COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Izard County

Arkansas · 13,249 residents · 580 sq mi

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Izard County is home to 13,249 people in Arkansas. The median age is 42.6, about 7 years above the US median. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. The typical home is worth $58,100, having risen by half since 1990. Median rent is $336 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 42.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,249

+17%since 1990

from 11,364 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.6

−3%since 1990

from 43.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

580 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.1%(677)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.7%(752)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(850)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.7%(753)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.1%(678)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411%(1,464)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414%(1,854)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.7%(1,688)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6413.1%(1,733)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7411%(1,451)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 847.8%(1,040)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.3%(309)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,670

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $16,910 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,397

+63%since 1990

from $8,852 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

17.2%

−3.9 ptssince 1990

from 21.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,100

+17%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $37,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$336

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $249 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.2%

+0.4 ptssince 1990

from 79.8% in 1990

19.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(11,243)

Black0.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(91)

Asian0.4%(45)

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(12,702)

Black1.4%(189)

Hispanic / Latino1%(133)

Asian0.1%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(286)

Puerto Rican0.3%(43)

Central American0.2%(25)

Salvadoran0.1%(17)

Panamanian0.1%(8)

Cuban0%(4)

South American0%(4)

Bolivian0%(4)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(18)

Filipino0.1%(18)

Asian Indian0.1%(18)

Thai0.1%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.1%(8)

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

English17.3%(2,424)

German16.3%(2,287)

Irish13.8%(1,940)

American10.6%(1,479)

Italian2.2%(308)

Scottish2.1%(290)

Polish1.4%(192)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(174)

French1.1%(159)

Swedish0.7%(99)

Welsh0.5%(71)

Dutch0.5%(70)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.4%(50)

Norwegian0.3%(47)

British0.3%(44)

Arab0.3%(41)

Austrian0.2%(28)

French Canadian0.2%(23)

Lithuanian0.1%(13)

Swiss0.1%(12)

West Indian0.1%(11)

Jamaican0.1%(11)

Subsaharan African0.1%(10)

Nigerian0.1%(10)

Romanian0.1%(8)

Finnish0%(7)

Greek0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

+2.3 ptssince 1990

from 9.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

73.3%

+12.2 ptssince 1990

from 61.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+0.8 ptssince 1990

from 3.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

−25%since 1990

from 24.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married18.5%(1,017)

Married66.6%(3,662)

Widowed3.6%(200)

Divorced11.3%(623)

Women 15+

Never married10.6%(578)

Married63.6%(3,476)

Widowed16.6%(910)

Divorced9.2%(504)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−12.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.5%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% 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)9.1%(104)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(306)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.9%(477)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,139 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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