Demographics of Conway County, Arkansas

Conway County, Arkansas had 21,393 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +660 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.

Conway County, in four figures

21,393
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +660 people.; 42.2 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,187 ±$4,578
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.

Conway County, Arkansas's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Conway 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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Conway County, Arkansas's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Conway 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	20,733	100.0	100.0
2021	20,909	100.8	100.2
2022	21,088	101.7	100.7
2023	21,087	101.7	101.6
2024	21,388	103.2	102.5
2025	21,393	103.2	103.1

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Population of Conway 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	20,733	+23	−13	0	+34
2021	20,909	+176	−99	+11	+261
2022	21,088	+179	−58	+28	+210
2023	21,087	−1	−128	+17	+111
2024	21,388	+301	−98	+16	+384
2025	21,393	+5	−101	+1	+105

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.2 ±0.7: for men 41.6 ±1.1 and for women 42.9 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Conway County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,146 ±98	5.4% ±0.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,612 ±332	17.2% ±1.6	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,670 ±304	7.9% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,718 ±310	22.4% ±1.5	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,750 ±346	27.3% ±1.6	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,158 ±360	19.7% ±1.7	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,187 ±$4,578, and income per person $27,212 ±$1,883, 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 Conway County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	2,100 ±360	25.4% ±4.3	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,738 ±275	21.0% ±3.3	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,634 ±252	19.7% ±3.0	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,011 ±167	12.2% ±2.0	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,107 ±222	13.4% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	485 ±182	5.9% ±2.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	204 ±98	2.5% ±1.2	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 Conway County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	4,112 ±698	19.7% ±3.3	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,340 ±326	28.6% ±6.2	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,029 ±368	18.9% ±3.3	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	743 ±227	13.7% ±4.1	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Conway County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Conway County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	9,703 ±22	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.3% ±2.5	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.7% ±2.5	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.1% ±3.7	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.9% ±3.8	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,100 ±$9,400	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$755 ±$38	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 Conway County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,000 ±0	4.7% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,724 ±107	79.4% ±0.5	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,412 ±200	11.5% ±0.9	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 111	0% to 0.5%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	41 to 139	0.2% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 118	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	715 ±224	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 Conway County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	15,892 ±523	75.5% ±2.5	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,724 ±492	22.4% ±2.3	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	9 to 75	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	396 ±115	1.9% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9 to 99	< 0.1% to 0.5%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	342 ±113	1.6% ±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%.

Conway County among the counties of Arkansas

31st of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Conway County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Yell County	19,956	−1.3%
Polk County	19,486	+1.6%
Hempstead County	19,080	−4.6%
Randolph County	18,876	+1.5%

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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