With 67,642 people, Conway is a city in Arkansas. This skews young, with a median age of 30.3. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 24,475 people. Owners hold 45% of the housing stock. 5% of people here were born outside the United States. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,004, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Conway
What changed most since 1990
Population26,481 → 67,642(+155%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants55.1% → 45.4%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share9.8% → 17.6%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Conway's population equals 53% of Faulkner County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 77% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 38% of the county's.
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)35.5%(761)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(506)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.4%(544)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.3%(135)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,144 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
Conway, decade by decade
Conway 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
26,481
$53,500
$149,284
27.4%
26.9
2000
43,167
$67,516
$177,065
36.0%
37.0
2010
58,908
$60,301
$206,291
35.6%
51.1
2020
64,134
$58,177
$217,440
41.1%
65.6
2024
67,642
$63,004
$252,100
42.7%
63.3
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.
