| Official Name: | Bradley, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lafayette |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.36 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.91 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.36 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.91 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 259 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 405 |
| Population Density Km2: | 171.30 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 443.59 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 33.0994°N -93.6569°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −05:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 71826 |
| Area Code: | 870 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 05-08290 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2403911 |
Bradley is a city in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 628 at the 2010 census.[2]
Bradley is located in southern Lafayette County. It sits at the intersection of Arkansas Highways 29 and 160. Highway 29 leads north to Lewisville and south 6miles to the Louisiana border at Arkana. Plain Dealing, Louisiana, is south of Bradley. Highway 160 leads east from Bradley 7miles to the community of State Line and west to Interstate 49 near Doddridge.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bradley has a total area of 2.4km2, all land.[2]
| White alone (NH) | 261 | 263 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 165 | 46.36% | 41.88% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 40.74% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 291 | 353 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 222 | 51.69% | 56.21% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 54.81% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 0.16% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.36% | 0.16% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.25% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 5 | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 8 | 0.89% | 0.16% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.98% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4 | 9 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9 | 0.71% | 1.43% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.22% | |
| Total | 563 | 628 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 405 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
There were 223 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.7% were married couples living together, 22.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $14,375, and the median income for a family was $19,306. Males had a median income of $21,719 versus $14,688 for females. The per capita income for the city was $2,455. About 43.9% of families and 49.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 66.5% of those under age 18 and 42.2% of those age 65 or over.
Public education for elementary and secondary students is provided by the Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District, which includes Bradley Elementary School and Bradley High School. The school's mascot and athletic emblem is the Bear, with purple and gold serving as the school colors.
The former Bradley School District consolidated into the Emerson-Taylor district effective July 1, 2013.[7]