MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Harrison Micro

Harrison, AR · 2 counties · 35,963 residents · 1,411 sq mi

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With 35,963 people, Harrison is a metro area. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $43,327. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 36.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households take in $19,480 at the median, 35% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

35,963

−15%vs 2000

vs 42,556 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

25 / sq mi

−15%vs 2000

vs 30 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

36.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,411 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202445K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(2,308)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(2,576)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(2,697)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(2,590)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(2,098)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(5,053)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(4,859)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(4,060)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(3,689)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(3,320)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(2,063)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(650)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,480

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,930 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,486

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,692 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.2%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,327

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,380 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.6%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(41,240)

Black0.1%(51)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(453)

Asian0.3%(121)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(35,641)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(190)

Asian0.2%(67)

Other0.7%(253)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(836)

Central American0.5%(224)

Honduran0.3%(133)

Panamanian0.1%(37)

Puerto Rican0.1%(33)

Salvadoran0.1%(32)

Spaniard0.1%(21)

Guatemalan0%(9)

Nicaraguan0%(8)

Costa Rican0%(5)

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(73)

Indonesian0.1%(29)

Chinese0%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.1%(29)

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Chamorro0%(1)

Ancestry

English17.7%(8,030)

German14.8%(6,688)

Irish14.4%(6,533)

American8.3%(3,756)

Scottish3%(1,346)

French2.8%(1,256)

Dutch1.8%(822)

Italian1.7%(778)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(705)

Polish1.4%(622)

Welsh1.1%(516)

Norwegian0.6%(276)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.5%(233)

Czech0.6%(214)

Swedish0.5%(207)

French Canadian0.3%(125)

West Indian0.3%(123)

Danish0.3%(115)

Lithuanian0.2%(91)

British0.2%(84)

Greek0.2%(62)

Bulgarian0.1%(48)

Belgian0.1%(41)

Portuguese0.1%(33)

Canadian0.1%(30)

Finnish0.1%(28)

Ukrainian0%(16)

Subsaharan African0%(15)

Romanian0%(12)

Jamaican0.2%(12)

Latvian0%(7)

Hungarian0.1%(6)

Russian0%(5)

Nigerian0%(4)

Brazilian0%(2)

Slovak0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.6%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+39%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 married25.9%(4,743)

Married59.9%(10,970)

Widowed3.9%(705)

Divorced10.3%(1,887)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(3,586)

Married56.2%(10,701)

Widowed11.3%(2,153)

Divorced13.6%(2,588)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.9%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.2%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.4%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.8% 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%(722)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(616)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.1%(1,046)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.9%(236)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(19)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,980 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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