White County, Arkansas
35 public bodies govern here, 8 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 77,838
- Median household income
- $55,249
- ±3,850
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 2,040 of 35,093 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.2%
- 25,835 of 29,629 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of White | 77,207 (2021) | 300 N Spruce St, Searcy | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 16
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bald Knob | 2,526 (2021) | Po Box 1119, Bald Knob | — |
| City of Beebe | 8,561 (2021) | 321 N Elm St, Beebe | — |
| City of Bradford | 679 (2021) | 308 West Walnut, Bradford | — |
| City of Judsonia | 1,867 (2021) | Po Box 240, Judsonia | — |
| City of Kensett | 1,397 (2021) | Po Box 305, Kensett | — |
| City of McRae | 614 (2021) | Po Box 189, Mc Rae | — |
| City of Pangburn | 497 (2021) | Po Box 577, Pangburn | — |
| City of Searcy | 23,098 (2021) | 401 W Arch Ave, Searcy | Website |
| Town of Garner | 216 (2021) | Po Box 26, Garner | — |
| Town of Georgetown | 82 (2021) | 111 W Pearl, Georgetown | — |
| Town of Griffithville | 155 (2021) | Po Box 165, Griffithville | — |
| Town of Higginson | 752 (2021) | Po Box 198, Higginson City | — |
| Town of Letona | 237 (2021) | Po Box 87, Letona | — |
| Town of Rose Bud | 496 (2021) | Po Box 219, Rose Bud | — |
| Town of Russell | 183 (2021) | Po Box 182, Russell | — |
| Town of West Point | 170 (2021) | Po Box 14, West Point | — |
Special districts 18
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Arc Watershed District | Flood control | 300 N Spruce St, Searcy | — |
| Little Red River Levee District 1 | Flood control | 300 N Spruce St, Searcy | — |
| Little Red River Levee District 2 | Flood control | 1439 Coal Rd, Bald Knob | — |
| Lauren Road Special Improvement District 4 | Highways | 300 N Spruce St, Searcy | — |
| Newell Road Special Improvement District 5 | Highways | 300 N Spruce St, Searcy | — |
| Bald Knob City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | P. O. Box 1299, Bald Knob | — |
| Beebe Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 836 S Apple St, Beebe | — |
| Judsonia City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1301 Wade Ave, Judsonia | — |
| Kensett City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 405 E Wilbur Mills Ave, Kensett | — |
| McRae City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 203, Mc Rae | — |
| Searcy City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 501 S Fir St, Searcy | — |
| Little Red River Regional Irrigation Water District | Irrigation | 455 Highway 36 E, Searcy | — |
| White County Property Owners Multipurpose Imp. Dist. | Other single function districts | 300 N Spruce St, Searcy | — |
| White County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 801 Airport Loop, Searcy | — |
| North White County Rural Water Public Facilities Board | Water supply utility | 2805 Highway 157, Judsonia | — |
| Pangburn Water Improvement District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 619, Pangburn | — |
| Southeast White Co Water Assoc Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | 207 Baker St, Higginson | — |
| Southwest White Co Water Assoc Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 1228, Searcy | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BALD KNOB SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district3 schools
103 WEST PARK, Bald Knob, AR, 72010
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
BEEBE SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district5 schools
1201 W CENTER ST, Beebe, AR, 72012
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
504 W MAIN STREET, Bradford, AR, 72020
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PANGBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
1100 SHORT ST, Pangburn, AR, 72121
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district4 schools
800 RAIDER DR, Searcy, AR, 72143
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ROSE BUD SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
124 SCHOOL ROAD, Rose Bud, AR, 72137
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district6 schools
801 N ELM, Searcy, AR, 72143
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
3259 HWY 157, Judsonia, AR, 72081
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Conway Farmers' Market (Conway) · Downtown Conway Farmers' & Crafts Market (Conway)
Downtown Newport Farmers Market (201 Malcolm Newport)
Cabot Farmers' Market (1122 South Second Street Cabot)
The Market at McCrory (McCrory)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.
