Demographics of Cleveland County, Arkansas

Cleveland County, Arkansas had 7,224 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −327 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.

Cleveland County, in four figures

7,224
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.3%
Change since July 2020: −327 people.; 44.1 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,794 ±$5,975
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.

Cleveland County, Arkansas's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cleveland 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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Cleveland County, Arkansas's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cleveland 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	7,551	100.0	100.0
2021	7,487	99.2	100.2
2022	7,468	98.9	100.7
2023	7,388	97.8	101.6
2024	7,375	97.7	102.5
2025	7,224	95.7	103.1

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Population of Cleveland 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	7,551	+2	−12	0	+13
2021	7,487	−64	−61	0	−10
2022	7,468	−19	−56	+1	+39
2023	7,388	−80	−42	+1	−37
2024	7,375	−13	−53	+3	+38
2025	7,224	−151	−52	+3	−102

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±1.1: for men 43.2 ±2.6 and for women 44.8 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cleveland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	292 ±27	3.9% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,303 ±214	17.5% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	525 ±146	7.0% ±2.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,686 ±192	22.6% ±2.6	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,067 ±195	27.7% ±2.6	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,580 ±191	21.2% ±2.6	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,794 ±$5,975, and income per person $30,368 ±$3,232, 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 Cleveland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	700 ±166	23.9% ±5.5	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	651 ±150	22.2% ±5.0	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	468 ±108	16.0% ±3.6	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	351 ±104	12.0% ±3.5	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	414 ±100	14.1% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	207 ±69	7.1% ±2.3	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	66 to 214	2.3% to 7.3%	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 Cleveland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	1,163 ±279	15.8% ±3.8	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	327 ±137	20.6% ±8.2	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	510 ±162	13.8% ±4.3	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	326 ±118	15.7% ±5.5	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cleveland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cleveland County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	3,587 ±18	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.7% ±4.0	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.3% ±3.9	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.6% ±3.7	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.4% ±4.9	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$137,600 ±$15,333	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$536 ±$146	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±4	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 Cleveland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 229	0% to 3.1%	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,220 ±17	83.5% ±0.2	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	935 ±170	12.5% ±2.3	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 66	0% to 0.9%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	23 to 309	0.3% to 4.1%	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 Cleveland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	6,362 ±257	85.4% ±3.4	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,070 ±250	14.4% ±3.4	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 25	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 35	0% to 0.5%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 35	0% to 0.5%	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%.

Cleveland County among the counties of Arkansas

69th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Cleveland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Montgomery County	8,579	+1.1%
Lee County	8,029	−6.4%
Nevada County	7,942	−4.1%
Prairie County	7,923	−3.9%
Searcy County	7,848	< +0.1%
Cleveland County	7,224	−4.3%
Newton County	7,026	−2.3%
Monroe County	6,244	−7.8%
Dallas County	6,011	−6.7%
Lafayette County	5,888	−6.5%
Woodruff County	5,710	−8.2%

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026