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Washington County, AR


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
Designated Market Area: Fort Smith, AR-OK
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2024 population: 266,184   ( 20,322 from 2020)
Land area: 941.5 square miles
Population density: 282.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:179,719 67.52% 5.7%
Black:9,9633.74% 16.3%
Indian:2,9481.11% 7.0%
Asian:15,3425.76% 14.7%
2+ races:7,2312.72% 13.0%
Hispanic:50,98119.15% 14.2%
Total non-White:86,46532.48% 14.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:13,802 14.0
Deaths:8,3878.5
Net Migration: 10,10310.3
Net Immigration: 4,6714.7
Change in White population:9,612 3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:10,710 4.4




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
245,862
170,10769.19%
8,5673.48%
2,7551.12%
13,3725.44%
6,4002.60%
44,66118.17%
75,75530.81%

2010
203,065
150,54674.14%
5,8282.87%
2,1541.06%
8,4724.17%
4,3802.16%
31,45815.49%
52,51925.86%

2000
157,715
133,36884.56%
3,4082.16%
1,8391.17%
3,2162.04%
2,8381.80%
12,9328.20%
24,34715.44%

1990
113,409
107,77895.03%
1,5401.36%
1,5531.37%
1,0610.94%
n/a
1,4771.30%
5,6314.97%

1980
100,494
96,55496.08%
1,5271.52%
1,0321.03%
5310.53%
n/a
7940.79%
3,9403.92%

1970
77,370
75,45197.52%
1,0661.38%
1650.21%
1570.20%
n/a
4630.60%
1,919 2.48%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
29,814 14.7
13,9236.9
15,0117.4
5,0782.5
19,561 9.6
23,236 11.4
2000's
NumberRate
28,464 18.0
11,3797.2
16,98010.8
7,7954.9
17,178 10.9
28,172 17.9
1990's
NumberRate
21,248 18.7
10,3699.1
18,33016.2
1,3511.2
25,590 22.6
18,716 16.5
1980's
NumberRate
16,305 16.2
8,362 8.3
5,257 5.2
n/a
11,224 11.2
1,691 1.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
15,497 20.0
n/a
21,103 27.3
2,021 2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington 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
32.3
58,576 11.4%
453,470 88.6%
29,734 5.8%
93,781
2.55
58,021 61.9%
43,000 74.1%
5,644 9.7%
35,760 38.1%

2010
NumberPercent
30.7
51,484 25.4%
151,581 74.6%
19,641 9.7%
76,389
2.56
48,059 62.9%
36,206 75.3%
5,002 10.4%
28,330 37.1%

2000
NumberPercent
31.2
39,505 25.0%
118,210 75.0%
15,628 9.9%
60,183
2.52
39,770 66.1%
32,066 80.6%
3,497 8.8%
20,413 33.9%

1990
NumberPercent
31.0
28,022 24.7%
85,387 75.3%
12,772 11.3%
43,655
2.50
30,421 69.7%
25,880 85.1%
2,031 6.7%
13,234 30.3%

1980
NumberPercent
27.7
25,575 25.4%
74,919 74.6%
10,708 10.7%
35,914
2.64
26,180 72.9%
22,925 87.6%
1,481 5.7%
9,734 27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, AR

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units100,954 
Median Value$235,500 
Occupied93,78192.9%
Vacant7,1737.1%
Owned51,17954.6%
Rented42,60245.4%
Median Rent$935 
Single-Family Units66,79266.2%
    Detached63,23962.6%
    Attached3,5533.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units20,93320.7%
Mobile Homes4,7274.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington County, AR

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005,2685.6%
$10,000 to $14,9993,6503.9%
$15,000 to $19,9993,5133.7%
$20,000 to $24,9994,6835.0%
$25,000 to $29,9993,8974.2%
$30,000 to $34,9993,9584.2%
$35,000 to $39,9994,8005.1%
$40,000 to $44,9993,9914.3%
$45,000 to $49,9994,2504.5%
$50,000 to $59,9997,6918.2%
$60,000 to $74,9999,2129.8%
$75,000 to $99,99911,88512.7%
$100,000 to $124,9998,3288.9%
$125,000 to $149,9995,0335.4%
$150,000 to $199,9995,9126.3%
$200,000 or more7,7108.2%
Median Household Income61,985 
Per Capita Income34,531 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state103 
Compared to U.S.78 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3,4163.6%
Public Assistance1,9892.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps6,6367.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed95,39969.1%
Unemployed4,2023.0%
In Armed Forces860.1%
Total Labor Force99,68772.2%
Not in Labor Force38,30527.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector47,25435,04357.4%
Non-Profit3,3936,01736.1%
Self-Employed7,7374,57062.9%
Local Government3,0503,71745.1%
State Government3,6443,87248.5%
Federal Government1,3971,13555.2%
Total Private + Self54,99139,61358.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.11,48414,74143.8%
Total66,47554,35455.0%
Pct. Govt.13.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts19,80816.4%
Sales and Office Occupations23,27519.2%
Professional, Technical30,24025.0%
Service Occupations19,15415.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4520.4%
All others28,51423.6%
White Collar 60.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance16,41013.6%
Retail trade14,99112.4%
Manufacturing14,19511.7%
Educational services13,73711.4%
Construction10,2228.4%
Accommodation and food services9,9438.2%
Professional, scientific, technical7,1465.9%
Transportation and warehousing6,5985.5%
Other services5,9634.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3,7733.1%
Public administration3,2662.7%
Finance and insurance3,0782.5%
Wholesale trade3,0592.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,4782.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,7121.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,4381.2%
Information1,2581.0%
Utilities9830.8%
Management4950.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2460.2%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican30,30312.25%
Puerto Rican1,3840.56%
Cuban3200.13%
Dominican150.01%
Total Central American7,6233.08%
Costa Rican750.03%
Guatemalan1,3390.54%
Honduran7340.30%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian1290.05%
Salvadoran5,3462.16%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American9140.37%
Argentinean780.03%
Bolivian950.04%
Chilean520.02%
Colombian3060.12%
Ecuadorian690.03%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1150.05%
Uruguayan270.01%
Venezuelan1720.07%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,2530.91%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Laotian1,4760.60%
Chinese1,2370.50%
Indian5580.23%
Filipino5350.22%
Hmong4720.19%
Vietnamese4200.17%
Japanese3120.13%
Bangladeshi1760.07%
Korean1390.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English190,97682.4%
Spanish28,73812.4%
Other Asian7,4343.2%
Other Indo-European1,0170.4%
Chinese9780.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun6050.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic4260.2%
German, other Germanic3220.1%
Tagalog2880.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English27,52611.1%
German26,45810.7%
Irish23,3769.5%
American12,5115.1%
European6,2832.5%
Scottish5,9732.4%
Italian5,7882.3%
French4,4491.8%
Polish2,7711.1%
Scotch-Irish2,7111.1%
Dutch2,5341.0%
British2,2260.9%
Welsh1,6790.7%
Norwegian1,6220.7%
Swedish1,4980.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen226,90791.7%
Not a citizen20,4248.3%
Native219,12688.6%
Foreign-born28,20511.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington County, AR

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
10,710 7.1%8,947 5.9%41,829 27.7%37,611 24.9%30,466 20.1%21,649 14.3%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 10,710 7.1%
9-12 Years 8,947 5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 41,829 27.7%
Some College 37,611 24.9%
Bach. Degree 30,466 20.1%
Grad Degree 21,649 14.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Washington County, AR

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 61,339 59,025 2,314 3.8% 6.8%
1991 62,662 60,227 2,435 3.9% 7.3%
1992 64,376 62,013 2,363 3.7% 7.0%
1993 66,955 64,930 2,025 3.0% 6.1%
1994 70,561 68,731 1,830 2.6% 5.4%
1995 73,058 71,246 1,812 2.5% 4.9%
1996 74,316 72,201 2,115 2.8% 5.2%
1997 74,875 72,525 2,350 3.1% 5.1%
1998 77,020 74,610 2,410 3.1% 5.1%
1999 78,728 76,722 2,006 2.5% 4.5%
2000 82,281 79,877 2,404 2.9% 4.2%
2001 85,287 82,757 2,530 3.0% 4.8%
2002 89,141 86,227 2,914 3.3% 5.3%
2003 91,258 87,837 3,421 3.7% 5.8%
2004 94,439 90,887 3,552 3.8% 5.6%
2005 99,971 96,587 3,384 3.4% 5.3%
2006 101,706 97,970 3,736 3.7% 5.2%
2007 103,418 99,365 4,053 3.9% 5.4%
2008 102,564 98,272 4,292 4.2% 5.4%
2009 99,100 92,956 6,144 6.2% 7.7%
2010 102,805 96,374 6,431 6.3% 7.9%
2011 104,405 98,139 6,266 6.0% 7.9%
2012 105,913 100,201 5,712 5.4% 7.3%
2013 107,521 101,904 5,617 5.2% 7.1%
2014 111,044 106,301 4,743 4.3% 5.9%
2015 115,733 111,702 4,031 3.5% 5.0%
2016 118,574 115,300 3,274 2.8% 4.0%
2017 120,838 117,676 3,162 2.6% 3.7%
2018 122,567 119,377 3,190 2.6% 3.7%
2019 124,929 121,868 3,061 2.5% 3.5%
2020 126,141 120,346 5,795 4.6% 6.1%
2021 127,763 124,018 3,745 2.9% 4.1%
2022 134,071 130,955 3,116 2.3% 3.3%
2023 136,783 133,649 3,134 2.3% 3.3%
2024 135,453 131,814 3,639 2.7% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com