COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Clark County

Arkansas · 21,437 residents · 866 sq mi

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Clark County is home to 21,437 people in Arkansas. Median home value sits at $38,900. The poverty rate is 23.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households take in $18,068 at the median, 40% less than the US figure. Renters pay $274 a month at the median. Households here earn about 15% less than in Arkansas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,437

−9%vs 2000

vs 23,546 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

+3%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

866 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(1,238)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,321)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(1,381)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.4%(2,220)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.5%(2,472)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.5%(2,683)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(2,584)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(2,020)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(1,931)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,875)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,278)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(434)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,068

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,845 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,001

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,533 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.9%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,900

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $396 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.8%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.7% in 2000

31.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.5%(17,302)

Black21.9%(5,166)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(566)

Asian0.6%(145)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.4%(16,377)

Black23%(4,923)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(141)

Asian0.2%(46)

Other0.4%(91)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.1%(859)

South American0.5%(112)

Colombian0.5%(96)

Central American0.4%(94)

Salvadoran0.2%(47)

Panamanian0.2%(37)

Cuban0.1%(30)

Puerto Rican0.1%(27)

Uruguayan0.1%(16)

Guatemalan0%(10)

Spaniard0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(112)

Chinese0.2%(38)

Vietnamese0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

English11.8%(2,484)

American10%(2,116)

Irish7.3%(1,540)

German6.8%(1,432)

Scottish2.3%(496)

French1.1%(237)

Dutch1.1%(234)

Italian1.1%(223)

Subsaharan African0.9%(181)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(94)

British0.4%(83)

Russian0.3%(58)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.2%(52)

Norwegian0.2%(48)

Nigerian0.2%(32)

Polish0.1%(31)

Welsh0.1%(31)

Czech0.1%(30)

Austrian0.1%(18)

Swedish0.1%(18)

Hungarian0.1%(17)

Danish0.1%(16)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Romanian0%(6)

Swiss0%(6)

Slovak0%(3)

Greek0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.9%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 14.2 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 married40.5%(3,387)

Married47.2%(3,940)

Widowed4.9%(411)

Divorced7.4%(616)

Women 15+

Never married39.9%(3,700)

Married39.7%(3,678)

Widowed9.5%(880)

Divorced10.9%(1,015)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.2%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.9%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.1%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.5% 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)17.5%(164)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(303)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.7%(268)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 935 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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