Demographics of Crawford County, Arkansas

Crawford County, Arkansas had 62,657 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,493 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.

Crawford County, in four figures

62,657
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.1%
Change since July 2020: +2,493 people.; 39.2 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,132 ±$3,217
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.

Crawford County, Arkansas's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Crawford 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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Crawford County, Arkansas's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Crawford 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	60,164	100.0	100.0
2021	60,410	100.4	100.2
2022	61,068	101.5	100.7
2023	61,765	102.7	101.6
2024	62,256	103.5	102.5
2025	62,657	104.1	103.1

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Population of Crawford 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	60,164	+24	+4	+2	+3
2021	60,410	+246	−128	+63	+268
2022	61,068	+658	−145	+174	+643
2023	61,765	+697	−123	+82	+735
2024	62,256	+491	−94	+139	+444
2025	62,657	+401	−102	+90	+412

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.2 ±1.0: for men 38.7 ±0.6 and for women 39.9 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Crawford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	3,638 ±140	6.0% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,998 ±597	18.0% ±1.0	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,814 ±438	7.9% ±0.7	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,469 ±671	25.3% ±1.1	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,266 ±634	25.0% ±1.0	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,954 ±670	17.9% ±1.1	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,132 ±$3,217, and income per person $30,712 ±$1,532, 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 Crawford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	4,036 ±452	17.3% ±1.9	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,168 ±632	22.1% ±2.7	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,461 ±505	19.1% ±2.1	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,482 ±396	14.9% ±1.7	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,669 ±506	15.7% ±2.2	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,468 ±288	6.3% ±1.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,073 ±213	4.6% ±0.9	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 Crawford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	8,808 ±1,244	14.7% ±2.1	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,983 ±514	21.0% ±3.4	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,217 ±579	13.6% ±1.8	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,608 ±306	10.8% ±2.0	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Crawford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Crawford County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	25,621 ±53	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±1.4	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±1.4	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.5% ±2.3	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.5% ±2.7	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$182,800 ±$12,817	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$851 ±$30	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±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 Crawford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,251 ±0	8.6% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	48,484 ±675	79.3% ±1.1	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	789 ±207	1.3% ±0.3	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	692 ±170	1.1% ±0.3	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	484 ±156	0.8% ±0.3	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to < 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	210 to 714	0.3% to 1.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,973 ±654	8.1% ±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 Crawford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	39,338 ±1,032	64.3% ±1.7	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	18,786 ±1,064	30.7% ±1.7	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	344 ±123	0.6% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,671 ±428	4.4% ±0.7	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,473 ±361	2.4% ±0.6	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,198 ±309	2.0% ±0.5	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Crawford County among the counties of Arkansas

13th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Crawford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Crawford County	62,657	+4.1%
Greene County	47,411	+3.4%
Crittenden County	46,210	−3.9%
Baxter County	42,982	+3.1%
Miller County	42,357	−0.5%
Independence County	38,785	+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