1923 · from Searcy’s archive SearcyAR
A town of 23,340, settled in 1838. Home to 52 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Population
23,340
+0.3% since 2010
Typical home
$223K
+5.1% in a year
Household income
$52K
median
Jobs based here
17,098
A job hub
What makes Searcy stand out The 3 things Searcy does most differently from other towns.
1923 · Searcy AR 1st Presby PHS904 · Wikimedia Commons
Searcy’s story
188 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 52 places on the National Register.
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College town
15% of Searcy is in college
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Work & commute
About half of working residents work right in Searcy 47% of Searcy’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Little Rock (10%), North Little Rock (3%) and Conway (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
47% work in town
Where working residents work In Searcy 47%
Little Rock 10%
North Little Rock 3%
Conway 2%
Jonesboro 2%
5 mi
median commute distance
17,098
jobs based in Searcy
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Housing
A typical Searcy home is worth about $223K The typical Searcy home is worth about $223,000, up 5.1% in a year, close to the Arkansas typical home.
$223K Zillow home value
Typical home value Searcy $223K
Arkansas $227K
Market temperature
Balanced A seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s +5.1%
value change, 1 year
Schools
Searcy’s public schools outperform 81% of Arkansas districts The public schools Searcy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A− School Grade
Outdoors
1.3% of Searcy is conserved land 8.0 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves.
#28 for trails in AR
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 1.3%
conserved · 154 of 11,731 acres
8.0 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
#37
most conserved land in AR
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Searcy Sports Complex 1.2 mi 123 2. Spring Park 0.3 mi 6 3. White County Fairgrounds — 55
Health
Healthier than 31% of U.S. towns Searcy beats the Arkansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
C Health Grade
32 measures vs. Arkansas
What stands out Searcy AR Fewer adults with diabetes 11.1% 13.3% Fewer adults with high blood pressure 37.4% 41.4% Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked 81.6% 84.8%
White County Medical Center
2.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
76th
percentile among AR towns
Safety
Less crime per resident than 14% of U.S. towns Searcy reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.
D Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Searcy 4.7
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Searcy 21.1
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
14th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
26th
percentile among AR towns
114
violent crimes reported in 2025
511
property crimes reported in 2025
Natural hazards
High risk, with earthquakes at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
77 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
77 High risk Lower Higher Earthquakes Inland flooding Tornadoes
16
paid flood claims since 1979
9
federal disasters paid out here
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers Searcy has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
2″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 33–52°
Spring 51–72°
Summer 70–90°
Fall 51–73°
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
A job hub Every workday, about 12,993 people come to Searcy for work Where Searcy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
10% → Little Rock Little Rock 10%
3% → North Little Rock North Little Rock 3%
2% → Conway Conway 2%
2% → Jonesboro Jonesboro 2%
2% → Batesville Batesville 2%
1% → Beebe Beebe 1%
Searcy · 47% stay
17,098 jobs based in Searcy
47% of working residents work in town
5 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Searcy?
Census LEHD 2023
Landmarks 52 places in Searcy on the National Register of Historic Places.
All landmarks → Famous people from Searcy 16 notable people were born in Searcy.
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Searcy ( SUR-see) is the largest city in and the county seat of White County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2024 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 23,997. It is the principal city of the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of White County. The city takes its name from Richard Searcy, a judge for the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory. A college town, Searcy is the home of Harding University and ASU-Searcy.
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Established 1838
Population 22,937
Area 18 sq mi
Elevation 262 ft
ZIP code 72143, 72145, 72149
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