Columbia County is home to 22,349 people in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $152,100, having roughly tripled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 34.2. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Renters pay $649 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,334, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Columbia County
What changed most since 1990
White share64.3% → 58.2%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population25,691 → 22,349(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share0.2% → 3.5%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)21.6%(197)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(148)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.9%(327)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.7%(107)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 912 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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Over time
Columbia County, decade by decade
Columbia County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
25,691
$44,329
$91,923
13.1%
57.9
2000
25,603
$50,351
$89,261
16.8%
61.4
2010
24,552
$50,563
$110,338
20.8%
64.2
2020
22,801
$45,584
$106,296
20.5%
68.0
2024
22,349
$55,334
$152,100
21.9%
67.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
