
Mar 13
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Fouke

Most working residents leave Fouke for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Texarkana (27%), Texarkana (21%) and Little Rock (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Fouke6%
Texarkana27%
Texarkana21%
Little Rock4%
Hope2%
17 mi
median commute distance
232
jobs based in Fouke
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Fouke is

Fouke beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Arkansas
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outFoukeAR
More adults in frequent mental distress21.4%18.5%
Wadley Regional Medical Center
14.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Fouke home is worth about $206K

The typical Fouke home is worth about $206,000, up 4.5% in a year, 10% below the Arkansas typical home.

$206KZillow home value

Typical home value

Fouke$206K
Arkansas$227K
+4.5%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Fouke is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 865 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Veteran Memorial Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Fountain Lake Park Hotel
c. 1930 · Fountain Lake Park Hotel · Wikimedia Commons
Fouke’s story

Fouke in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

ARMap-doton-FoukeFouke, AR sign IMG 6343Fouke, Arkansas water tower January 5, 2016
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About Fouke

City in Arkansas, United States

Fouke is a city in Miller County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Texarkana, Texas - Texarkana, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 810 in 2024

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
808
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
312 ft
ZIP code
71837
Area code
870

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