CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pea Ridge

Arkansas · 1,620 residents · 8.01 sq mi

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Pea Ridge is home to 1,620 people in Arkansas. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,800. The population has fallen 31% since 2000. The median household earns $23,864, about 21% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,620

−31%vs 2000

vs 2,346 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−2%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(122)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(148)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(103)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(108)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(63)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(253)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(200)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(174)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(156)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(146)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(129)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,864

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,244 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,960

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,149 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,800

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$347

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $558 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.3%

+6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

15.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(2,282)

Black0%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1%(24)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(1,602)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(18)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.1%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.1%(653)

Central American3%(242)

Puerto Rican1.4%(114)

Guatemalan1.1%(91)

Salvadoran1.1%(86)

Panamanian0.8%(65)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.8%(61)

Filipino0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German12.6%(1,021)

Irish7.3%(592)

American5.9%(481)

English5.5%(446)

West Indian4.3%(347)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian4.3%(347)

French1.7%(139)

Scottish1.6%(128)

Polish1.1%(92)

Italian0.9%(76)

Dutch0.4%(36)

Swedish0.4%(33)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(27)

Finnish0.3%(27)

Norwegian0.3%(27)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(25)

Armenian0.3%(22)

Subsaharan African0.3%(21)

Russian0.2%(19)

Austrian0.2%(14)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.1%

−10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 1.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

+50%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 married11.6%(307)

Married79.9%(2,119)

Widowed0.7%(18)

Divorced7.8%(208)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(609)

Married63.2%(1,936)

Widowed7.3%(224)

Divorced9.6%(293)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−16.4 ptssince 2013

from 22.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.0%

−14.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.1%

−15.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.7%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.0%

−16.0 ptssince 2020

from 82.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.4%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% 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)24.7%(81)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.7%(91)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.1%(79)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 328 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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