Arkansas Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	2,673,400	100.0

Male	1,304,693	48.8
Female	1,368,707	51.2

Under 5 years	181,585	6.8
5 to 9 years	187,224	7.0
10 to 14 years	192,935	7.2
15 to 19 years	198,765	7.4
20 to 24 years	181,598	6.8
25 to 34 years	352,845	13.2
35 to 44 years	398,127	14.9
45 to 54 years	349,519	13.1
55 to 59 years	139,393	5.2
60 to 64 years	117,390	4.4
65 to 74 years	198,334	7.4
75 to 84 years	129,193	4.8
85 years and over	46,492	1.7

Median age (years)	36.0	(X)

18 years and over	1,993,031	74.6
Male	955,418	35.7
Female	1,037,613	38.8
21 years and over	1,873,359	70.1
62 years and over	442,588	16.6
65 years and over	374,019	14.0
Male	154,428	5.8
Female	219,591	8.2

RACE
One race	2,637,656	98.7
White	2,138,598	80.0
Black or African American	418,950	15.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	17,808	0.7
Asian	20,220	0.8
Asian Indian	3,104	0.1
Chinese	3,126	0.1
Filipino	2,489	0.1
Japanese	1,036	0.0
Korean	1,550	0.1
Vietnamese	3,974	0.1
Other Asian ¹	4,941	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,668	0.1
Native Hawaiian	295	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	231	0.0
Samoan	176	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	966	0.0
Some other race	40,412	1.5
Two or more races	35,744	1.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	2,170,534	81.2
Black or African American	427,152	16.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	37,002	1.4
Asian	25,401	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,129	0.1
Some other race	48,267	1.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	2,673,400	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	86,866	3.2
Mexican	61,204	2.3
Puerto Rican	2,473	0.1
Cuban	950	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	22,239	0.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,586,534	96.8
White alone	2,100,135	78.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	2,673,400	100.0
In households	2,599,492	97.2
Householder	1,042,696	39.0
Spouse	566,401	21.2
Child	759,757	28.4
Own child under 18 years	601,711	22.5
Other relatives	131,635	4.9
Under 18 years	62,167	2.3
Nonrelatives	99,003	3.7
Unmarried partner	40,543	1.5
In group quarters	73,908	2.8
Institutionalized population	45,152	1.7
Noninstitutionalized population	28,756	1.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	1,042,696	100.0
Family households (families)	732,261	70.2
With own children under 18 years	334,604	32.1
Married-couple family	566,401	54.3
With own children under 18 years	237,174	22.7
Female householder, no husband present	126,561	12.1
With own children under 18 years	76,774	7.4
Nonfamily households	310,435	29.8
Householder living alone	266,585	25.6
Householder 65 years and over	108,644	10.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	371,331	35.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	263,521	25.3

Average household size	2.49	(X)
Average family size	2.99	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	1,173,043	100.0
Occupied housing units	1,042,696	88.9
Vacant housing units	130,347	11.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	29,012	2.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,042,696	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	723,535	69.4
Renter-occupied housing units	319,161	30.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.54	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.40	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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