COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Yell County

Arkansas · 17,759 residents · 930 sq mi

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Yell County is home to 17,759 people in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $37,600. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $19,647, about 35% below the national median. Renters pay $280 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,759

−16%vs 2000

vs 21,139 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−2%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

930 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,159)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,314)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(1,197)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(1,358)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(1,104)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(2,642)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,345)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(2,017)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(1,763)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(1,716)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(892)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(252)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,647

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,916 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,400

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,383 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.1%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,600

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $372 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

26.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.5%(17,650)

Black1.4%(296)

Hispanic / Latino12.7%(2,691)

Asian0.7%(144)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(17,071)

Black2.2%(394)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(136)

Asian0.8%(146)

Other0.8%(148)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.4%(2,893)

Central American3.3%(665)

Puerto Rican3.1%(621)

Salvadoran3%(613)

South American0.2%(36)

Guatemalan0.1%(29)

Colombian0.1%(25)

Honduran0.1%(23)

Dominican0.1%(20)

Ecuadorian0.1%(11)

Spaniard0%(5)

Asian origin

Laotian0.2%(50)

Burmese0.2%(35)

Hmong0.1%(24)

Asian Indian0.1%(22)

Chinese0.1%(15)

Korean0%(10)

Thai0%(4)

Vietnamese0%(4)

Malaysian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(25)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(20)

Ancestry

English10.8%(2,181)

American10.5%(2,107)

German8.4%(1,700)

Irish7.1%(1,435)

Scottish1.4%(274)

Italian1.2%(242)

Dutch0.8%(164)

British0.7%(146)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(126)

Portuguese0.6%(120)

French Canadian0.4%(83)

Welsh0.4%(77)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

French0.3%(70)

Polish0.3%(65)

Ukrainian0.2%(49)

Swiss0.2%(35)

Danish0.1%(28)

Czech0.1%(24)

Subsaharan African0.1%(24)

Nigerian0.1%(24)

West Indian0.1%(23)

Austrian0.1%(22)

Lithuanian0.1%(18)

Norwegian0.1%(18)

Romanian0.1%(15)

Russian0.1%(15)

Finnish0.1%(13)

Swedish0%(10)

Canadian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.2%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 15.9 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 married28.2%(2,292)

Married57.1%(4,634)

Widowed2.8%(228)

Divorced11.9%(964)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(1,753)

Married55.4%(4,468)

Widowed10.8%(873)

Divorced12%(969)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 19.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.9%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.6%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% 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)21.2%(226)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(242)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.3%(408)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(67)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,064 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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