Demographics of Columbia County, Arkansas

Columbia County, Arkansas had 21,894 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −853 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.

Columbia County, in four figures

21,894
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.7%
Change since July 2020: −853 people.; 34.2 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,334 ±$6,938
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.

Columbia County, Arkansas's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Columbia 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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Columbia County, Arkansas's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Columbia 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	22,747	100.0	100.0
2021	22,471	98.8	100.2
2022	22,313	98.1	100.7
2023	22,192	97.6	101.6
2024	22,014	96.8	102.5
2025	21,894	96.3	103.1

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Population of Columbia 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	22,747	−53	−22	0	−33
2021	22,471	−276	−99	+6	−180
2022	22,313	−158	−36	+27	−140
2023	22,192	−121	−89	+16	−42
2024	22,014	−178	−43	+14	−150
2025	21,894	−120	−59	+2	−64

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.2 ±0.7: for men 32.1 ±1.2 and for women 35.9 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Columbia County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,340 ±63	6.0% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,456 ±289	15.5% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,576 ±397	16.0% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,199 ±394	23.3% ±1.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,873 ±304	21.8% ±1.4	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,905 ±342	17.5% ±1.5	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,334 ±$6,938, and income per person $27,130 ±$2,348, 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 Columbia County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	2,303 ±389	27.4% ±4.5	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,737 ±336	20.7% ±3.9	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,432 ±272	17.0% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	983 ±256	11.7% ±3.0	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,126 ±211	13.4% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	422 ±136	5.0% ±1.6	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	406 ±169	4.8% ±2.0	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 Columbia County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	4,281 ±574	21.1% ±2.8	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,649 ±279	35.3% ±5.1	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,858 ±316	17.5% ±2.9	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	774 ±190	15.6% ±3.7	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Columbia County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Columbia County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	11,030 ±53	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.2% ±3.0	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.8% ±2.8	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.7% ±2.4	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.3% ±3.7	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,100 ±$20,215	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$649 ±$67	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±3	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 Columbia County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	774 ±0	3.5% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,997 ±59	58.2% ±0.3	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,687 ±204	34.4% ±0.9	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	17 to 163	0.1% to 0.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 54	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	764 ±239	3.4% ±1.1	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 Columbia County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	15,391 ±622	68.9% ±2.8	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,538 ±655	29.3% ±2.9	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 99	0.1% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	362 ±174	1.6% ±0.8	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	27 to 113	0.1% to 0.5%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	121 to 463	0.5% to 2.1%	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%.

Columbia County among the counties of Arkansas

27th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Columbia County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Conway County	21,393	+3.2%
Clark County	20,938	−2.2%

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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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026