Demographics of Cleburne County, Arkansas

Cleburne County, Arkansas had 25,672 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +960 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.

Cleburne County, in four figures

25,672
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.9%
Change since July 2020: +960 people.; 49.5 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,798 ±$2,882
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.

Cleburne County, Arkansas's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cleburne 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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Cleburne County, Arkansas's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cleburne 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	24,712	100.0	100.0
2021	25,012	101.2	100.2
2022	25,256	102.2	100.7
2023	25,478	103.1	101.6
2024	25,641	103.8	102.5
2025	25,672	103.9	103.1

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Population of Cleburne 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	24,712	−5	−40	0	+33
2021	25,012	+300	−262	−1	+581
2022	25,256	+244	−234	−3	+456
2023	25,478	+222	−178	−3	+399
2024	25,641	+163	−190	+15	+336
2025	25,672	+31	−195	+1	+223

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.5 ±0.3: for men 49.0 ±0.5 and for women 50.8 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cleburne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,133 ±83	4.5% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,680 ±258	14.6% ±1.0	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,597 ±212	6.3% ±0.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,120 ±306	20.3% ±1.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,786 ±370	26.9% ±1.5	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,910 ±424	27.4% ±1.7	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,798 ±$2,882, and income per person $32,216 ±$2,877, 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 Cleburne County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	2,296 ±344	21.8% ±3.2	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,373 ±316	22.6% ±2.9	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,263 ±277	21.5% ±2.5	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,417 ±224	13.5% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,281 ±230	12.2% ±2.1	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	430 ±123	4.1% ±1.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	462 ±203	4.4% ±1.9	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 Cleburne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	3,449 ±547	13.9% ±2.2	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	839 ±210	17.9% ±4.2	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,658 ±369	14.5% ±3.1	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	952 ±214	11.0% ±2.4	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cleburne County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cleburne County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	15,667 ±73	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	67.2% ±2.4	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	32.8% ±2.3	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.6% ±2.0	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.4% ±2.5	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$179,800 ±$12,705	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$859 ±$37	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±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 Cleburne County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	747 ±0	3.0% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,078 ±275	91.5% ±1.1	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	24 to 122	0.1% to 0.5%	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2 to 98	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	50 to 156	0.2% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 299	0% to 1.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,032 ±196	4.1% ±0.8	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 Cleburne County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	15,518 ±610	61.5% ±2.4	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,416 ±622	37.3% ±2.5	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	32 to 114	0.1% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	104 to 334	0.4% to 1.3%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9 to 105	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	59 to 265	0.2% to 1.1%	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%.

Cleburne County among the counties of Arkansas

25th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Cleburne County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Mississippi County	37,828	−6.7%
Union County	36,926	−5.2%
Hot Spring County	33,451	+1.1%
Carroll County	29,263	+3.6%
Johnson County	26,225	+2.0%
Cleburne County	25,672	+3.9%
Poinsett County	22,483	−2.0%
Columbia County	21,894	−3.7%
St. Francis County	21,800	−5.3%
Ouachita County	21,731	−3.9%
Logan County	21,633	+2.5%

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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