CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Searcy

Arkansas · 15,180 residents · 18.3 sq mi

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Searcy is a city of 15,180 people in Arkansas. The typical home is worth $54,800. The average commute runs 14 minutes. The population has fallen 20% since 2000. The median household earns $20,859, about 31% below the national median. Renters pay $314 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,180

−20%vs 2000

vs 18,928 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.0

−2%vs 2000

vs 30.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

18.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(923)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(859)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(708)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.8%(1,785)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2415.4%(2,331)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(2,024)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.6%(1,615)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(1,300)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(1,163)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(1,280)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(924)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(268)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,859

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,321 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,454

−31%vs 2000

vs $16,553 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.5%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,800

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$314

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $433 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.7%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.5% in 2000

40.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.4%(16,913)

Black6.6%(1,245)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(390)

Asian0.5%(89)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(14,233)

Black4.8%(727)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(174)

Asian0.5%(69)

Other1%(151)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.4%(1,036)

Central American0.3%(66)

Puerto Rican0.3%(62)

Salvadoran0.2%(39)

Cuban0.2%(36)

Panamanian0.1%(15)

Guatemalan0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(68)

Indonesian0.2%(46)

Chinese0.1%(30)

Vietnamese0.1%(24)

Asian Indian0.1%(14)

Korean0%(11)

Laotian0%(11)

Ancestry

English13.2%(3,079)

German8%(1,865)

American7.6%(1,778)

Irish6.6%(1,532)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(401)

Scottish1.1%(266)

French1.1%(255)

Italian1.1%(254)

Polish0.8%(179)

British0.7%(174)

Dutch0.6%(147)

Norwegian0.3%(81)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.3%(71)

West Indian0.3%(71)

Canadian0.3%(65)

Swiss0.3%(63)

Czech0.2%(46)

Swedish0.2%(42)

Welsh0.2%(38)

French Canadian0.1%(27)

Danish0.1%(24)

Austrian0.1%(17)

Greek0.1%(17)

Subsaharan African0.1%(17)

Ukrainian0.1%(13)

Belgian0%(10)

Nigerian0%(10)

Finnish0%(8)

Slovak0%(7)

Arab0%(3)

Palestinian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.7%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.8%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.6 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married41.6%(3,685)

Married46.8%(4,145)

Widowed2%(174)

Divorced9.6%(848)

Women 15+

Never married36.8%(3,849)

Married39.4%(4,119)

Widowed10.3%(1,073)

Divorced13.6%(1,418)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.8%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% 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)20.5%(252)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.5%(326)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.6%(340)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14%(173)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.4%(42)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,232 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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