CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Huntsville

Arkansas · 1,629 residents · 5.40 sq mi

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Huntsville is a city of 1,629 people in Arkansas. At a median age of 38.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $36,900. 22.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $16,410, under the $30,130 national median. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,629

−16%vs 2000

vs 1,931 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.2

+7%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.40 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(120)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(119)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(117)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(102)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(87)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(207)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(184)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(149)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(131)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(183)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.8%(144)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.3%(86)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,410

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,288 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,924

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,686 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,900

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$260

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $333 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.0% in 2000

36.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.2%(1,626)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino12.8%(247)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(1,592)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(2)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other2.1%(34)

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%(321)

Spaniard2.4%(77)

Central American0.3%(11)

Salvadoran0.3%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino1.2%(40)

Asian Indian0.7%(24)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese3.8%(122)

Ancestry

English14.9%(477)

Irish13.4%(428)

German7.7%(245)

American5.3%(169)

Italian5.1%(164)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(60)

French1.7%(54)

Danish1%(31)

Norwegian0.9%(28)

Swiss0.7%(23)

Scottish0.4%(14)

Austrian0.2%(6)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.2%(6)

British0.2%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.8%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 19.9 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 married26.1%(269)

Married58%(597)

Widowed2%(21)

Divorced13.9%(143)

Women 15+

Never married24%(315)

Married44.4%(582)

Widowed13.6%(179)

Divorced18%(236)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−12.2 ptssince 2013

from 20.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.1%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.7%

−11.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.5%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.5%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% 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)31.6%(68)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(36)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.5%(100)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 215 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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