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Baxter County

Arkansas · 42,982 residents (2025 est.) · 554 sq mi
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Baxter County is home to 42,407 people in Arkansas. The median age is 51.4, about 12 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The foreign-born share is 2%. The typical home is worth $174,600, having more than doubled since 2000. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
42,407
+10%since 2000
from 38,386 in 2000
42,982 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
77 / sq mi
+2%since 2009
from 75 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
51.4
+7%since 2000
from 48.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
554 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
30K33K37K40K44K19902000201020202024Baxter County
202442K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.2%(1,773)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.1%(2,172)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(2,057)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.4%(2,297)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.1%(1,745)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.4%(4,007)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.4%(4,409)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.7%(4,551)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.8%(6,256)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7416.4%(6,973)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8410.9%(4,622)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.6%(1,545)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$48,452
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $29,106 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,488
+93%since 2000
from $16,859 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
31.3%
+17.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.5%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.476
+13%since 2010
from 0.420 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information16.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade16.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing0.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$174,600
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $79,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$846
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $435 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.2%
−4.5 ptssince 2000
from 79.7% in 2000
24.8% rent
Vacancy rate
15.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.17 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.26 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 21.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 41.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+12%since 2009
from 3.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
23
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic97.1%(37,282)
Black0.1%(42)
Hispanic / Latino1%(385)
Asian0.3%(130)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic91.5%(38,783)
Black0.3%(136)
Hispanic / Latino2.9%(1,222)
Asian0.7%(294)
Other4.7%(1,972)
Diversity Score
20
+119%since 2009
from 9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
17
−21%since 2020
from 22 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.9%(820)
Puerto Rican0.2%(91)
Panamanian0.1%(48)
Spaniard0.1%(36)
Salvadoran0.1%(35)
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(139)
Korean0.2%(71)
Taiwanese0.1%(45)
Chinese0%(15)
Japanese0%(13)
Thai0%(1)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(62)
Ancestry
English17.7%(7,514)
German17.4%(7,365)
Irish13.9%(5,895)
American7.7%(3,258)
Scottish3.3%(1,379)
Italian2.8%(1,174)
French2.5%(1,080)
Norwegian2.1%(901)
Polish1.9%(786)
Scotch-Irish1.7%(722)
Dutch1.7%(715)
Swedish1.2%(490)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Czech0.7%(295)
Danish0.5%(208)
Welsh0.5%(207)
British0.4%(167)
Russian0.2%(104)
Belgian0.2%(96)
Portuguese0.2%(87)
Hungarian0.2%(84)
Lithuanian0.2%(82)
Brazilian0.1%(57)
Finnish0.1%(56)
Arab0.1%(47)
Armenian0.1%(47)
Swiss0.1%(42)
Greek0.1%(36)
Australian0.1%(33)
Canadian0.1%(29)
Austrian0%(17)
Lebanese0%(16)
Slovene0%(12)
Ukrainian0%(11)
Croatian0%(10)
Slovak0%(5)
Iranian0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.4%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 12.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.7%
+12.2 ptssince 2000
from 77.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.4 min
+61%since 2000
from 12.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.7%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 83.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.4%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.3%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 8.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
43.8%
−4.8 ptssince 2011
from 48.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
62.0%
−5.4 ptssince 2020
from 67.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
30.9%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 27.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Female
51.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Foreign born
2.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.8%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 18.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
25.5%
+3.5 ptssince 2012
from 22.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.0%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 13.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.2%
+18.5 ptssince 2017
from 68.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.4%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 89.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.8%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 84.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
97.0%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 98.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 0.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married22.7%(3,986)
Married56.9%(10,007)
Widowed4.4%(771)
Divorced16.1%(2,829)
Women 15+
Never married18.6%(3,503)
Married51.9%(9,762)
Widowed14.9%(2,808)
Divorced14.6%(2,739)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.0%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 13.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
36.5%
−4.0 ptssince 2020
from 40.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
20.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 21.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
34.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 35.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
26.2%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 22.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 6.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
56.9%
−4.6 ptssince 2020
from 61.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
57.9%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 54.4% 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)20.3%(831)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(763)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.3%(1,897)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(315)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(38)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,101 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Baxter County, Arkansas?

Baxter County, Arkansas has about 42,407 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Baxter County, Arkansas?

The typical household in Baxter County, Arkansas earns about $48,452 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Baxter County, Arkansas expensive?

In Baxter County, Arkansas, the median home is worth about $174,600, and the typical rent is about $846 a month.

How educated are people in Baxter County, Arkansas?

About 19.4% of adults age 25 and over in Baxter County, Arkansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Baxter County, Arkansas?

About 15.5% of people in Baxter County, Arkansas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Baxter County, Arkansas grown since 1990?

Yes, Baxter County, Arkansas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 11,221 residents, a change of about 36 percent over that period.

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