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White County

Arkansas · 80,085 residents (2025 est.) · 1,034 sq mi
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With 77,838 people, White County is a county in Arkansas. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $163,600. The foreign-born share is 2%. Median rent is $850 a month. Median household income is $55,249, under the $82,259 national median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
77,838
+16%since 2000
from 67,165 in 2000
80,085 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
75 / sq mi
+5%since 2009
from 71 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.8
+11%since 2000
from 35.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,034 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
52K60K67K74K81K19902000201020202024White County
202478K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(4,394)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(4,233)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.8%(6,047)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.6%(5,901)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.5%(5,808)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412%(9,377)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.2%(9,478)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(9,293)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(10,107)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.9%(7,725)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(4,212)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(1,263)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$55,249
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,203 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,808
+81%since 2000
from $15,890 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
36.7%
+16.0 ptssince 2009
from 20.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.5%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.452
−1%since 2010
from 0.455 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade11.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade8.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$163,600
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $64,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$850
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $416 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
69.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2000
from 72.9% in 2000
30.9% rent
Vacancy rate
12.6%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.52 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.50 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
14.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 16.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.2%
+7.4 ptssince 2009
from 35.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.0
+26%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
32
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic92.6%(62,177)
Black3.6%(2,389)
Hispanic / Latino1.9%(1,264)
Asian0.3%(210)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic85%(66,171)
Black4.2%(3,244)
Hispanic / Latino5%(3,853)
Asian0.7%(539)
Other5.2%(4,031)
Diversity Score
34
+52%since 2009
from 22 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
25
−20%since 2020
from 31 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.8%(2,934)
Puerto Rican0.2%(174)
Peruvian0.2%(156)
Salvadoran0.2%(135)
Cuban0.1%(58)
Guatemalan0.1%(53)
Asian origin
Chinese0.3%(198)
Filipino0.2%(119)
Indonesian0.1%(46)
Japanese0%(25)
Korean0%(11)
Laotian0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(71)
Ancestry
English13.1%(10,174)
American8.8%(6,875)
Irish8.5%(6,592)
German7.8%(6,086)
Scottish1.7%(1,359)
Italian1.2%(911)
French1.1%(853)
Dutch0.9%(730)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(724)
Polish0.9%(665)
British0.4%(321)
Norwegian0.3%(257)
+ 25 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.2%(166)
Welsh0.2%(157)
Canadian0.1%(114)
Swiss0.1%(113)
West Indian0.1%(74)
Lithuanian0.1%(71)
Greek0.1%(66)
Russian0.1%(60)
Czech0.1%(56)
Danish0.1%(49)
Arab0%(37)
Austrian0%(37)
Israeli0%(35)
Lebanese0%(21)
Belgian0%(20)
Hungarian0%(20)
Finnish0%(17)
Ukrainian0%(13)
Nigerian0%(10)
Slovak0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.4%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 15.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.1%
+14.2 ptssince 2000
from 72.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.5%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 5.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.4 min
+27%since 2000
from 17.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
82.4%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 76.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.7%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
4.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
56.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 59.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
64.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 63.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.3%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 27.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
51.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
2.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.4%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
20.4%
+3.3 ptssince 2012
from 17.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.8%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 16.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.2%
+17.9 ptssince 2017
from 69.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.0%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 88.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 82.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2016
from 94.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 3.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.4%(9,238)
Married55.1%(16,760)
Widowed3%(899)
Divorced11.6%(3,531)
Women 15+
Never married25%(8,180)
Married49.4%(16,175)
Widowed11.1%(3,620)
Divorced14.5%(4,761)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.8%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 16.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
44.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 45.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.0%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 19.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
29.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 28.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
56.5%
−3.6 ptssince 2020
from 60.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 43.6% 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)24.2%(1,065)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(1,073)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(1,536)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(246)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(42)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,397 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in White County, Arkansas?

White County, Arkansas has about 77,838 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in White County, Arkansas?

The typical household in White County, Arkansas earns about $55,249 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is White County, Arkansas expensive?

In White County, Arkansas, the median home is worth about $163,600, and the typical rent is about $850 a month.

How educated are people in White County, Arkansas?

About 20.4% of adults age 25 and over in White County, Arkansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in White County, Arkansas?

About 17.5% of people in White County, Arkansas live below the federal poverty line.

Has White County, Arkansas grown since 1990?

Yes, White County, Arkansas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 23,162 residents, a change of about 42 percent over that period.

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