With 6,573 people, Ward is a city in Arkansas. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 3,993 people. The median age is 30.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $189,100. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,734, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ward
What changed most since 1990
Population1,269 → 6,573(+418%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$45,376 → $72,734(+60%)US over the same years: +14%
Ward's population equals 8.7% of Lonoke County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 4.6% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 14% of the county's.
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)50.6%(165)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23%(75)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.9%(117)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 326 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Ward, decade by decade
Ward population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,269
$45,376
$113,043
5.8%
3.3
2000
2,580
$59,976
$131,523
8.6%
10.5
2010
4,067
$60,351
$147,597
11.5%
19.3
2020
6,052
$78,464
$147,626
17.0%
32.4
2024
6,573
$72,734
$189,100
22.1%
42.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
