COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cross County

Arkansas · 19,225 residents · 616 sq mi

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With 19,225 people, Cross County is a county in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. 25.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $38,800. The median household earns $19,049, about 37% below the national median. Renters pay $297 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,225

−2%vs 2000

vs 19,526 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

616 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,470)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(1,621)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(1,666)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(1,640)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(1,209)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(2,726)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(2,586)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(2,098)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(1,559)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(1,354)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(955)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(341)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,049

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,362 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,897

−43%vs 2000

vs $15,726 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.4%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,800

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.8% in 2000

30.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.4%(14,525)

Black23.6%(4,608)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(181)

Asian0.3%(53)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.7%(14,366)

Black24.9%(4,793)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(120)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0.3%(54)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(284)

Central American0.3%(53)

Salvadoran0.3%(53)

Cuban0.1%(17)

South American0.1%(16)

Uruguayan0.1%(16)

Asian origin

Filipino2.9%(474)

Chinese0%(5)

Ancestry

American13.9%(2,301)

English10.4%(1,719)

Irish7.7%(1,268)

German7.1%(1,179)

Scottish2%(323)

Arab1.5%(252)

French1.3%(208)

Dutch0.5%(85)

Italian0.5%(83)

Norwegian0.5%(78)

Subsaharan African0.4%(71)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(70)

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Swedish0.2%(41)

Russian0.1%(24)

Czech0.1%(21)

Polish0.1%(18)

Welsh0.1%(15)

Finnish0.1%(11)

British0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(9)

Danish0%(8)

Belgian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.8%

−12.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 17.8 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 married28.1%(1,780)

Married50.6%(3,206)

Widowed5.5%(347)

Divorced15.9%(1,009)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(1,744)

Married48.2%(3,370)

Widowed13.8%(967)

Divorced13.1%(916)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.8%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% 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)15.8%(129)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(143)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(328)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 819 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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