Demographics of Craighead County, Arkansas

Craighead County, Arkansas had 116,957 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,333 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.

Craighead County, in four figures

116,957
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.8%
Change since July 2020: +5,333 people.; 34.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,548 ±$3,493
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.

Craighead County, Arkansas's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Craighead 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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Craighead County, Arkansas's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Craighead 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	111,624	100.0	100.0
2021	111,720	100.1	100.2
2022	112,808	101.1	100.7
2023	114,216	102.3	101.6
2024	116,378	104.3	102.5
2025	116,957	104.8	103.1

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Population of Craighead 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	111,624	+382	+94	+4	+275
2021	111,720	+96	+272	+35	−261
2022	112,808	+1,088	+361	+85	+686
2023	114,216	+1,408	+334	+64	+1,002
2024	116,378	+2,162	+433	+382	+1,344
2025	116,957	+579	+464	+167	−64

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.5 ±0.2: for men 33.4 ±0.3 and for women 36.1 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Craighead County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	7,526 ±63	6.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,027 ±859	18.6% ±0.8	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,148 ±796	10.7% ±0.7	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	32,143 ±864	28.4% ±0.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	24,682 ±811	21.8% ±0.7	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,723 ±908	13.9% ±0.8	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,548 ±$3,493, and income per person $33,774 ±$1,464, 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 Craighead County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	9,419 ±903	21.2% ±2.0	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	9,774 ±924	22.0% ±2.1	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,808 ±803	17.6% ±1.8	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,746 ±623	10.7% ±1.4	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,662 ±828	15.0% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,905 ±405	6.5% ±0.9	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,123 ±470	7.0% ±1.1	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 Craighead County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	22,019 ±2,085	20.1% ±1.9	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	8,060 ±908	29.0% ±2.9	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11,299 ±1,248	18.7% ±2.0	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,660 ±445	12.6% ±2.0	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Craighead County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Craighead County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	48,885 ±52	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±1.3	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.1% ±1.3	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.1% ±1.4	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.9% ±1.8	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$210,400 ±$6,913	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$958 ±$24	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±1	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 Craighead County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,146 ±0	6.3% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	80,158 ±662	70.8% ±0.6	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	18,846 ±602	16.6% ±0.5	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,404 ±182	1.2% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	193 ±69	0.2% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	160 to 626	0.1% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,078 ±924	4.5% ±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 Craighead County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	78,525 ±1,591	69.3% ±1.4	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	30,068 ±1,629	26.6% ±1.4	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	416 ±167	0.4% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,240 ±463	3.7% ±0.4	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,455 ±305	1.3% ±0.3	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,785 ±485	2.5% ±0.4	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Craighead County among the counties of Arkansas

7th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Craighead County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Benton County	332,554	+16.0%
Washington County	271,213	+9.9%
Faulkner County	133,979	+8.2%
Saline County	133,288	+7.6%
Sebastian County	130,641	+2.2%
Craighead County	116,957	+4.8%
Garland County	99,695	−0.6%
White County	80,085	+4.2%
Lonoke County	76,664	+3.5%
Pope County	64,976	+2.5%
Jefferson County	62,987	−5.7%

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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