CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Greenbrier

Arkansas · 2,105 residents · 7.94 sq mi

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Greenbrier is home to 2,105 people in Arkansas. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 31% since 2000. The typical home is worth $47,300. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income is $21,918, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,105

−31%vs 2000

vs 3,042 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.6

−3%vs 2000

vs 31.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.94 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(167)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(202)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(176)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(142)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(148)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(383)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(289)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(195)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(145)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(140)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(87)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(31)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,918

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,351 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,406

−48%vs 2000

vs $17,950 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,300

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$350

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $542 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.8%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.3% in 2000

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(2,948)

Black0.6%(18)

Hispanic / Latino1%(30)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(2,085)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(13)

Asian0.3%(7)

Other0.6%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(161)

Puerto Rican0.9%(53)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(8)

Ancestry

Irish4.6%(277)

English4.4%(266)

American4.3%(258)

German4.2%(250)

Italian2.3%(136)

Scottish1%(60)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(57)

Polish0.7%(42)

Russian0.6%(34)

Welsh0.6%(34)

French0.3%(18)

Dutch0.3%(16)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

French Canadian0.2%(14)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.4%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 20.0 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 married24.4%(516)

Married59%(1,246)

Widowed1.8%(38)

Divorced14.8%(313)

Women 15+

Never married20.7%(507)

Married51.2%(1,254)

Widowed10.3%(253)

Divorced17.8%(437)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 6.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.5%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 57.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.2%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.5%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.9%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.0% 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)28.4%(82)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.9%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.6%(100)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 289 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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