COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Poinsett County

Arkansas · 24,664 residents · 758 sq mi

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Poinsett County is a county of 24,664 people in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $34,700. 25.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The median household earns $16,858, about 44% below the national median. Median rent is $233 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% 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

24,664

−4%vs 2000

vs 25,614 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

758 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,777)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(1,780)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(1,929)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,791)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(1,572)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(3,591)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(3,375)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(2,760)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(2,316)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(2,120)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(1,325)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(328)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,858

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,558 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,792

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,087 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.6%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,700

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$233

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $346 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

34.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(23,172)

Black7.1%(1,815)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(366)

Asian0.2%(39)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92%(22,698)

Black7.5%(1,845)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(86)

Asian0.1%(26)

Other0.4%(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

Mexican3%(672)

Puerto Rican0.5%(108)

Spaniard0%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0%(6)

Filipino0%(5)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(8)

Ancestry

American16.9%(3,805)

English8.6%(1,929)

Irish8%(1,797)

German5.8%(1,315)

Italian0.7%(164)

Dutch0.6%(140)

Scottish0.5%(122)

Swiss0.4%(86)

British0.3%(75)

French0.3%(71)

Norwegian0.2%(45)

Polish0.1%(32)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.1%(30)

Russian0.1%(18)

Subsaharan African0.1%(17)

Welsh0.1%(17)

Canadian0.1%(16)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Nigerian0.1%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(12)

Danish0%(11)

Slovak0%(10)

Arab0%(6)

Bulgarian0%(6)

West Indian0%(6)

Jamaican0%(6)

Swedish0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

48.9%

−13.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 17.3 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 married32.3%(2,805)

Married46.6%(4,053)

Widowed3.9%(335)

Divorced17.3%(1,503)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(2,122)

Married48%(4,488)

Widowed13.2%(1,231)

Divorced16.1%(1,505)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.9%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% 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)21.6%(189)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(163)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.3%(266)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 877 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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