Pope County, Arkansas

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 63,830
Median household income: $54,606
Median home value: $161,700

Pope County, Arkansas counts 63,830 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $54,606 runs below the Arkansas figure of $58,773.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pope County's population held roughly steady from 63,761 to 63,830, while its median household income rose 25.6% from $43,462 to $54,606.

72.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 63,830
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $54,606
Median home value: $161,700
Median gross rent: $855
Housing units: 27,033
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

63,76163,830

Median household income

$43,462$54,606

Median home value

$126,400$161,700

Median gross rent

$681$855

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	63,761	$43,462	$126,400	$681
2020	63,926	$46,004	$129,000	$698
2021	63,234	$47,322	$132,400	$745
2022	63,475	$51,678	$152,000	$810
2023	63,830	$54,606	$161,700	$855

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,847	6.0%
5 to 17	10,950	17.2%
18 to 24	7,533	11.8%
25 to 34	8,286	13.0%
35 to 44	7,607	11.9%
45 to 54	7,324	11.5%
55 to 64	7,991	12.5%
65 to 74	5,901	9.2%
75 and over	4,391	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	51,884	81.3%
Black or African American	1,419	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	135	0.2%
Asian	614	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	38	0.1%
Some other race	146	0.2%
Two or more races	2,811	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,783	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,819	14.0%
High school graduate	14,526	35.0%
Some college or associate's	10,931	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	6,708	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,516	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,090	80.9%
Carpooled	2,926	10.7%
Public transit	78	0.3%
Walked	528	1.9%
Bicycle	12	0.0%
Worked from home	1,161	4.3%
Other means	499	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,165	42.7%
15 to 29 min	9,372	35.9%
30 to 44 min	3,274	12.5%
45 to 59 min	837	3.2%
60+ min	1,485	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 17.6% (10,633 of 60,583)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,970	66.3%
Nonfamily households	8,103	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,073	89.1%
Vacant	2,960	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,148	71.2%
Renter-occupied	6,925	28.8%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other13.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,680	72.8%
1-unit, attached	240	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1,708	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1,324	4.9%
20 or more units	428	1.6%
Mobile home & other	3,653	13.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 05115
State: Arkansas
Land area: 811 sq mi
Water area: 20 sq mi
Center point: 35.4566, -93.0268