Craighead County is home to 113,249 people in Arkansas. Growth has run 38% since 2000, or 31,101 more people. This skews young, with a median age of 34.5. 4% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $210,400, having roughly tripled since 2000. The poverty rate is 20.1%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,548, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Craighead County
What changed most since 1990
Black share5.6% → 16.6%(+11.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants65.4% → 60.1%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population68,956 → 113,249(+64%)US over the same years: +35%
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)23.3%(1,243)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(988)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.7%(1,953)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(357)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,325 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
Craighead County, decade by decade
Craighead 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
68,956
$53,162
$120,963
16.4%
17.0
2000
82,148
$59,067
$136,260
20.9%
26.8
2010
96,443
$56,439
$154,359
23.1%
43.4
2020
111,231
$60,275
$181,442
27.1%
57.7
2024
113,249
$59,548
$210,400
29.7%
58.1
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.
