COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Washington County

Arkansas · 113,409 residents · 941 sq mi

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Washington County is home to 113,409 people in Arkansas. The population has fallen 28% since 2000. The typical home is worth $56,100. Households take in $23,124 at the median, 23% less than the US figure. About 20% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

113,409

−28%vs 2000

vs 157,715 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.8

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 30.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

941 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024257K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(7,886)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(8,005)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(7,731)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(9,448)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.7%(12,143)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(19,158)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(16,062)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(11,516)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(8,688)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(7,189)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(4,393)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(1,190)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,124

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,691 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,625

−33%vs 2000

vs $17,347 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,100

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$352

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $490 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.6%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.5% in 2000

38.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.6%(133,368)

Black2.2%(3,408)

Hispanic / Latino8.2%(12,932)

Asian1.5%(2,396)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(108,766)

Black1.4%(1,549)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(1,477)

Asian0.9%(1,028)

Other1.8%(2,066)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.6%(34,865)

Central American3%(7,752)

Salvadoran1.8%(4,541)

Guatemalan0.8%(2,046)

South American0.5%(1,382)

Puerto Rican0.5%(1,254)

Honduran0.3%(801)

Spaniard0.2%(566)

Venezuelan0.2%(512)

Colombian0.2%(493)

Cuban0.2%(396)

Panamanian0.1%(258)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0%(117)

Costa Rican0%(83)

Peruvian0%(80)

Bolivian0%(62)

Dominican0%(40)

Uruguayan0%(35)

Nicaraguan0%(23)

Chilean0%(6)

Asian origin

Laotian0.5%(1,318)

Chinese0.2%(636)

Filipino0.2%(634)

Asian Indian0.2%(579)

Vietnamese0.2%(482)

Burmese0.2%(470)

Hmong0.1%(335)

Thai0.1%(212)

Korean0.1%(152)

Bangladeshi0.1%(131)

Nepalese0%(128)

Japanese0%(110)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Singaporean0%(45)

Taiwanese0%(41)

Pakistani0%(31)

Malaysian0%(25)

Kazakh0%(22)

Indonesian0%(20)

Sri Lankan0%(20)

Cambodian0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese2.5%(6,431)

Native Hawaiian0.3%(701)

Guamanian0.1%(166)

Chuukese0.1%(143)

Chamorro0%(123)

Samoan0%(106)

Tongan0%(21)

Ancestry

English12.5%(32,078)

German10.5%(27,014)

Irish8.6%(22,173)

American4.8%(12,283)

Scottish2.2%(5,701)

Italian2%(5,253)

French1.6%(4,224)

Polish1.2%(3,168)

Scotch-Irish1%(2,557)

Dutch1%(2,543)

British0.8%(2,103)

Welsh0.8%(1,956)

+ 45 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.7%(1,849)

Norwegian0.6%(1,566)

Subsaharan African0.5%(1,237)

Czech0.5%(1,160)

Arab0.3%(760)

Brazilian0.3%(718)

Greek0.3%(709)

West Indian0.3%(661)

French Canadian0.2%(391)

Danish0.1%(385)

Russian0.1%(333)

Ukrainian0.1%(299)

Swiss0.1%(293)

Haitian0.1%(289)

Lebanese0.1%(234)

Canadian0.1%(229)

Hungarian0.1%(227)

Nigerian0.1%(221)

Lithuanian0.1%(209)

Austrian0.1%(203)

Iranian0.1%(203)

Kenyan0.1%(187)

Portuguese0.1%(164)

Jamaican0.1%(161)

Finnish0.1%(157)

Slovak0%(125)

Serbian0%(78)

Croatian0%(76)

Bulgarian0%(73)

Romanian0%(72)

Iraqi0%(67)

Belgian0%(65)

Armenian0%(49)

Slovene0%(35)

Israeli0%(29)

Syrian0%(26)

Barbadian0%(19)

Egyptian0%(18)

Turkish0%(17)

Guyanese0%(12)

Ethiopian0%(12)

Australian0%(11)

Latvian0%(11)

Jordanian0%(7)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.0%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.2%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married40.2%(41,648)

Married49.2%(50,924)

Widowed2.2%(2,276)

Divorced8.4%(8,693)

Women 15+

Never married34%(35,191)

Married47.5%(49,057)

Widowed6.7%(6,958)

Divorced11.8%(12,161)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.4%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% 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)29.4%(3,306)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(3,016)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.5%(3,088)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(579)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(72)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,230 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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