MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Paragould Micro

Paragould, AR · 1 counties · 31,804 residents · 577 sq mi

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With 31,804 people, Paragould is a metro area. The typical home is worth $39,300. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Median rent is $274 a month. The median household earns $19,940, about 34% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,804

−15%vs 2000

vs 37,331 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

55 / sq mi

−15%vs 2000

vs 65 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

35.5

−2%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

577 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202446K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(2,123)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,186)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(2,297)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(2,369)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(2,086)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(4,600)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(4,490)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(3,590)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(3,140)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(2,733)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,657)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(533)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,940

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,828 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,757

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,403 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.9%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,300

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $431 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(36,145)

Black0.1%(48)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(434)

Asian0.2%(61)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(31,636)

Black0.1%(35)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(145)

Asian0%(6)

Other0.4%(127)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(1,142)

Central American0.7%(310)

Guatemalan0.6%(287)

Puerto Rican0.2%(90)

Salvadoran0%(23)

Dominican0%(18)

South American0%(8)

Peruvian0%(8)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.1%(63)

Vietnamese0.1%(52)

Chinese0.1%(26)

Hmong0%(15)

Filipino0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Chuukese0.3%(128)

Marshallese0.2%(110)

Ancestry

English14.5%(6,718)

American14.3%(6,629)

Irish10.9%(5,067)

German8.2%(3,823)

Scottish1.7%(778)

Italian1.4%(628)

Dutch1%(454)

French1%(444)

Polish0.6%(288)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(285)

Welsh0.3%(155)

Danish0.3%(130)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(115)

Norwegian0.2%(110)

Slovak0.2%(77)

French Canadian0.2%(74)

Canadian0.1%(42)

Ukrainian0.1%(40)

Arab0.1%(37)

Lebanese0.1%(37)

Swedish0.1%(36)

Subsaharan African0.1%(30)

Ethiopian0.1%(30)

Swiss0.1%(26)

Greek0%(21)

Russian0%(13)

West Indian0%(13)

Haitian0%(13)

Iranian0%(11)

Austrian0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.5%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 13.0 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 married27.5%(5,053)

Married53.3%(9,793)

Widowed4%(740)

Divorced15.1%(2,775)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(3,992)

Married50.5%(9,644)

Widowed11.1%(2,117)

Divorced17.5%(3,334)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.9%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 17.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.1%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% 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)22.5%(588)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(566)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36%(940)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(101)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,608 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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