Randolph County, Arkansas

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,733
Median household income: $52,838
Median home value: $118,100

Home to 18,733 residents, Randolph County is one of Arkansas's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $52,838 runs below the Arkansas figure of $58,773.

From 2019 to 2023, Randolph County's population grew 5.9% from 17,695 to 18,733, while its median household income rose 42.0% from $37,218 to $52,838.

77.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,733
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,838
Median home value: $118,100
Median gross rent: $671
Housing units: 8,620
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,69518,733

Median household income

$37,218$52,838

Median home value

$87,200$118,100

Median gross rent

$619$671

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,695	$37,218	$87,200	$619
2020	17,934	$42,844	$92,500	$637
2021	18,442	$42,225	$96,500	$661
2022	18,619	$45,993	$110,700	$674
2023	18,733	$52,838	$118,100	$671

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,202	6.4%
5 to 17	3,362	17.9%
18 to 24	1,392	7.4%
25 to 34	2,313	12.3%
35 to 44	2,183	11.7%
45 to 54	2,175	11.6%
55 to 64	2,464	13.2%
65 to 74	2,031	10.8%
75 and over	1,611	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,760	89.5%
Black or African American	212	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.2%
Asian	74	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	466	2.5%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	702	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	461	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,782	13.9%
High school graduate	5,182	40.6%
Some college or associate's	3,963	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,093	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	757	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,998	83.4%
Carpooled	834	11.6%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	46	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	303	4.2%
Other means	12	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,505	36.4%
15 to 29 min	2,187	31.7%
30 to 44 min	1,100	16.0%
45 to 59 min	586	8.5%
60+ min	513	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 21.1% (3,879 of 18,357)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,626	65.4%
Nonfamily households	2,445	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,071	82.0%
Vacant	1,549	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,178	73.2%
Renter-occupied	1,893	26.8%

1-unit, detached77.7%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other13.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,699	77.7%
1-unit, attached	90	1.0%
2 to 4 units	584	6.8%
5 to 19 units	48	0.6%
20 or more units	38	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,161	13.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 05121
State: Arkansas
Land area: 652 sq mi
Water area: 4 sq mi
Center point: 36.3413, -91.0284