Bradford is a tiny city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 683 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bradford is the 223rd largest community in Arkansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bradford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bradford is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bradford who work in healthcare (11.54%), teaching (10.44%), and management occupations (8.24%). Being a small city, Bradford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Bradford is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.26% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Bradford in 2022 was $19,858, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,432 for a family of four. However, Bradford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bradford also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.73% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Bradford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bradford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bradford include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Bradford is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Tagalog.
