COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Grant County

Arkansas · 13,948 residents · 632 sq mi

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Grant County is home to 13,948 people in Arkansas. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $42,600. Median rent is $312 a month. The population has fallen 15% since 2000.

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

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,948

−15%vs 2000

vs 16,464 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

632 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(926)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,031)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(1,069)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(1,086)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(847)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(2,127)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(2,078)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.6%(1,755)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(1,227)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(985)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(653)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(164)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,278

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,182 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,344

−41%vs 2000

vs $17,547 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.9%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,600

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$312

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $435 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.9%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

17.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(15,663)

Black2.5%(406)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(189)

Asian0.1%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(13,478)

Black2.7%(376)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(82)

Asian0.2%(32)

Other0.4%(62)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.3%(242)

Mexican1.2%(217)

Central American0.2%(34)

Nicaraguan0.1%(23)

Guatemalan0.1%(11)

South American0%(9)

Colombian0%(9)

Spaniard0%(5)

Asian origin

Taiwanese0.4%(73)

Filipino0.1%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

English26.9%(4,898)

American11.4%(2,078)

Irish9.5%(1,734)

German7.4%(1,346)

Italian1.3%(232)

Scottish0.8%(149)

Subsaharan African0.7%(135)

Dutch0.7%(132)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(98)

French0.5%(96)

Welsh0.4%(69)

French Canadian0.4%(68)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(63)

Norwegian0.3%(46)

British0.2%(33)

Hungarian0.1%(24)

Lithuanian0.1%(16)

Czech0.1%(14)

Portuguese0%(7)

Swedish0%(6)

Swiss0%(6)

Slovak0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.9%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.7 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 24.2 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 married30.1%(2,300)

Married54.5%(4,172)

Widowed3%(229)

Divorced12.4%(951)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(1,651)

Married54.5%(4,076)

Widowed10.3%(770)

Divorced13.1%(978)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.5%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.4%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 68.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% 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)22.5%(256)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.7%(406)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.1%(411)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,138 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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