2024 population: 43,007 ( 1,370 from 2020)
Land area: 553.9 square miles
Population density: 77.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	40,023	93.06%	2.0%
Black:	253	0.59%	27.8%
Indian:	339	0.79%	12.6%
Asian:	324	0.75%	33.9%
2+ races:	688	1.60%	15.4%
Hispanic:	1,380	3.21%	29.0%

Total non-White:	2,984	6.94%	24.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,453	8.7
Deaths:	3,513	21.1
Net Migration:	3,439	20.6
Net Immigration:	-6	-0.0

Change in White population:	793	1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	577	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
41,637
39,230	94.22%
198	0.48%
301	0.72%
242	0.58%
596	1.43%
1,070	2.57%
2,407	5.78%

2010
41,513
39,837	95.96%
59	0.14%
217	0.52%
179	0.43%
519	1.25%
688	1.66%
1,676	4.04%

2000
38,386
37,282	97.12%
42	0.11%
189	0.49%
138	0.36%
345	0.90%
385	1.00%
1,104	2.88%

1990
31,186
30,751	98.61%
0	0.00%
126	0.40%
95	0.30%
n/a
214	0.69%
435	1.39%

1980
27,409
27,120	98.95%
0	0.00%
132	0.48%
30	0.11%
n/a
127	0.46%
289	1.05%

1970
15,319
15,060	98.31%
144	0.94%
55	0.36%
11	0.07%
n/a
45	0.29%
259	1.69%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
3,244	7.8
6,232	15.0
3,407	8.2
20	0.0

-607	-1.5
731	1.8

Number	Rate
2000's
3,491	9.1
6,067	15.8
6,497	16.9
21	0.1

2,555	6.7
572	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
3,151	10.1
5,702	18.3
8,642	27.7
12	0.0

6,531	20.9
669	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
2,910	10.6
4,448	16.2
5,449	19.9
n/a

3,631	13.2
146	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,313	80.4
n/a

12,060	78.7
30	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Baxter County, AR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
52.1
7,350	8.7%
77,294	91.3%
13,003	15.4%

19,021
2.18

11,618	61.1%
9,420	81.1%
806	6.9%
7,403	38.9%

2010
Number	Percent
50.6
7,506	18.1%
34,007	81.9%
11,659	28.1%

18,748
2.18

12,365	66.0%
10,080	81.5%
893	7.2%
6,383	34.0%

2000
Number	Percent
48.1
7,271	18.9%
31,115	81.1%
10,279	26.8%

17,099
2.20

11,826	69.2%
10,200	86.3%
647	5.5%
5,273	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
47.5
6,074	19.5%
25,112	80.5%
9,107	29.2%

13,526
2.27

10,041	74.2%
8,979	89.4%
484	4.8%
3,485	25.8%

1980
Number	Percent
46.7
5,977	21.8%
21,432	78.2%
7,491	27.3%

11,155
2.43

8,884	79.6%
8,162	91.9%
290	3.3%
2,271	20.4%

2022 Housing Data for Baxter County, AR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,007	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	684	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,097	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,700	8.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,087	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,355	7.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,008	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,090	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,099	5.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,510	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,330	12.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,968	10.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,077	5.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	685	3.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	610	3.2%
$200,000 or more	714	3.8%

Median Household Income	47,403
Per Capita Income	30,264

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,102	5.8%
Public Assistance	352	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,651	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	13,653	62.6%
Unemployed	784	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	14,437	66.2%
Not in Labor Force	7,362	33.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,105	4,978	50.6%
Non-Profit	483	808	37.4%
Self-Employed	1,524	574	72.6%

Local Government	415	512	44.8%
State Government	276	420	39.7%
Federal Government	102	50	67.1%

Total Private + Self	6,629	5,552	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,276	1,790	41.6%
Total	7,905	7,342	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,972	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,233	21.0%
Professional, Technical	2,863	18.6%
Service Occupations	2,254	14.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	59	0.4%
All others	5,049	32.8%

White Collar		52.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	3,299	21.5%
Health care and social assistance	2,780	18.1%
Retail trade	2,268	14.8%
Educational services	1,207	7.9%
Construction	994	6.5%
Other services	812	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	653	4.2%
Finance and insurance	584	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	553	3.6%
Public administration	421	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	416	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	346	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	217	1.4%
Wholesale trade	205	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	179	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	174	1.1%
Utilities	131	0.9%
Information	127	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	678	1.62%
Puerto Rican	180	0.43%
Cuban	45	0.11%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	123	0.29%
Costa Rican	38	0.09%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	6	0.01%
Panamanian	38	0.09%
Salvadoran	41	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	92	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	102	0.24%
Laotian	53	0.13%
Chinese	29	0.07%
Filipino	28	0.07%
Indian	10	0.02%
Vietnamese	5	0.01%
Thai	3	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	38,808	96.9%
Spanish	717	1.8%
German, other Germanic	163	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	86	0.2%
Korean	77	0.2%
Other Indo-European	74	0.2%
Other Asian	60	0.1%
Chinese	29	0.1%
Tagalog	16	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	6,767	16.2%
English	6,500	15.5%
Irish	5,823	13.9%
American	2,963	7.1%
French	1,090	2.6%
Scottish	1,089	2.6%
Dutch	989	2.4%
Italian	897	2.1%
Polish	896	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	798	1.9%
Norwegian	717	1.7%
European	642	1.5%
Swedish	448	1.1%
Danish	310	0.7%
Czech	254	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	41,517	99.3%
Not a citizen	284	0.7%

Native	40,893	97.8%
Foreign-born	908	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
759	2.4%	2,559	8.0%	11,247	35.2%	11,609	36.3%	4,004	12.5%	1,804	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	759	2.4%
9-12 Years	2,559	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,247	35.2%
Some College	11,609	36.3%
Bach. Degree	4,004	12.5%
Grad Degree	1,804	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	11,917	11,198	719	6.0%	6.8%
1991	11,961	11,274	687	5.7%	7.3%
1992	12,538	11,897	641	5.1%	7.0%
1993	13,153	12,520	633	4.8%	6.1%
1994	14,002	13,472	530	3.8%	5.4%
1995	14,486	14,008	478	3.3%	4.9%
1996	14,554	13,961	593	4.1%	5.2%
1997	14,408	13,815	593	4.1%	5.1%
1998	14,315	13,711	604	4.2%	5.1%
1999	14,511	13,952	559	3.9%	4.5%

2000	16,294	15,626	668	4.1%	4.2%
2001	16,110	15,253	857	5.3%	4.8%
2002	16,233	15,218	1,015	6.3%	5.3%
2003	16,072	15,024	1,048	6.5%	5.8%
2004	16,452	15,452	1,000	6.1%	5.6%
2005	17,061	16,104	957	5.6%	5.3%
2006	17,292	16,361	931	5.4%	5.2%
2007	17,509	16,545	964	5.5%	5.4%
2008	17,478	16,433	1,045	6.0%	5.4%
2009	17,254	15,669	1,585	9.2%	7.7%

2010	16,596	15,088	1,508	9.1%	7.9%
2011	16,523	15,057	1,466	8.9%	7.9%
2012	16,446	15,116	1,330	8.1%	7.3%
2013	16,158	14,890	1,268	7.8%	7.1%
2014	16,104	15,052	1,052	6.5%	5.9%
2015	16,288	15,407	881	5.4%	5.0%
2016	16,130	15,435	695	4.3%	4.0%
2017	16,388	15,683	705	4.3%	3.7%
2018	16,391	15,720	671	4.1%	3.7%
2019	16,324	15,674	650	4.0%	3.5%

2020	16,528	15,547	981	5.9%	6.1%
2021	16,239	15,619	620	3.8%	4.1%
2022	16,572	15,979	593	3.6%	3.3%
2023	16,806	16,204	602	3.6%	3.3%
2024	16,644	15,974	670	4.0%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	22,747
Median Value	$155,600

Occupied	19,021	83.6%
Vacant	3,726	16.4%

Owned	14,142	74.3%
Rented	4,879	25.7%
Median Rent	$810

Single-Family Units	17,569	77.2%
Detached	16,748	73.6%
Attached	821	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,048	4.6%
Mobile Homes	3,083	13.6%

Baxter County, AR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Baxter County, AR

2022 Housing Data for Baxter County, AR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Baxter County, AR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Baxter County, AR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Baxter County, AR

Historical Labor Force Data for Baxter County, AR