CITY · 1990 CENSUS

McNeil

Arkansas · 710 residents · 1.27 sq mi

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McNeil is a city of 710 people in Arkansas. The poverty rate is 37.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $26,900. Households here earn about 40% less than in Arkansas as a whole. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median household income is $12,614, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

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

710

+7%vs 2000

vs 662 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

+4%vs 2000

vs 29.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.27 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024419

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.7%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(61)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(65)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(52)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(44)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(123)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411%(78)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.6%(40)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(69)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(37)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,614

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,136 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,820

−24%vs 2000

vs $8,986 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

37.4%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,900

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$214

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

+10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.1% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40.3%(267)

Black56.9%(377)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(9)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic48%(341)

Black52%(369)

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.

Ancestry

English17.9%(75)

French16.9%(71)

German9.8%(41)

Irish3.6%(15)

American3.3%(14)

Hungarian0.7%(3)

Polish0.7%(3)

Dutch0.5%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.6%

−12.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 13.1 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 married44.1%(67)

Married50%(76)

Widowed2.6%(4)

Divorced3.3%(5)

Women 15+

Never married37.3%(76)

Married36.3%(74)

Widowed9.3%(19)

Divorced17.2%(35)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.7%

−30.9 ptssince 2013

from 41.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.3%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 7.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.6%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.1%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.1% 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)62.5%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)75%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.7%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24 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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