CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Smackover

Arkansas · 2,234 residents · 4.35 sq mi

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Smackover is home to 2,234 people in Arkansas. The poverty rate is 25.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $36,400. The median age is 37.6, about 5 years above the US median. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.6

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

2,234

+11%vs 2000

vs 2,005 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

−4%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(154)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(176)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(158)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(139)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(105)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(310)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(250)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(230)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(241)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(240)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.6%(192)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(39)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,457

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,807 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,263

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,461 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.6%

+10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,400

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$302

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $384 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.3%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

25.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.4%(1,451)

Black26.3%(527)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(5)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.4%(1,662)

Black24.7%(551)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(6)

Asian0.2%(5)

Other0.7%(16)

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 Rican3%(72)

Mexican0.8%(19)

Ancestry

English14.9%(360)

Irish5.9%(142)

Scotch-Irish5.8%(141)

American4.8%(115)

German3.7%(90)

Scottish3.1%(75)

Welsh0.7%(18)

French0.7%(16)

Subsaharan African0.4%(10)

Nigerian0.4%(10)

Danish0.2%(5)

Italian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.3%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.9%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+69%vs 2000

vs 10.3 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 married26.2%(252)

Married51.9%(499)

Widowed2%(19)

Divorced19.9%(191)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(245)

Married45.8%(437)

Widowed8.6%(82)

Divorced20%(191)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−9.9 ptssince 2013

from 14.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.7%

−10.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.7%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.9%

−13.9 ptssince 2020

from 67.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.2%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% 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)49.8%(106)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.8%(89)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23%(49)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 213 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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