COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bradley County

Arkansas · 11,793 residents · 649 sq mi

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Bradley County is home to 11,793 people in Arkansas. Median home value sits at $30,700. 24.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 36.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,793

−6%vs 2000

vs 12,600 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

649 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(773)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(847)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(872)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(876)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(694)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(1,574)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(1,495)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(1,245)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(1,196)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(1,172)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(765)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(284)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,259

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,821 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,824

−36%vs 2000

vs $13,895 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,700

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$217

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $326 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.9%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.7% in 2000

25.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.3%(7,851)

Black28.6%(3,598)

Hispanic / Latino8.3%(1,040)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.3%(8,055)

Black31%(3,657)

Hispanic / Latino1%(121)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(81)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.7%(1,604)

Central American0.1%(8)

Guatemalan0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.4%(42)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

English8.1%(830)

American5.4%(553)

Irish4.8%(490)

German1.8%(185)

Subsaharan African1%(107)

French0.6%(63)

Dutch0.5%(56)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(46)

Scottish0.2%(20)

Italian0.2%(17)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

British0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.1%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 18.7 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 married34%(1,274)

Married48.5%(1,818)

Widowed2.3%(88)

Divorced15.2%(568)

Women 15+

Never married31.1%(1,337)

Married41%(1,764)

Widowed11.8%(507)

Divorced16.1%(692)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.5%

−10.8 ptssince 2013

from 23.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.3%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% 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%(85)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.9%(123)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.2%(188)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 425 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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