Pocahontas

Population: 7,475
Median household income: $42,829
Median home value: $107,500

Pocahontas is a community in Randolph County, Arkansas, home to 7,475 residents. The median household income of $42,829 is below the Randolph County median ($52,838).

From 2019 to 2023, Pocahontas's population grew 14.5% from 6,528 to 7,475, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $80,100 to $107,500.

Households average 2.53 people. The median gross rent is $721.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,475
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $42,829
Median home value: $107,500
Median gross rent: $721
Housing units: 3,259
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,5287,475

Median household income

$34,628$42,829

Median home value

$80,100$107,500

Median gross rent

$620$721

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,528	$34,628	$80,100	$620
2020	6,582	$42,400	$78,400	$658
2021	7,269	$35,691	$90,700	$698
2022	7,384	$38,912	$99,600	$715
2023	7,475	$42,829	$107,500	$721

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	670	9.0%
5 to 17	1,311	17.5%
18 to 24	521	7.0%
25 to 34	1,150	15.4%
35 to 44	949	12.7%
45 to 54	698	9.3%
55 to 64	719	9.6%
65 to 74	742	9.9%
75 and over	715	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,259	83.7%
Black or African American	117	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.2%
Asian	64	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	460	6.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	478	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	83	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate45.3%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	668	13.4%
High school graduate	2,254	45.3%
Some college or associate's	1,344	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	382	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	325	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,194	81.0%
Carpooled	369	13.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	134	4.9%
Other means	3	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,441	56.0%
15 to 29 min	609	23.7%
30 to 44 min	104	4.0%
45 to 59 min	272	10.6%
60+ min	149	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 24.2% (1,731 of 7,158)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,598	56.3%
Nonfamily households	1,242	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,840	87.1%
Vacant	419	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,715	60.4%
Renter-occupied	1,125	39.6%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,524	77.4%
1-unit, attached	78	2.4%
2 to 4 units	503	15.4%
5 to 19 units	33	1.0%
20 or more units	33	1.0%
Mobile home & other	88	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0556540
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 36.2634, -90.9712