Blytheville

Population: 13,026
Median household income: $49,928
Median home value: $101,200

Located in Mississippi County, Arkansas, Blytheville is a community with a population of 13,026. At $49,928, its median household income sits below Mississippi County's $53,428.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blytheville's population declined 7.0% from 14,011 to 13,026, while its median home value rose 27.5% from $79,400 to $101,200.

15.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,026
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $49,928
Median home value: $101,200
Median gross rent: $789
Housing units: 7,085
Homeownership rate: 53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,01113,026

Median household income

$38,765$49,928

Median home value

$79,400$101,200

Median gross rent

$639$789

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,011	$38,765	$79,400	$639
2020	13,735	$40,329	$81,900	$665
2021	13,559	$43,191	$89,200	$676
2022	13,276	$45,746	$104,800	$758
2023	13,026	$49,928	$101,200	$789

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	937	7.2%
5 to 17	2,446	18.8%
18 to 24	771	5.9%
25 to 34	1,818	14.0%
35 to 44	1,722	13.2%
45 to 54	1,323	10.2%
55 to 64	1,786	13.7%
65 to 74	1,445	11.1%
75 and over	778	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,514	34.7%
Black or African American	7,575	58.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	22	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	98	0.8%
Two or more races	188	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	629	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate42.1%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,047	11.8%
High school graduate	3,735	42.1%
Some college or associate's	2,693	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	784	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	613	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,618	81.4%
Carpooled	880	15.5%
Public transit	9	0.2%
Walked	7	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	103	1.8%
Other means	59	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,319	59.6%
15 to 29 min	1,768	31.7%
30 to 44 min	389	7.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	97	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 22.4% (2,869 of 12,798)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,286	60.2%
Nonfamily households	2,173	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,459	77.1%
Vacant	1,626	22.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,931	53.7%
Renter-occupied	2,528	46.3%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units20.7%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,526	63.9%
1-unit, attached	230	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1,469	20.7%
5 to 19 units	750	10.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	110	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0507330
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 35.9341, -89.9051