COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ashley County

Arkansas · 24,319 residents · 925 sq mi

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Ashley County is home to 24,319 people in Arkansas. The typical home is worth $38,700. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 20.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The average commute runs 14 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

24,319

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 24,209 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

925 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,673)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,851)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(2,066)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(2,025)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(1,482)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(3,404)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(3,686)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(2,454)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,132)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(1,910)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,267)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(369)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,609

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,758 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,696

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,702 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.9%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,700

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.0%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

23.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69%(16,702)

Black26.9%(6,506)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(776)

Asian0.2%(39)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.9%(17,483)

Black27.3%(6,631)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(286)

Asian0.1%(23)

Other0.7%(182)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.2%(960)

Central American0.7%(135)

Salvadoran0.7%(130)

South American0.2%(40)

Argentine0.2%(35)

Spaniard0.2%(30)

Panamanian0%(5)

Colombian0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.3%(54)

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

English11.1%(2,044)

American8.4%(1,545)

Irish5.3%(982)

German3.2%(588)

Scottish1%(179)

Subsaharan African0.9%(161)

Norwegian0.6%(104)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(100)

Italian0.5%(89)

Dutch0.2%(41)

French0.2%(30)

British0.2%(28)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.1%(25)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Greek0.1%(10)

Welsh0.1%(10)

Swedish0%(9)

Belgian0%(7)

Czech0%(6)

Swiss0%(6)

Arab0%(5)

Lebanese0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.8%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.4 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married26.8%(1,909)

Married52.9%(3,766)

Widowed5.1%(360)

Divorced15.3%(1,086)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(1,936)

Married47.3%(3,751)

Widowed13.4%(1,063)

Divorced14.9%(1,178)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.5%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.1%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% 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)23.7%(163)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(102)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.9%(233)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 688 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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