With 30,215 people, Paragould is a city in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. Growth has run 37% since 2000, or 8,198 more people. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $181,500, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,980, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Paragould
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants67.5% → 56.6%(−10.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.3% → 16.1%(+4.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population18,540 → 30,215(+63%)US over the same years: +35%
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)26.3%(421)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(374)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.2%(596)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(90)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,602 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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Over time
Paragould, decade by decade
Paragould population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,540
$47,965
$100,563
11.3%
1.1
2000
22,017
$56,134
$125,876
14.1%
7.2
2010
26,113
$54,083
$136,520
13.2%
13.5
2020
29,537
$58,512
$166,534
19.2%
31.8
2024
30,215
$56,980
$181,500
16.1%
32.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
