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Pope County, AR


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Russellville, AR
Designated Market Area: Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2024 population: 64,829   ( 1,448 from 2020)
Land area: 811.1 square miles
Population density: 79.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:52,367 80.78% 0.4%
Black:2,0633.18% 4.1%
Indian:4640.72% 7.9%
Asian:8451.30% 10.5%
2+ races:1,4052.17% 11.3%
Hispanic:7,68511.85% 20.3%
Total non-White:12,46219.22% 15.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,049 12.0
Deaths:3,04212.0
Net Migration: 1,1374.5
Net Immigration: 2741.1
Change in White population:-188 -0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:1,636 2.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
63,381
52,55582.92%
1,9813.13%
4300.68%
7651.21%
1,2621.99%
6,38810.08%
10,82617.08%

2010
61,754
53,66786.90%
1,7482.83%
3970.64%
6151.00%
1,1231.82%
4,1686.75%
8,08713.10%

2000
54,469
50,53592.78%
1,4032.58%
3570.66%
3530.65%
6721.23%
1,1232.06%
3,9347.22%

1990
45,883
43,89195.66%
1,1152.43%
3080.67%
2000.44%
n/a
3690.80%
1,9924.34%

1980
39,021
37,45996.00%
8582.20%
4011.03%
930.24%
n/a
2100.54%
1,5624.00%

1970
28,607
27,66996.72%
8052.81%
250.09%
110.04%
n/a
940.33%
938 3.28%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
7,309 11.8
5,4108.8
-46-0.1
4690.8
-1,112 -1.8
2,739 4.4
2000's
NumberRate
7,217 13.2
4,7908.8
2,9475.4
2750.5
3,132 5.8
4,153 7.6
1990's
NumberRate
7,267 15.8
4,3719.5
4,0088.7
1530.3
6,644 14.5
1,942 4.2
1980's
NumberRate
6,382 16.4
3,463 8.9
4,000 10.3
n/a
6,432 16.5
430 1.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
7,840 27.4
n/a
9,790 34.2
624 2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Pope 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
NumberPercent
36.7
14,549 11.3%
113,661 88.7%
10,106 7.9%
23,684
2.54
15,817 66.8%
11,872 75.1%
1,633 10.3%
7,867 33.2%

2010
NumberPercent
35.1
14,241 23.1%
47,513 76.9%
8,113 13.1%
23,353
2.50
16,155 69.2%
12,324 76.3%
1,596 9.9%
7,198 30.8%

2000
NumberPercent
34.9
13,919 25.6%
40,550 74.4%
6,940 12.7%
20,693
2.55
15,019 72.6%
12,160 81.0%
1,276 8.5%
5,674 27.4%

1990
NumberPercent
32.0
12,054 26.3%
33,829 73.7%
5,669 12.4%
16,689
2.63
12,640 75.7%
11,035 87.3%
770 6.1%
4,049 24.3%

1980
NumberPercent
29.5
11,219 28.8%
27,802 71.2%
4,607 11.8%
13,675
2.75
10,910 79.8%
9,720 89.1%
588 5.4%
2,765 20.2%

2022 Housing Data for Pope County, AR

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units26,940 
Median Value$152,000 
Occupied23,68487.9%
Vacant3,25612.1%
Owned17,05672.0%
Rented6,62828.0%
Median Rent$810 
Single-Family Units19,57172.6%
    Detached19,33171.8%
    Attached2400.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,8436.8%
Mobile Homes3,55613.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pope County, AR

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,3255.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,1925.0%
$15,000 to $19,9991,1704.9%
$20,000 to $24,9991,6086.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991,4886.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991,3065.5%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2955.5%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0724.5%
$45,000 to $49,9999494.0%
$50,000 to $59,9992,2779.6%
$60,000 to $74,9992,0708.7%
$75,000 to $99,9992,68311.3%
$100,000 to $124,9991,6176.8%
$125,000 to $149,9991,1694.9%
$150,000 to $199,9991,6116.8%
$200,000 or more8523.6%
Median Household Income51,678 
Per Capita Income28,018 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state93 
Compared to U.S.71 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,8257.7%
Public Assistance2741.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,45010.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed22,64462.1%
Unemployed1,1953.3%
In Armed Forces570.2%
Total Labor Force23,89665.5%
Not in Labor Force12,57834.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 37.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector10,7767,67458.4%
Non-Profit5781,27231.2%
Self-Employed1,3971,36650.6%
Local Government5831,06035.5%
State Government1,02990453.2%
Federal Government24020154.4%
Total Private + Self12,1739,04057.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,4303,43741.4%
Total14,60312,47753.9%
Pct. Govt.14.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,82610.4%
Sales and Office Occupations5,27619.4%
Professional, Technical5,98922.1%
Service Occupations4,64417.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2570.9%
All others8,42331.0%
White Collar 51.9%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing5,07818.7%
Health care and social assistance3,56813.1%
Retail trade3,21411.8%
Educational services3,17411.7%
Accommodation and food services2,2588.3%
Construction1,7126.3%
Transportation and warehousing1,3735.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9573.5%
Other services9483.5%
Public administration8323.1%
Utilities7872.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6642.4%
Finance and insurance6612.4%
Wholesale trade5612.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5041.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing4401.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1880.7%
Information1770.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction620.2%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,8926.13%
Puerto Rican4090.64%
Cuban660.10%
Dominican270.04%
Total Central American1,2812.02%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan730.12%
Honduran2330.37%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran9751.54%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3470.55%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean160.03%
Colombian600.09%
Ecuadorian50.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian180.03%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan2480.39%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2830.45%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese1800.28%
Indian1600.25%
Vietnamese1290.20%
Filipino450.07%
Korean390.06%
Laotian360.06%
Taiwanese160.03%
Indonesian140.02%
Thai90.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English54,24591.0%
Spanish4,2867.2%
Other Indo-European2890.5%
Vietnamese1900.3%
Chinese1850.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun1520.3%
Korean1070.2%
German, other Germanic820.1%
Tagalog300.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American14,06522.2%
English7,39511.7%
German6,47410.2%
Irish5,9439.4%
French1,1101.7%
Scottish1,1051.7%
Italian8601.4%
Scotch-Irish8171.3%
European7111.1%
Dutch4930.8%
Welsh3810.6%
Norwegian3610.6%
British3200.5%
Swedish3040.5%
Polish2810.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen61,51996.9%
Not a citizen1,9563.1%
Native59,91094.4%
Foreign-born3,5655.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pope County, AR

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,243 5.5%3,791 9.2%13,938 34.0%11,268 27.5%6,437 15.7%3,364 8.2%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,243 5.5%
9-12 Years 3,791 9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 13,938 34.0%
Some College 11,268 27.5%
Bach. Degree 6,437 15.7%
Grad Degree 3,364 8.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Pope County, AR

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 23,674 22,157 1,517 6.4% 6.8%
1991 24,323 22,842 1,481 6.1% 7.3%
1992 25,195 23,714 1,481 5.9% 7.0%
1993 25,450 24,167 1,283 5.0% 6.1%
1994 26,107 24,906 1,201 4.6% 5.4%
1995 26,614 25,354 1,260 4.7% 4.9%
1996 26,826 25,671 1,155 4.3% 5.2%
1997 26,854 25,648 1,206 4.5% 5.1%
1998 27,097 25,842 1,255 4.6% 5.1%
1999 27,525 26,325 1,200 4.4% 4.5%
2000 26,805 25,683 1,122 4.2% 4.2%
2001 26,697 25,555 1,142 4.3% 4.8%
2002 26,795 25,432 1,363 5.1% 5.3%
2003 26,784 25,277 1,507 5.6% 5.8%
2004 27,511 26,061 1,450 5.3% 5.6%
2005 29,303 27,983 1,320 4.5% 5.3%
2006 29,809 28,375 1,434 4.8% 5.2%
2007 29,863 28,420 1,443 4.8% 5.4%
2008 30,116 28,654 1,462 4.9% 5.4%
2009 29,455 27,263 2,192 7.4% 7.7%
2010 30,095 27,834 2,261 7.5% 7.9%
2011 30,519 28,246 2,273 7.4% 7.9%
2012 30,198 28,091 2,107 7.0% 7.3%
2013 29,901 27,768 2,133 7.1% 7.1%
2014 29,921 28,094 1,827 6.1% 5.9%
2015 29,886 28,333 1,553 5.2% 5.0%
2016 29,332 27,981 1,351 4.6% 4.0%
2017 29,133 27,825 1,308 4.5% 3.7%
2018 29,001 27,724 1,277 4.4% 3.7%
2019 29,061 27,820 1,241 4.3% 3.5%
2020 27,775 26,138 1,637 5.9% 6.1%
2021 27,139 26,036 1,103 4.1% 4.1%
2022 27,695 26,624 1,071 3.9% 3.3%
2023 28,530 27,428 1,102 3.9% 3.3%
2024 28,041 26,907 1,134 4.0% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com