With 510 people, Colt is a city in Arkansas. 46.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 29% of the housing stock. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 63% less than in Arkansas as a whole. On income it ranks near the bottom among US cities.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $22,188, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Colt
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants79.7% → 29.1%(−50.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate24.3% → 46.5%(+22.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median age37.3 → 32.7(−4.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.8%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War25%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 16 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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Over time
Colt, decade by decade
Colt population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
358
$33,668
$79,922
0.8%
0.0
2000
368
$56,927
$74,506
1.5%
14.1
2010
378
$43,607
$108,756
7.3%
31.7
2020
293
–
$59,511
6.9%
24.0
2024
510
$22,188
$93,800
12.7%
31.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
