Pine Bluff

Population: 40,436
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $86,400

Pine Bluff, a community in Jefferson County, Arkansas, has 40,436 residents. At $41,250, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $48,552.

From 2019 to 2023, Pine Bluff's population declined 6.2% from 43,091 to 40,436, while its median home value rose 14.4% from $75,500 to $86,400.

84.2% of workers drive to work alone. 72.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,436
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $86,400
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 19,296
Homeownership rate: 53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,09140,436

Median household income

$34,723$41,250

Median home value

$75,500$86,400

Median gross rent

$727$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,091	$34,723	$75,500	$727
2020	42,323	$34,410	$74,900	$734
2021	41,964	$36,940	$78,500	$764
2022	41,172	$39,411	$88,700	$819
2023	40,436	$41,250	$86,400	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,627	6.5%
5 to 17	6,524	16.1%
18 to 24	4,629	11.4%
25 to 34	5,510	13.6%
35 to 44	5,094	12.6%
45 to 54	4,295	10.6%
55 to 64	5,300	13.1%
65 to 74	3,851	9.5%
75 and over	2,606	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,974	17.2%
Black or African American	31,200	77.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.0%
Asian	274	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	137	0.3%
Some other race	42	0.1%
Two or more races	1,050	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	742	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,378	12.7%
High school graduate	10,424	39.1%
Some college or associate's	7,248	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,978	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,628	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,814	84.2%
Carpooled	982	6.4%
Public transit	174	1.1%
Walked	217	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	979	6.4%
Other means	59	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,489	38.5%
15 to 29 min	6,384	44.8%
30 to 44 min	934	6.6%
45 to 59 min	775	5.4%
60+ min	664	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 25.8% (9,306 of 36,090)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,709	59.2%
Nonfamily households	5,994	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,703	76.2%
Vacant	4,593	23.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,837	53.3%
Renter-occupied	6,866	46.7%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,886	72.0%
1-unit, attached	134	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1,372	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1,981	10.3%
20 or more units	1,061	5.5%
Mobile home & other	862	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0555310
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 44 sq mi
Water area: 2.2 sq mi
Center point: 34.2116, -92.0176