COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lafayette County

Arkansas · 9,643 residents · 529 sq mi

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Lafayette County is home to 9,643 people in Arkansas. The poverty rate is 34.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $23,900. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the Arkansas median by roughly 35%. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,643

+13%vs 2000

vs 8,559 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−11%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

529 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(617)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(745)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(830)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(776)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(577)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(1,266)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(1,086)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(1,166)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(873)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(896)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(568)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(243)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,849

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,831 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,573

−46%vs 2000

vs $14,128 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

34.7%

+11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,900

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $319 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

23.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.5%(5,262)

Black36.3%(3,106)

Hispanic / Latino1%(88)

Asian0.2%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.2%(5,897)

Black38.6%(3,725)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(41)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0.1%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.2%(13)

Puerto Rican0.2%(13)

Central American0.1%(7)

Salvadoran0.1%(4)

Costa Rican0%(3)

South American0%(3)

Venezuelan0%(3)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.9%(55)

Mongolian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Irish5.7%(347)

English5.3%(323)

American3.6%(221)

Scottish2.3%(139)

German1.9%(119)

Polish1.6%(97)

Dutch1.3%(79)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(68)

French1%(62)

Subsaharan African0.8%(49)

West Indian0.4%(25)

Czech0.3%(20)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.2%(14)

Welsh0.2%(11)

British0.2%(10)

Swedish0.1%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.6%

−13.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 19.3 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 married30.9%(815)

Married49.3%(1,301)

Widowed6.9%(182)

Divorced12.9%(340)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(516)

Married51.1%(1,330)

Widowed16%(417)

Divorced13%(339)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−10.8 ptssince 2013

from 19.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.1%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% 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)22.8%(101)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.8%(39)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.9%(243)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.9%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 443 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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