COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Little River County

Arkansas · 13,966 residents · 531 sq mi

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Little River County is a county of 13,966 people in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $39,400. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $288 a month at the median. 19.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

13,966

+2%vs 2000

vs 13,628 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−12%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

531 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(951)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(1,085)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(1,182)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(1,135)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(903)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(1,980)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(1,994)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(1,567)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(1,205)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(1,061)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(690)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(213)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,791

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,417 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,942

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,899 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.3%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,400

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $372 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

23.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.8%(10,063)

Black21.2%(2,891)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(235)

Asian0.2%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77%(10,756)

Black21%(2,931)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(119)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other1.9%(271)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.8%(449)

Puerto Rican0.2%(22)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(46)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(6)

Ancestry

Irish9.7%(1,149)

English9%(1,060)

American7.9%(930)

German5.7%(678)

French1.5%(172)

Italian1.1%(125)

Bulgarian0.7%(86)

Swedish0.7%(85)

Dutch0.7%(83)

French Canadian0.4%(49)

Russian0.4%(48)

Scottish0.4%(42)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.3%(37)

Polish0.2%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(13)

Jamaican0.1%(13)

Austrian0.1%(7)

British0%(5)

Portuguese0%(4)

Subsaharan African0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.6%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 17.9 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 married30.2%(1,377)

Married48.7%(2,219)

Widowed6.6%(301)

Divorced14.4%(657)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(1,133)

Married50.2%(2,559)

Widowed14.2%(722)

Divorced13.4%(682)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−12.6 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.5%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.7%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.1% 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)17.3%(108)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15%(94)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.5%(260)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(38)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 626 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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