2024 population: 99,902 ( 271 from 2020)
Land area: 677.6 square miles
Population density: 147.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	79,541	79.62%	1.6%
Black:	8,321	8.33%	2.0%
Indian:	601	0.60%	4.1%
Asian:	980	0.98%	12.8%
2+ races:	2,434	2.44%	3.0%
Hispanic:	8,025	8.03%	14.4%

Total non-White:	20,361	20.38%	5.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,089	10.2
Deaths:	6,899	17.2
Net Migration:	2,199	5.5
Net Immigration:	352	0.9

Change in White population:	-1,273	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,002	1.0

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
100,173
80,814	80.67%
8,487	8.47%
627	0.63%
869	0.87%
2,364	2.36%
7,012	7.00%
19,359	19.33%

2010
96,024
80,621	83.96%
7,552	7.86%
532	0.55%
729	0.76%
1,905	1.98%
4,622	4.81%
15,403	16.04%

2000
88,068
76,844	87.26%
6,829	7.75%
507	0.58%
451	0.51%
1,136	1.29%
2,254	2.56%
11,224	12.74%

1990
73,397
66,328	90.37%
5,555	7.57%
477	0.65%
237	0.32%
n/a
800	1.09%
7,069	9.63%

1980
70,531
63,703	90.32%
5,732	8.13%
370	0.52%
138	0.20%
n/a
576	0.82%
6,828	9.68%

1970
54,131
48,484	89.57%
5,217	9.64%
63	0.12%
24	0.04%
n/a
320	0.59%
5,647	10.43%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
10,186	10.6
12,688	13.2
5,934	6.2
-10	-0.0

193	0.2
3,956	4.1

Number	Rate
2000's
10,300	11.7
11,827	13.4
11,637	13.2
692	0.8

3,777	4.3
4,179	4.7

Number	Rate
1990's
9,644	13.1
11,423	15.6
13,762	18.8
191	0.3

10,516	14.3
4,155	5.7

Number	Rate
1980's
9,179	13.0
9,579	13.6
3,905	5.5
n/a

2,625	3.7
241	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
15,921	29.4
n/a

15,219	28.1
1,181	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Garland 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
45.4
19,768	9.9%
180,307	90.1%
24,045	12.0%

43,220
2.27

27,766	64.2%
19,209	69.2%
3,496	12.6%
15,454	35.8%

2010
Number	Percent
44.4
20,093	20.9%
75,931	79.1%
20,098	20.9%

40,994
2.29

26,510	64.7%
19,805	74.7%
2,667	10.1%
14,484	35.3%

2000
Number	Percent
42.3
18,920	21.5%
69,148	78.5%
18,827	21.4%

37,796
2.28

25,396	67.2%
20,317	80.0%
2,181	8.6%
12,400	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
40.9
15,818	21.6%
57,579	78.4%
16,220	22.1%

30,823
2.33

21,533	69.9%
17,933	83.3%
1,596	7.4%
9,290	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
37.4
17,374	24.6%
53,157	75.4%
13,719	19.5%

28,238
2.44

20,189	71.5%
17,268	85.5%
1,372	6.8%
8,049	28.5%

2022 Housing Data for Garland County, AR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,739	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,344	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,208	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,338	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,082	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,712	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,216	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,868	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,374	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,357	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,830	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,794	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,871	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,633	3.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,389	5.5%
$200,000 or more	1,465	3.4%

Median Household Income	54,229
Per Capita Income	31,854

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	101
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,123	7.2%
Public Assistance	777	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,395	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	35,761	65.2%
Unemployed	2,447	4.5%
In Armed Forces	4	0.0%

Total Labor Force	38,212	69.7%
Not in Labor Force	16,643	30.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	14,854	13,802	51.8%
Non-Profit	1,078	2,177	33.1%
Self-Employed	3,266	1,830	64.1%

Local Government	1,110	1,474	43.0%
State Government	718	1,242	36.6%
Federal Government	337	250	57.4%

Total Private + Self	18,120	15,632	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,243	5,143	38.7%
Total	21,363	20,775	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,730	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,642	22.8%
Professional, Technical	9,088	21.5%
Service Occupations	9,617	22.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	138	0.3%
All others	9,219	21.8%

White Collar		55.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,514	15.4%
Retail trade	6,270	14.8%
Accommodation and food services	4,231	10.0%
Educational services	3,422	8.1%
Construction	3,335	7.9%
Manufacturing	3,128	7.4%
Other services	3,110	7.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,140	5.1%
Public administration	1,541	3.6%
Finance and insurance	1,465	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,451	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,443	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	1,126	2.7%
Wholesale trade	897	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	748	1.8%
Information	563	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	507	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	197	0.5%
Utilities	195	0.5%
Management	13	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,468	4.47%
Puerto Rican	161	0.16%
Cuban	28	0.03%
Dominican	3	0.00%

Total Central American	903	0.90%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	32	0.03%
Honduran	139	0.14%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	9	0.01%
Salvadoran	723	0.72%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	139	0.14%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	9	0.01%
Chilean	32	0.03%
Colombian	20	0.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	78	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	502	0.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	267	0.27%
Vietnamese	176	0.18%
Filipino	72	0.07%
Korean	56	0.06%
Japanese	56	0.06%
Thai	37	0.04%
Hmong	36	0.04%
Chinese	26	0.03%
Laotian	10	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	88,249	93.1%
Spanish	4,555	4.8%
Other Indo-European	902	1.0%
Vietnamese	353	0.4%
German, other Germanic	291	0.3%
Other Asian	118	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	107	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	76	0.1%
Korean	64	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	11,371	11.4%
German	10,690	10.7%
English	10,628	10.6%
American	7,260	7.3%
Italian	2,468	2.5%
European	2,268	2.3%
Scottish	2,218	2.2%
African	2,041	2.0%
French	1,480	1.5%
Norwegian	1,090	1.1%
Polish	993	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	984	1.0%
Dutch	720	0.7%
Romanian	658	0.7%
Swedish	520	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	97,744	97.7%
Not a citizen	2,277	2.3%

Native	96,163	96.1%
Foreign-born	3,858	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,817	2.5%	5,007	6.9%	22,727	31.2%	24,953	34.2%	11,550	15.8%	6,857	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,817	2.5%
9-12 Years	5,007	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	22,727	31.2%
Some College	24,953	34.2%
Bach. Degree	11,550	15.8%
Grad Degree	6,857	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	32,211	30,089	2,122	6.6%	6.8%
1991	32,346	29,847	2,499	7.7%	7.3%
1992	33,635	30,841	2,794	8.3%	7.0%
1993	34,524	31,954	2,570	7.4%	6.1%
1994	35,107	32,924	2,183	6.2%	5.4%
1995	35,445	33,686	1,759	5.0%	4.9%
1996	35,765	34,089	1,676	4.7%	5.2%
1997	35,876	34,279	1,597	4.5%	5.1%
1998	36,162	34,479	1,683	4.7%	5.1%
1999	36,496	34,854	1,642	4.5%	4.5%

2000	38,473	36,850	1,623	4.2%	4.2%
2001	38,038	36,261	1,777	4.7%	4.8%
2002	38,595	36,390	2,205	5.7%	5.3%
2003	39,538	37,058	2,480	6.3%	5.8%
2004	40,679	38,211	2,468	6.1%	5.6%
2005	41,566	39,198	2,368	5.7%	5.3%
2006	41,728	39,522	2,206	5.3%	5.2%
2007	42,151	39,798	2,353	5.6%	5.4%
2008	42,236	39,876	2,360	5.6%	5.4%
2009	42,392	39,205	3,187	7.5%	7.7%

2010	41,504	38,130	3,374	8.1%	7.9%
2011	41,566	38,097	3,469	8.3%	7.9%
2012	41,366	38,227	3,139	7.6%	7.3%
2013	41,064	38,029	3,035	7.4%	7.1%
2014	40,645	38,129	2,516	6.2%	5.9%
2015	40,111	37,950	2,161	5.4%	5.0%
2016	40,152	38,421	1,731	4.3%	4.0%
2017	40,388	38,741	1,647	4.1%	3.7%
2018	40,809	39,179	1,630	4.0%	3.7%
2019	41,474	39,943	1,531	3.7%	3.5%

2020	41,347	38,052	3,295	8.0%	6.1%
2021	41,667	39,624	2,043	4.9%	4.1%
2022	42,272	40,662	1,610	3.8%	3.3%
2023	41,570	40,036	1,534	3.7%	3.3%
2024	43,638	42,058	1,580	3.6%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	52,383
Median Value	$166,600

Occupied	43,220	82.5%
Vacant	9,163	17.5%

Owned	29,509	68.3%
Rented	13,711	31.7%
Median Rent	$913

Single-Family Units	35,409	67.6%
Detached	34,087	65.1%
Attached	1,322	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,877	11.2%
Mobile Homes	7,363	14.1%

Garland County, AR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Garland County, AR

2022 Housing Data for Garland County, AR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Garland County, AR

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Garland County, AR

Historical Labor Force Data for Garland County, AR