COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ouachita County

Arkansas · 30,574 residents · 733 sq mi

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Ouachita County is a county of 30,574 people in Arkansas. The typical home is worth $38,300. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 21.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median rent is $286 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

30,574

+6%vs 2000

vs 28,790 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

733 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(2,065)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(2,489)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(2,420)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(2,055)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(1,546)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(4,529)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(4,335)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(2,980)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(3,130)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(2,789)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,822)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(414)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,056

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,341 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,974

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,118 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,300

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $355 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.2%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

26.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.4%(17,114)

Black38.5%(11,084)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(210)

Asian0.2%(67)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic64.4%(19,685)

Black35.2%(10,756)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(166)

Asian0.1%(36)

Other0.3%(97)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(506)

Central American0.1%(25)

Guatemalan0.1%(16)

Spaniard0.1%(16)

Salvadoran0%(9)

South American0%(8)

Venezuelan0%(8)

Asian origin

Kazakh0.1%(26)

Filipino0.1%(22)

Korean0.1%(19)

Asian Indian0%(4)

Ancestry

English7.3%(1,602)

Irish6.6%(1,463)

American4.3%(945)

German3.9%(865)

Subsaharan African2.6%(583)

Scottish1.4%(312)

Italian1.1%(234)

French1%(216)

Dutch0.8%(177)

Danish0.6%(128)

Swedish0.4%(79)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(70)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.2%(52)

Norwegian0.2%(47)

French Canadian0.2%(39)

Polish0.2%(37)

Welsh0.1%(32)

British0.1%(26)

Arab0.1%(24)

Lebanese0.1%(24)

West Indian0.1%(21)

Haitian0.1%(21)

Portuguese0%(7)

Czech0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.8%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.3 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 14.7 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 married37.3%(3,223)

Married45.9%(3,966)

Widowed2.8%(246)

Divorced14%(1,213)

Women 15+

Never married25.6%(2,417)

Married44.8%(4,233)

Widowed15.9%(1,498)

Divorced13.8%(1,301)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% 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)18.2%(252)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(298)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.5%(506)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(47)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,386 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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