Arkansas People

People in Arkansas

The population in Arkansas is 2,977,944. There are 57 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Arkansas is 37.6, the US median age is 37.4. The number of people per household in Arkansas is 2.5, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Arkansas

- 53.2% are married
- 13.0% are divorced
- 29.4% are married with children
- 17.6% have children, but are single

Race in Arkansas

- 73.9% are white
- 15.5% are black
- 1.3% are asian
- 0.6% are native american
- 0.1% claim Other
- 6.7% claim Hispanic Ethnicity

ESTIMATED TOTAL POPULATION BY AGE

PEOPLE	Arkansas, Arkansas	United States
Population	2,977,944	321,004,407
Population - 2010	2,872,684	308,745,538
Population - 2000	2,673,400	285,036,114
Population - 1990	2,347,556	251,960,433
Pop. 1990 to Now	26.85%	27.40%
Pop. 2000 to Now	11.39%	12.62%
Pop. Density	57	91
Land Area	52,035	3,531,905
Water Area	1,143	264,837
Median Age	37.9	37.8
Female Population	50.92%	50.77%
Male Population	49.08%	49.23%
RACE
White	73.01%	61.46%
Black	15.36%	12.29%
Asian	1.41%	5.29%
Native American	0.57%	0.65%
Hawaiian, Pacific Islander	0.23%	0.16%
Other	0.00144	0.00223
Two or More Races	2.11%	2.32%
Hispanic	7.16%	17.60%
FAMILY
Households	1,147,291	118,825,921
Family Households	760,300	78,298,703
Non Family Households	386,991	40,527,218
Household Size	2.52	2.63
Married Population	52.41%	50.21%
Single Population	47.59%	49.80%
Now Married	50.05%	48.18%
Married but Separated	2.36%	2.02%
Never Married	27.61%	33.11%
Widowed	6.90%	5.83%
Divorced	13.08%	10.85%
Married, w/children	29.74%	31.13%
Married, no children	43.70%	42.26%
Single, w/children	17.23%	16.35%
Single, no children	9.34%	10.27%

PEOPLE STATS MAP

Population

Population Density (per sq. mile)

Median Age (US Avg: 37.4)

Percent Female (US Avg: 50.8%)

Population Change (since 2000)

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Reviews for Arkansas 28 Reviews

Depends on where you live - 4/4/2017
I live in a small town at the very edge of Little Rock and I love where I live. Having said that, there are places in Arkansas (especially in LR) that I would not live,... Read More

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School Districts - 1/6/2016
I am seeing some reviews that Arkansas is the worst place to be for jobs, and out of all the cities Springdale is the absolute worse, the school district is made up of... Read More

James | Fayetteville, AR | Reply | No Replies

Ozark Mountains of Arkansas - 8/27/2015
The Ozark Mountains are incredibly beautiful with abundant wildlife, rivers, creeks and lakes.... Read More

Ronda | Batesville, AR | Reply | No Replies

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