COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jackson County

Arkansas · 18,944 residents · 634 sq mi

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Jackson County is home to 18,944 people in Arkansas. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 26.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $33,800. At a median age of 36.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households take in $16,641 at the median, 45% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

18,944

+3%vs 2000

vs 18,418 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

634 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(1,182)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,381)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,375)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(1,412)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(943)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(2,725)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(2,579)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(2,082)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(1,915)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(1,848)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,132)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(370)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,641

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,081 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,984

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,564 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.6%

+9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,800

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$271

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $339 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.6% in 2000

31.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.9%(14,725)

Black17.4%(3,210)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(234)

Asian0.2%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.1%(16,114)

Black14.6%(2,765)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(28)

Asian0%(9)

Other0.3%(56)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(412)

Central American0.4%(66)

Costa Rican0.2%(32)

Puerto Rican0.2%(26)

Guatemalan0.1%(21)

Salvadoran0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Thai0.1%(20)

Asian Indian0.1%(19)

Vietnamese0.1%(10)

Korean0%(6)

Ancestry

American19.6%(3,274)

Irish10.9%(1,818)

English10.8%(1,805)

German7.8%(1,309)

Scottish1.4%(233)

Scotch-Irish1%(166)

Dutch0.8%(138)

Subsaharan African0.7%(116)

French0.6%(101)

West Indian0.5%(91)

Jamaican0.5%(89)

Welsh0.5%(78)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.3%(49)

Polish0.3%(48)

British0.2%(41)

Norwegian0.2%(32)

Russian0.1%(25)

Swedish0.1%(20)

Czech0.1%(16)

Lithuanian0.1%(13)

Ukrainian0%(6)

Austrian0%(3)

Slovene0%(1)

Swiss0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.6%

−14.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married33.5%(2,376)

Married44.6%(3,161)

Widowed2.8%(201)

Divorced19.1%(1,352)

Women 15+

Never married30.8%(2,149)

Married43.7%(3,054)

Widowed10.6%(743)

Divorced14.9%(1,037)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−10.0 ptssince 2013

from 19.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.6%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.9% 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)12.1%(96)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20%(159)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.9%(222)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(53)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 796 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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