Pine Bluff is a city of 39,743 people in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $89,400, having risen by half since 2000. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. 24.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 2% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,718, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pine Bluff
What changed most since 1990
Black share53.3% → 76.2%(+22.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population57,140 → 39,743(−30%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.6% → 20.2%(+3.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)28.9%(505)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(445)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.6%(517)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,749 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
Pine Bluff, decade by decade
Pine Bluff 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
57,140
$45,945
$98,643
16.6%
63.5
2000
55,085
$49,635
$91,083
17.6%
58.4
2010
49,083
$44,039
$95,521
18.1%
48.4
2020
41,253
$41,706
$90,782
19.6%
47.0
2024
39,743
$42,718
$89,400
20.2%
48.7
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.
