Poinsett County, Arkansas

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 22,740
Median household income: $47,188
Median home value: $101,200

Home to 22,740 residents, Poinsett County is one of Arkansas's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $47,188, its median household income sits below Arkansas's $58,773.

Between 2019 and 2023, Poinsett County's population declined 4.8% from 23,896 to 22,740, while its median household income rose 15.3% from $40,921 to $47,188.

75.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,740
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $47,188
Median home value: $101,200
Median gross rent: $647
Housing units: 10,418
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,89622,740

Median household income

$40,921$47,188

Median home value

$78,800$101,200

Median gross rent

$603$647

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,896	$40,921	$78,800	$603
2020	23,747	$40,700	$81,200	$605
2021	23,212	$42,854	$82,000	$645
2022	22,997	$43,440	$93,900	$642
2023	22,740	$47,188	$101,200	$647

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,438	6.3%
5 to 17	4,046	17.8%
18 to 24	1,801	7.9%
25 to 34	2,805	12.3%
35 to 44	2,551	11.2%
45 to 54	2,891	12.7%
55 to 64	3,034	13.3%
65 to 74	2,453	10.8%
75 and over	1,721	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,241	84.6%
Black or African American	1,331	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	139	0.6%
Asian	5	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	1,164	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	840	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,729	17.7%
High school graduate	7,105	46.0%
Some college or associate's	3,778	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,309	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	534	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,497	82.5%
Carpooled	942	10.4%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	261	2.9%
Bicycle	18	0.2%
Worked from home	302	3.3%
Other means	60	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,910	33.1%
15 to 29 min	2,464	28.1%
30 to 44 min	2,277	25.9%
45 to 59 min	563	6.4%
60+ min	569	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 20.1% (4,466 of 22,259)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,461	60.5%
Nonfamily households	3,570	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,031	86.7%
Vacant	1,387	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,750	63.7%
Renter-occupied	3,281	36.3%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,815	75.0%
1-unit, attached	105	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1,024	9.8%
5 to 19 units	180	1.7%
20 or more units	125	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1,169	11.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 05111
State: Arkansas
Land area: 758 sq mi
Water area: 5.36 sq mi
Center point: 35.5689, -90.6811