CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bergman

Arkansas · 338 residents · 1.31 sq mi

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Bergman is home to 338 people in Arkansas. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $35,000. The median age is 29.3, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 69 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

338

−17%vs 2000

vs 407 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 33.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.31 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024542

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(16)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(31)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(26)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.8%(77)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.4%(35)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(39)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(28)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(7)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,885

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,790

−44%vs 2000

vs $13,928 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,000

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$372

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $481 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

19.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(393)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(3)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(338)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(6)

Central American0.9%(5)

Costa Rican0.9%(5)

Puerto Rican0.6%(3)

Asian origin

Indonesian5.4%(29)

Filipino0.2%(1)

Ancestry

English16.6%(90)

Irish12%(65)

German9.2%(50)

American6.8%(37)

Scotch-Irish6.8%(37)

Scottish5.4%(29)

Subsaharan African1.7%(9)

Dutch1.1%(6)

Italian0.9%(5)

Czech0.7%(4)

Nigerian0.7%(4)

Swedish0.7%(4)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

French0.4%(2)

Slovak0.4%(2)

Polish0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.2%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.3%

−14.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.7 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 13.2 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 married15.5%(29)

Married64.7%(121)

Widowed9.6%(18)

Divorced10.2%(19)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(54)

Married49.8%(126)

Widowed13%(33)

Divorced15.8%(40)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.9%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.4%

−13.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.5%

+13.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.3%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% 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)21.1%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era7.9%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II42.1%(16)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 38 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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