COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lee County

Arkansas · 13,053 residents · 600 sq mi

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With 13,053 people, Lee County is a county in Arkansas. 47.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Arkansas median by roughly 43%. The typical home is worth $32,300. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Households take in $11,949 at the median, 60% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

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

13,053

+4%vs 2000

vs 12,580 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

600 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,068)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(1,295)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(1,192)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.7%(1,269)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(604)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.1%(1,583)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(1,729)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(1,128)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(1,136)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(1,161)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(643)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(245)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$11,949

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,510 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,582

−40%vs 2000

vs $10,983 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

47.3%

+17.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,300

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$234

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $314 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.7% in 2000

37.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40.3%(5,074)

Black56.8%(7,142)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(276)

Asian0.3%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic41.8%(5,461)

Black57.3%(7,478)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(117)

Asian0.6%(82)

Other0.2%(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

Mexican2.7%(228)

Puerto Rican0.2%(15)

Central American0%(1)

Panamanian0%(1)

Ancestry

English5.3%(447)

German2.7%(226)

American2.7%(225)

Irish2.5%(212)

Italian1.5%(125)

Subsaharan African0.8%(65)

Dutch0.7%(61)

Scottish0.5%(43)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(19)

French0.1%(11)

Russian0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(6)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.1%(5)

Swedish0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

44.2%

−12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married45.6%(1,832)

Married28.1%(1,130)

Widowed5.3%(211)

Divorced21%(845)

Women 15+

Never married41.2%(1,228)

Married32.2%(959)

Widowed17.2%(513)

Divorced9.3%(278)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−13.9 ptssince 2013

from 20.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

24.3%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.3%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

63.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% 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)7.5%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.9%(86)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.1%(97)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.9%(41)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 345 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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