Hempstead County, Arkansas

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,778
Median household income: $47,654
Median home value: $100,200

Hempstead County, Arkansas counts 19,778 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $47,654, its median household income sits below Arkansas's $58,773.

From 2019 to 2023, Hempstead County's population declined 9.4% from 21,842 to 19,778, while its median household income rose 11.2% from $42,860 to $47,654.

The median resident is 41.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,778
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,654
Median home value: $100,200
Median gross rent: $781
Housing units: 9,638
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,84219,778

Median household income

$42,860$47,654

Median home value

$81,100$100,200

Median gross rent

$694$781

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,842	$42,860	$81,100	$694
2020	21,695	$45,484	$87,700	$681
2021	20,352	$43,592	$93,000	$709
2022	20,037	$45,049	$104,700	$764
2023	19,778	$47,654	$100,200	$781

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,290	6.5%
5 to 17	3,761	19.0%
18 to 24	1,497	7.6%
25 to 34	2,182	11.0%
35 to 44	2,202	11.1%
45 to 54	2,427	12.3%
55 to 64	2,727	13.8%
65 to 74	2,143	10.8%
75 and over	1,549	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,269	51.9%
Black or African American	5,878	29.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.3%
Asian	105	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.1%
Two or more races	486	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,955	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,192	16.6%
High school graduate	5,225	39.5%
Some college or associate's	3,882	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,200	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	731	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.6%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,410	85.6%
Carpooled	793	10.6%
Public transit	24	0.3%
Walked	29	0.4%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	191	2.6%
Other means	39	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,564	35.1%
15 to 29 min	2,462	33.7%
30 to 44 min	1,147	15.7%
45 to 59 min	784	10.7%
60+ min	340	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 19.0% (3,702 of 19,495)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,690	62.9%
Nonfamily households	2,764	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,454	77.3%
Vacant	2,184	22.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,190	69.6%
Renter-occupied	2,264	30.4%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other22.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,652	69.0%
1-unit, attached	4	0.0%
2 to 4 units	471	4.9%
5 to 19 units	224	2.3%
20 or more units	79	0.8%
Mobile home & other	2,208	22.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 05057
State: Arkansas
Land area: 727 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 33.7360, -93.6644