CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Foreman

Arkansas · 1,270 residents · 1.98 sq mi

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Foreman is a city of 1,270 people in Arkansas. The poverty rate is 29.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $28,800. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the Arkansas median by roughly 35%. Households take in $13,819 at the median, 54% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,270

+13%vs 2000

vs 1,125 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−11%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.98 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(98)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(122)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(109)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(55)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(182)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(171)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(105)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(128)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(120)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(74)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,819

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,176 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,698

−42%vs 2000

vs $13,202 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.5%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,800

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$186

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $314 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.2%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.6% in 2000

28.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.4%(747)

Black27.3%(307)

Hispanic / Latino2%(23)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.1%(929)

Black26.1%(332)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.4%(129)

Ancestry

English13.8%(144)

Irish6.1%(64)

German5.4%(56)

Dutch2.2%(23)

American1.9%(20)

West Indian1.7%(18)

Scottish1.4%(15)

French1.1%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(5)

Swedish0.5%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.9%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 18.9 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 married48.9%(178)

Married29.9%(109)

Widowed5.5%(20)

Divorced15.7%(57)

Women 15+

Never married44.9%(243)

Married17.9%(97)

Widowed11.1%(60)

Divorced26.1%(141)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−13.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.3%

+17.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.2%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.3%

−11.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.2%

+15.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.0%

−16.1 ptssince 2020

from 76.1% 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)5.6%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)2.2%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era60.7%(54)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War30.3%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 89 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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