CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Piney

Arkansas · 2,486 residents · 6.51 sq mi

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With 2,486 people, Piney is a city in Arkansas. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 38% since 2000. The median age is 37.2, about 4 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $47,100. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

2,486

−38%vs 2000

vs 3,988 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.2

+2%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.51 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(145)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(164)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(165)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(192)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(125)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(357)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(409)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(266)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(269)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(224)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(118)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(52)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,915

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,827 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,642

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,055 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,100

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$303

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $550 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.7%

+6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.4% in 2000

18.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.4%(3,645)

Black2.3%(90)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(132)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(2,394)

Black1.6%(39)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(33)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.1%(53)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.6%(248)

Central American0.7%(29)

Salvadoran0.5%(22)

Honduran0.2%(7)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(9)

Ancestry

English12.4%(552)

Irish6.4%(284)

German6.1%(272)

American3.1%(139)

French2.6%(114)

Polish1.9%(85)

Dutch1.2%(55)

French Canadian1%(45)

Romanian0.9%(40)

Welsh0.8%(37)

Swedish0.7%(29)

Norwegian0.5%(24)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(22)

Scottish0.4%(20)

Hungarian0.4%(18)

Italian0.4%(18)

Lithuanian0.3%(15)

Czech0.2%(11)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.6%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 14.5 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 married38.6%(708)

Married42.7%(784)

Widowed5.2%(96)

Divorced13.4%(246)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(328)

Married46%(804)

Widowed13%(228)

Divorced22.2%(389)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.6%

−10.5 ptssince 2013

from 22.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.0%

−13.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.5%

−10.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

47.5%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

36.3%

−20.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

61.8%

+12.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% 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)46.9%(82)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24%(42)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20%(35)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 175 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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