CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pleasant Plains

Arkansas · 261 residents · 1.01 sq mi

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Pleasant Plains is a city of 261 people in Arkansas. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $33,600. The median age is 37.7, about 5 years above the US median. The poverty rate is 21.5%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

261

−2%vs 2000

vs 267 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.7

+12%vs 2000

vs 33.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024376

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(15)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(15)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(18)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(16)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(39)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(36)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.3%(40)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.6%(33)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(21)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(10)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,750

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,188 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,569

−32%vs 2000

vs $11,129 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.5%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,600

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$358

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $397 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.6%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

15.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(248)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(13)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(261)

Black0%(0)

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.

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.2%(61)

Ancestry

English13.6%(51)

German13.6%(51)

Irish10.9%(41)

American9.6%(36)

Italian2.4%(9)

Swedish2.4%(9)

Czech1.1%(4)

Lithuanian1.1%(4)

French0.8%(3)

Scottish0.5%(2)

Greek0.3%(1)

Portuguese0.3%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.0%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.6%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.4 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 23.6 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 married39.9%(71)

Married51.1%(91)

Widowed1.7%(3)

Divorced7.3%(13)

Women 15+

Never married8.3%(10)

Married67.8%(82)

Widowed14%(17)

Divorced9.9%(12)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−19.8 ptssince 2013

from 25.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.2%

+13.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.4%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% 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)36.4%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.5%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 11 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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