Jefferson County vs Pope County

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson County and Pope County: population, income, housing, and more.

Jefferson County and Pope County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson County has the higher population (65,780 vs 63,830 in Pope County). Pope County has the higher median household income ($54,606 vs $48,552 in Jefferson County). Pope County has the higher median home value ($161,700 vs $106,000 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Pope County
Population	65,780	63,830
Median age	39.5 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,552	$54,606
Median home value	$106,000	$161,700
Median gross rent	$849	$855
Housing units	30,710	27,033
Homeownership rate	63.2%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Pope County
Population	69,282 → 65,780 (-5.1%)	63,761 → 63,830 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$40,726 → $48,552 (+19.2%)	$43,462 → $54,606 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $106,000 (+26.9%)	$126,400 → $161,700 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $849 (+14.7%)	$681 → $855 (+25.6%)

Jefferson County

Population

69,28265,780

Median household income

$40,726$48,552

Median home value

$83,500$106,000

Median gross rent

$740$849

Pope County

Population

63,76163,830

Median household income

$43,462$54,606

Median home value

$126,400$161,700

Median gross rent

$681$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	Pope County
Under 5	5.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	11.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.2%
75 and over	7.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Pope County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	81.3%
Black or African American	56.1%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Pope County
No high school diploma	11.4%	14.0%
High school graduate	41.1%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Pope County
Drove alone	85.0%	80.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	10.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.3%
Walked	1.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	4.3%
Other means	0.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Pope County
1-unit, detached	70.9%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	4.9%
20 or more units	3.7%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Pope County
Poverty rate	20.6%	17.6%
Average household size	2.47	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1976	1988