Searcy is home to 77,838 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $163,600, having more than doubled since 2000. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $850 a month at the median. Median household income is $55,249, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,249, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Searcy
What changed most since 1990
White share95.4% → 85.0%(−10.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.9% → 20.4%(+9.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share0.9% → 5.0%(+4.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Among the 19 metro and micro areas based in Arkansas
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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Over time
Searcy, decade by decade
Searcy population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
54,676
$47,334
$103,683
10.9%
11.1
2000
67,165
$58,663
$117,861
15.5%
17.6
2010
77,076
$56,360
$133,356
17.3%
24.3
2020
76,822
$53,330
$151,868
20.7%
36.6
2024
77,838
$55,249
$163,600
20.4%
33.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
