CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Garner

Arkansas · 146 residents · 0.79 sq mi

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Garner is home to 146 people in Arkansas. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. The population has fallen 49% since 2000. The typical home is worth $23,800. The median age is 38.3, about 5 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

146

−49%vs 2000

vs 284 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.3

+12%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.79 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024175

Age distribution, 1990

Under 51.4%(2)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 913.7%(20)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(8)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(9)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(8)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(24)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(19)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.2%(9)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6418.5%(27)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(15)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(5)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,667

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,688 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,599

−31%vs 2000

vs $11,015 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.1%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,800

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2021

Median gross rent

$325

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $395 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

91.1%

+19.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

8.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(270)

Black1.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(146)

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

Mexican10.9%(19)

Ancestry

English8.6%(15)

German7.4%(13)

American5.1%(9)

Dutch2.3%(4)

French0.6%(1)

Italian0.6%(1)

Polish0.6%(1)

Scottish0.6%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.6%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.7 min

+90%vs 2000

vs 10.4 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 married26.3%(26)

Married38.4%(38)

Widowed4%(4)

Divorced31.3%(31)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(13)

Married67.3%(37)

Widowed5.5%(3)

Divorced3.6%(2)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 19.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.3%

+27.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.3%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.1%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.9%

−18.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.6%

+17.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.0%

−17.8 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

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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