COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Randolph County

Arkansas · 16,558 residents · 652 sq mi

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Randolph County is a county of 16,558 people in Arkansas. The typical home is worth $30,900. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median. The median household earns $16,719, about 45% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,558

−9%vs 2000

vs 18,195 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

652 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,080)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,251)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,143)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,219)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(973)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(2,252)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(1,999)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(1,978)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(1,814)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(1,574)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(892)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(383)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,719

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,583 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,219

−43%vs 2000

vs $14,502 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.4%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,900

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$262

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $362 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.9%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

25.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(17,559)

Black1%(174)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(149)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(16,351)

Black0.9%(147)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(50)

Asian0.1%(22)

Other0.2%(38)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(411)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(35)

Asian Indian0.1%(27)

Chinese0%(8)

Korean0%(7)

Hmong0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese2.5%(480)

Ancestry

English20.1%(3,785)

German11.7%(2,197)

Irish10.9%(2,061)

American8.5%(1,600)

Scottish3.9%(733)

French1.4%(256)

Polish1.1%(208)

Italian0.8%(155)

Dutch0.6%(119)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(101)

British0.3%(58)

Hungarian0.3%(51)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(42)

Danish0.1%(26)

Norwegian0.1%(25)

Subsaharan African0.1%(22)

Australian0.1%(20)

Russian0.1%(15)

Arab0.1%(13)

Egyptian0.1%(13)

Greek0.1%(11)

Belgian0.1%(10)

Austrian0%(9)

Brazilian0%(9)

Welsh0%(8)

French Canadian0%(5)

Portuguese0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.4%

−14.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married23.2%(1,714)

Married55.2%(4,083)

Widowed4.7%(346)

Divorced17%(1,257)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(1,505)

Married52.4%(3,989)

Widowed15.1%(1,148)

Divorced12.8%(976)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−12.9 ptssince 2013

from 20.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.6%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.3%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.6%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.4%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% 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)21.1%(252)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(190)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.8%(547)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,195 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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