COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Jackson County

Arkansas · 18,418 residents · 634 sq mi

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Jackson County is home to 18,418 people in Arkansas. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Median home value sits at $42,100. Households take in $25,081 at the median, 41% less than the US figure. Renters pay $339 a month at the median. Households here earn about 22% less than in Arkansas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.2

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,418

−3%since 1990

from 18,944 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.2

+4%since 1990

from 36.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

634 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.7%(1,052)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.8%(1,075)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(1,202)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(1,395)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 248%(1,466)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.5%(2,112)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.6%(2,685)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.4%(2,474)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.4%(1,914)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.6%(1,579)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.8%(1,065)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(399)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,081

+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $16,641 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,564

+62%since 1990

from $8,984 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

17.4%

−9.2 ptssince 1990

from 26.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,100

−5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $33,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$339

−5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $271 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

69.6%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 68.6% in 1990

30.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black14.6%(2,765)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(28)

Asian0%(9)

2000

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

Black17.4%(3,210)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(234)

Asian0.2%(32)

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

10.3%

+3.7 ptssince 1990

from 6.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

66.0%

+14.4 ptssince 1990

from 51.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+1.8 ptssince 1990

from 1.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

−14%since 1990

from 17.4 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 married21.3%(1,488)

Married64.6%(4,511)

Widowed3.3%(230)

Divorced10.7%(750)

Women 15+

Never married18%(1,461)

Married53.2%(4,305)

Widowed14.8%(1,202)

Divorced14%(1,131)

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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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