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Child care centers and preschools in Pope County, AR
The child care centers and preschools in Pope County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,308 of 1,611 scored counties
#17 of 36 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On child care and other personal services · $362 a household
- Spending per listing
- $679K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,976
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Pope County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #1,308 of 1,611 scored counties and #17 of 36 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Pope County comes to about $8.8M a year: $362 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. That is about $679K of household spending for each center on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 13 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Pope County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Pope County in 2023. That is one for every 1,107 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Pope County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pope County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Pope County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $679K | $702K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,107 | 1,657 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $362 | $385 | $581 |
| Median household income | $57,344 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 394
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Pope County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Pope County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,976+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 24,348
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 811 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $57,344+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,412
- Median home value
- $170,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,904
- Daytime population
- 65,219Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Pope County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 68 | 69 | 6.2 | $927K | +16.0% | #322 of 1,611 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 61 | 21 | 4.2 | $1M | +7.6% | #512 of 1,611 |
| 3Washington County, AR | 60 | 54 | 5.6 | $795K | +9.9% | #559 of 1,611 |
| 4Baxter County, AR | 56 | 6 | 3.1 | $983K | +3.1% | #658 of 1,611 |
| 5White County, AR | 56 | 12 | 4.1 | $803K | +4.2% | #668 of 1,611 |
| 6Craighead County, AR | 55 | 19 | 4.3 | $916K | +4.8% | #686 of 1,611 |
| 7Faulkner County, AR | 54 | 25 | 5.1 | $816K | +8.2% | #733 of 1,611 |
| 8Garland County, AR | 51 | 14 | 3.2 | $1.1M | −0.6% | #790 of 1,611 |
| 9Independence County, AR | 51 | 7 | 4.8 | $732K | +2.2% | #804 of 1,611 |
| 10Boone County, AR | 43 | 7 | 4.6 | $712K | +3.3% | #1,013 of 1,611 |
| 17Pope County, AR | 31 | 13 | 5.3 | $679K | +2.5% | #1,308 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Pope County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools31
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Pope County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 child care centers and preschools in Pope County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pope County, AR spend on child care and other personal services?
About $8.8M a year, or $362 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $679K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,348 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pope County, AR compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Pope County has 5.3 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $679K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Pope County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,107 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Pope County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pope County at 64,976 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,348 households. Median household income in Pope County is $57,344, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Pope County scores 31 for child care centers and preschools (lower middle), #1,308 of 1,611 scored counties.
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