Living Wage Information

Below are links to reports generated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) website that provides information about minimum needed income based on expected expenses for the Texarkana area. The below reports show data for 1 Adult and 2 Adults (One Working). The tool does provide data... Read More

Affordable Housing in Texarkana, Arkansas

On May 13, 2020 the Texarkana Gazette published an article entitled “Housing division going up on Arkansas side”. The article is about a new Arkansas housing subdivision at 2201 Arkansas Blvd that will contain about 20 homes whose price range is expected to be 160K-200K. The contractor is TDC... Read More

State of Texarkana Minority Business

Based on US Census information released for 2012 population data and 2012 business data, the following observations are made. Non-Black minorities reportedly comprise < 5% of the population for 2012. Therefore, since aforementioned Census Business Data lumps all minorities together, this... Read More