COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Monroe County

Arkansas · 11,333 residents · 607 sq mi

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Monroe County is home to 11,333 people in Arkansas. 35.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $32,300. That trails the Arkansas median by roughly 36%. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income is $13,633, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

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

11,333

+11%vs 2000

vs 10,254 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

607 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(861)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(1,000)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(901)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(897)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(580)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(1,501)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(1,288)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(1,153)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(1,116)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(1,081)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(763)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(192)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,633

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,632 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,587

−42%vs 2000

vs $13,096 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.9%

+8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,300

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$247

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $280 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.0% in 2000

36.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.5%(6,003)

Black38.7%(3,964)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(132)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.6%(6,863)

Black39.2%(4,448)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(18)

Asian0.1%(14)

Other0.1%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.5%(97)

Mexican1.1%(71)

Dominican0.3%(22)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(24)

Vietnamese0.2%(14)

Filipino0.2%(10)

Ancestry

German9.5%(626)

Irish8.8%(580)

English8.6%(564)

American8.5%(557)

Subsaharan African5.3%(351)

Scottish1.1%(72)

French0.8%(56)

French Canadian0.6%(37)

Italian0.4%(29)

Welsh0.4%(27)

Norwegian0.4%(24)

Polish0.2%(13)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.2%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(10)

Dutch0.1%(6)

Czech0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.9%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 16.5 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 married34.6%(843)

Married47.2%(1,151)

Widowed5.1%(124)

Divorced13.1%(319)

Women 15+

Never married27.2%(751)

Married41.9%(1,158)

Widowed15.4%(425)

Divorced15.5%(429)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.1%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.8%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.3%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.5%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.3% 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)15%(49)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.4%(96)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.1%(128)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 327 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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