CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Higginson

Arkansas · 279 residents · 1.27 sq mi

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Higginson is home to 279 people in Arkansas. 2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $22,000. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. 23.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The median household earns $15,625, about 48% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

279

−26%vs 2000

vs 378 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

+10%vs 2000

vs 33.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.27 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.5%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 91.8%(5)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(19)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(25)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(21)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.1%(31)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(35)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414%(39)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(26)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(17)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,625

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,114 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,962

−31%vs 2000

vs $11,568 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.3%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$22,000

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$296

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $517 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.7%

+10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.3% in 2000

21.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(361)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(7)

Asian0.3%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(275)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.4%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.9%(31)

Salvadoran2.9%(31)

Cuban2.1%(22)

Mexican1.8%(19)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(1)

Ancestry

English7.8%(82)

American6.2%(65)

German6.1%(64)

Scottish2.6%(27)

Irish2.4%(25)

Dutch1.5%(16)

Arab1.3%(14)

Lebanese1.3%(14)

Austrian0.9%(9)

Italian0.6%(6)

Norwegian0.6%(6)

French0.2%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.3%

−16.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 12.2 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 married42.7%(190)

Married42.9%(191)

Widowed3.6%(16)

Divorced10.8%(48)

Women 15+

Never married52.9%(229)

Married37.2%(161)

Widowed4.2%(18)

Divorced5.8%(25)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−12.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

29.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

54.7%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

35.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.8%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% 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)68.6%(35)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)72.5%(37)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.5%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 51 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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