COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Calhoun County

Arkansas · 5,826 residents · 629 sq mi

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Calhoun County is home to 5,826 people in Arkansas. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $34,700. Median rent is $288 a month. Households take in $21,198 at the median, 30% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,826

+1%vs 2000

vs 5,744 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−12%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

629 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(412)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(452)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(456)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(399)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(337)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(907)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(704)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(657)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(542)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(542)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(289)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(129)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,198

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,438 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,464

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,555 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,700

+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $368 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

18.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74%(4,248)

Black23.4%(1,342)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(86)

Asian0%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.1%(4,375)

Black24.8%(1,445)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(5)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.1%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(135)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(8)

Ancestry

Irish14.4%(678)

English9.7%(455)

American7.1%(333)

German5.9%(276)

Scottish2.1%(101)

Subsaharan African0.8%(39)

British0.7%(35)

Italian0.6%(29)

French0.6%(27)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(23)

Norwegian0.4%(19)

Swedish0.4%(17)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.3%(16)

Slovak0.2%(10)

Dutch0.2%(9)

Welsh0.2%(8)

Nigerian0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.3%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 18.6 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 married29.1%(581)

Married51.7%(1,033)

Widowed6.2%(123)

Divorced13.2%(263)

Women 15+

Never married28.7%(563)

Married43.9%(861)

Widowed17.1%(335)

Divorced10.3%(203)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−12.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.9%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.5%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.2%

+9.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% 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)24.5%(46)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(35)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.5%(93)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 188 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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