CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Amity

Arkansas · 550 residents · 3.21 sq mi

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With 550 people, Amity is a city in Arkansas. Median home value sits at $27,400. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 24.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. There are 212 fewer people here than in 2000. Median household income is $16,827, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

550

−28%vs 2000

vs 762 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

+5%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.21 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024740

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(48)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(49)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(36)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.5%(69)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(80)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(56)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(42)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(47)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,827

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,625 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,522

−30%vs 2000

vs $13,626 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.2%

+9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,400

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$260

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $402 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.8% in 2000

28.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(730)

Black0.9%(7)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(19)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(545)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.9%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.1%(112)

Central American1.4%(10)

Salvadoran1.4%(10)

Cuban0.8%(6)

Ancestry

English18.9%(140)

Irish10.1%(75)

German7.2%(53)

American3.9%(29)

French2.6%(19)

Austrian2.4%(18)

Italian2%(15)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(11)

Swiss0.8%(6)

Polish0.7%(5)

Scottish0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.2%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+61%vs 2000

vs 15.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.3%(57)

Married58.7%(132)

Widowed0.9%(2)

Divorced15.1%(34)

Women 15+

Never married26.6%(92)

Married42.8%(148)

Widowed13.3%(46)

Divorced17.3%(60)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.1%

−10.4 ptssince 2013

from 26.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

19.3%

−11.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.9%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.5%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.5%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.2%

−9.7 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)32.1%(9)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39.3%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.9%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.3%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 28 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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