Earle is a city of 1,520 people in Arkansas. Owners hold 36% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 36.2%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The population has fallen 50% since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 32.5.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $32,197, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Earle
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants60.8% → 35.9%(−24.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population3,391 → 1,520(−55%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share65.8% → 83.0%(+17.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)42.9%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.1%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War57.1%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 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
Earle, decade by decade
Earle 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
3,391
$29,696
$62,162
7.9%
57.1
2000
3,036
$37,060
$61,025
9.1%
48.0
2010
2,414
$29,371
$63,297
7.8%
38.0
2020
1,831
$45,073
$71,631
11.8%
30.1
2024
1,520
$32,197
$87,900
13.6%
37.2
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.
