COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Arkansas County

Arkansas · 21,653 residents · 992 sq mi

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Arkansas County is home to 21,653 people in Arkansas. The typical home is worth $40,400. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 20.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $19,516 at the median, 35% less than the US figure. Renters pay $293 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

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

21,653

+4%vs 2000

vs 20,749 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

992 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,460)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,597)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(1,876)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,562)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(1,099)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(3,034)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(3,143)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(2,243)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(2,011)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,945)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,191)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(492)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,516

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,316 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,169

−32%vs 2000

vs $16,401 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.4%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,400

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$293

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

33.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.8%(15,516)

Black23.2%(4,823)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(157)

Asian0.4%(74)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.1%(16,911)

Black21.7%(4,705)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(68)

Asian0%(10)

Other0.1%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(422)

Puerto Rican1%(172)

Central American0.4%(67)

Salvadoran0.4%(67)

Cuban0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Chinese0%(7)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0%(7)

Ancestry

English9.1%(1,495)

German8.5%(1,396)

Irish7.3%(1,209)

American6.7%(1,104)

French1.8%(302)

Scottish1.5%(249)

Subsaharan African1.1%(187)

Italian0.9%(154)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(85)

Dutch0.4%(73)

Norwegian0.3%(46)

British0.2%(41)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.2%(29)

Finnish0.2%(28)

Polish0.1%(23)

Swedish0.1%(21)

Nigerian0.1%(17)

Welsh0.1%(16)

Greek0.1%(14)

Arab0.1%(9)

French Canadian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.1%

−11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 12.9 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 married31.2%(1,985)

Married54.1%(3,438)

Widowed5.4%(344)

Divorced9.3%(588)

Women 15+

Never married28.4%(1,975)

Married45.5%(3,164)

Widowed10.9%(755)

Divorced15.2%(1,060)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.0%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.0%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% 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)27.6%(192)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22%(153)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.9%(208)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.8%(61)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 695 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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