COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Phillips County

Arkansas · 28,838 residents · 690 sq mi

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Phillips County is home to 28,838 people in Arkansas. The poverty rate is 43.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 38% less than in Arkansas as a whole. Median home value sits at $36,000. The median household earns $13,071, about 57% below the national median. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

28,838

+9%vs 2000

vs 26,445 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

690 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(2,638)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(2,767)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(2,686)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(2,614)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,659)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(3,442)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(3,438)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(2,733)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(2,451)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(2,389)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(1,554)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(467)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,071

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,231 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,692

−46%vs 2000

vs $12,288 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

43.0%

+10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,000

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$253

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $357 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.2% in 2000

46.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic38.7%(10,245)

Black58.6%(15,495)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(382)

Asian0.3%(80)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic44.7%(12,895)

Black54.5%(15,716)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(195)

Asian0.5%(132)

Other0.3%(95)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(208)

Puerto Rican0.2%(36)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(103)

Chinese0.4%(64)

Ancestry

English4.9%(757)

Irish4.2%(648)

American2.8%(431)

German2.5%(383)

Italian1.7%(265)

Swiss1%(154)

Subsaharan African0.5%(81)

Scottish0.3%(43)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(31)

Dutch0.2%(26)

French0.1%(20)

Nigerian0.1%(12)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.1%(11)

British0.1%(9)

Greek0%(7)

Danish0%(6)

Norwegian0%(6)

Arab0%(4)

Syrian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.5%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.5 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married41.8%(2,261)

Married39.4%(2,132)

Widowed6.3%(340)

Divorced12.6%(680)

Women 15+

Never married41.4%(2,774)

Married35.8%(2,394)

Widowed12.5%(840)

Divorced10.3%(688)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−9.6 ptssince 2013

from 17.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

47.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.2%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

63.8%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.3% 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)10.7%(67)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.6%(79)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.9%(250)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(3)

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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