COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Baxter County

Arkansas · 31,186 residents · 554 sq mi

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Baxter County is a county of 31,186 people in Arkansas. The median age is 47.5, about 15 years above the US median. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $52,800. The median household earns $18,826, about 38% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 47.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,186

−19%vs 2000

vs 38,386 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

47.5

−1%vs 2000

vs 48.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

554 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.7%(1,459)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(1,895)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(1,651)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(1,638)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(1,179)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.9%(3,399)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(3,560)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(3,249)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413%(4,049)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7416.5%(5,137)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.7%(3,342)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(628)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,826

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,106 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,648

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,859 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.3%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,800

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$344

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $435 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.5%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

19.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(37,282)

Black0.1%(42)

Hispanic / Latino1%(385)

Asian0.3%(130)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(30,931)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(214)

Asian0.3%(95)

Other0.5%(160)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(820)

Puerto Rican0.2%(91)

Central American0.2%(89)

Panamanian0.1%(48)

Spaniard0.1%(36)

Salvadoran0.1%(35)

Nicaraguan0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(139)

Korean0.2%(71)

Taiwanese0.1%(45)

Chinese0%(15)

Japanese0%(13)

Cambodian0%(1)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(62)

Marshallese0%(4)

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)

French Canadian0.5%(194)

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)

Subsaharan African0%(17)

Lebanese0%(16)

West Indian0%(13)

Slovene0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(11)

Croatian0%(10)

Slovak0%(5)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(4)

Egyptian0%(3)

Iranian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.9%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+59%vs 2000

vs 12.1 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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