COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hempstead County

Arkansas · 21,621 residents · 727 sq mi

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Hempstead County is home to 21,621 people in Arkansas. Median home value sits at $35,100. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 22.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median household income is $16,986, under the $30,130 national median. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,621

−8%vs 2000

vs 23,587 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−2%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

727 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,489)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(1,774)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,738)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,563)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(1,176)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(3,282)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(2,958)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(2,057)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(1,980)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(1,829)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(1,334)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(441)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,986

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,622 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,583

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,103 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.7%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,100

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $397 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.8%(14,108)

Black30.1%(7,107)

Hispanic / Latino8.3%(1,946)

Asian0.2%(40)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.5%(14,800)

Black29.9%(6,461)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(379)

Asian0.4%(93)

Other1.2%(267)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican14%(2,739)

Puerto Rican0.8%(153)

Central American0.2%(39)

Spaniard0.2%(35)

Cuban0.1%(20)

Salvadoran0.1%(18)

Honduran0%(8)

Guatemalan0%(7)

Panamanian0%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(27)

Filipino0.1%(24)

Indonesian0.1%(18)

Thai0.1%(14)

Vietnamese0.1%(14)

Korean0.1%(11)

Taiwanese0.1%(10)

Laotian0.1%(10)

Ancestry

English9%(1,762)

Irish5.5%(1,076)

American4.4%(858)

German3.8%(736)

Italian0.8%(162)

Dutch0.8%(151)

Subsaharan African0.8%(147)

Scottish0.6%(108)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(99)

Polish0.5%(97)

French0.3%(52)

Welsh0.1%(26)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Czech0.1%(12)

Swedish0%(8)

West Indian0%(7)

British0%(3)

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

62.0%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.9 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married27.3%(2,004)

Married56.9%(4,175)

Widowed4.5%(327)

Divorced11.3%(829)

Women 15+

Never married30.2%(2,420)

Married47.2%(3,790)

Widowed11.6%(929)

Divorced11.1%(887)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.3%

−9.4 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.9%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% 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%(166)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.6%(95)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.3%(221)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 753 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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