Demographics of Bradley County, Arkansas

Bradley County, Arkansas had 9,828 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −673 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bradley County, in four figures

9,828
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.4%
Change since July 2020: −673 people.; 39.0 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,476 ±$7,612
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bradley County, Arkansas's population shrank 6.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bradley County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bradley County, Arkansas's population shrank 6.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bradley County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,501	100.0	100.0
2021	10,338	98.4	100.2
2022	10,168	96.8	100.7
2023	10,142	96.6	101.6
2024	9,997	95.2	102.5
2025	9,828	93.6	103.1

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Population of Bradley County, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	10,501	−51	−17	0	−33
2021	10,338	−163	−67	−1	−96
2022	10,168	−170	−35	+3	−139
2023	10,142	−26	−44	+41	−21
2024	9,997	−145	−26	+8	−127
2025	9,828	−169	−26	−9	−132

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±2.6: for men 38.2 ±1.5 and for women 40.6 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bradley County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	606 ±146	5.9% ±1.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,899 ±247	18.6% ±2.4	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	825 ±162	8.1% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,456 ±260	24.1% ±2.6	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,487 ±230	24.4% ±2.2	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,935 ±217	19.0% ±2.1	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,476 ±$7,612, and income per person $27,130 ±$3,011, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bradley County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,288 ±207	34.3% ±5.3	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	785 ±190	20.9% ±5.0	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	503 ±131	13.4% ±3.4	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	454 ±135	12.1% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	469 ±134	12.5% ±3.5	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	192 ±87	5.1% ±2.3	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	20 to 102	0.5% to 2.7%	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bradley County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	2,008 ±301	19.9% ±3.0	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	498 ±141	20.1% ±5.2	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	964 ±163	18.9% ±3.1	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	546 ±126	21.6% ±4.6	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bradley County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bradley County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	5,060 ±29	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.2% ±3.2	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.8% ±3.2	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.0% ±3.9	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.0% ±4.0	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$94,800 ±$16,147	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$689 ±$67	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bradley County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,628 ±0	15.9% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,499 ±24	53.9% ±0.2	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,647 ±179	25.9% ±1.8	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 110	0% to 1.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	362 ±163	3.5% ±1.6	6.3% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bradley County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	7,483 ±262	73.3% ±2.6	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,109 ±353	20.7% ±3.5	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	607 ±199	5.9% ±1.9	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20 to 144	0.2% to 1.4%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	525 ±182	5.1% ±1.8	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bradley County among the counties of Arkansas

62nd of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Bradley County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Little River County	11,763	−1.8%
Perry County	10,309	+3.1%
Desha County	9,984	−11.8%
Scott County	9,965	+1.4%
Pike County	9,964	−1.9%
Bradley County	9,828	−6.4%
Chicot County	9,107	−10.3%
Montgomery County	8,579	+1.1%
Lee County	8,029	−6.4%
Nevada County	7,942	−4.1%
Prairie County	7,923	−3.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026