CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rison

Arkansas · 1,258 residents · 3.28 sq mi

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Rison is a city of 1,258 people in Arkansas. The poverty rate is 26.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $36,200. The median age is 37.8, about 5 years above the US median. Renters pay $193 a month at the median. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

1,258

−1%vs 2000

vs 1,271 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

+6%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.28 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(88)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(70)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(103)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(82)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.2%(153)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(164)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(105)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(111)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(132)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.3%(104)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.4%(55)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,071

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,865 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,719

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,106 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.2%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,200

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$193

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $288 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.4%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.3% in 2000

34.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.9%(787)

Black33.4%(424)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(28)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68%(855)

Black31.6%(398)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(6)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0.2%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.4%(4)

Ancestry

English3.5%(36)

American3%(31)

Irish3%(31)

Subsaharan African2.6%(27)

German0.6%(6)

Scottish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.0%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 18.2 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 married47.2%(206)

Married38.1%(166)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced14.7%(64)

Women 15+

Never married33%(154)

Married31.3%(146)

Widowed26.8%(125)

Divorced9%(42)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−13.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.4%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

54.5%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

66.9%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.4% 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)4.3%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.5%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.2%(25)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 47 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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