Demographics of Lafayette County, Arkansas

Lafayette County, Arkansas had 5,888 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −406 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.

Lafayette County, in four figures

5,888
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.5%
Change since July 2020: −406 people.; 49.0 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,278 ±$8,386
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.

Lafayette County, Arkansas's population shrank 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lafayette 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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Lafayette County, Arkansas's population shrank 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lafayette 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	6,294	100.0	100.0
2021	6,152	97.7	100.2
2022	6,120	97.2	100.7
2023	6,080	96.6	101.6
2024	6,056	96.2	102.5
2025	5,888	93.5	103.1

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Population of Lafayette 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	6,294	−12	−11	0	−1
2021	6,152	−142	−51	+7	−98
2022	6,120	−32	−48	+29	−8
2023	6,080	−40	−47	0	+8
2024	6,056	−24	−52	0	+30
2025	5,888	−168	−56	0	−111

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.0 ±0.6: for men 44.9 ±3.2 and for women 50.5 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lafayette County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	213 ±60	3.5% ±1.0	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	907 ±110	14.8% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	522 ±113	8.5% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,173 ±144	19.1% ±2.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,737 ±189	28.3% ±3.1	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,584 ±190	25.8% ±3.1	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,278 ±$8,386, and income per person $25,487 ±$2,525, 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 Lafayette County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	800 ±150	30.5% ±5.3	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	639 ±147	24.4% ±5.4	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	431 ±107	16.4% ±3.9	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	384 ±124	14.6% ±4.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	253 ±88	9.6% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	35 to 115	1.3% to 4.4%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10 to 70	0.4% to 2.7%	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 Lafayette County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	1,344 ±289	22.3% ±4.8	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	341 ±106	31.1% ±8.6	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	592 ±153	19.6% ±4.8	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	411 ±108	21.3% ±5.2	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lafayette County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lafayette County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	3,940 ±18	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	66.5% ±4.6	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	33.5% ±4.6	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.3% ±2.1	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.7% ±4.9	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$81,000 ±$13,584	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$755 ±$72	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 Lafayette County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 75	0% to 1.2%	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,538 ±47	57.7% ±0.8	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,262 ±107	36.9% ±1.7	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 144	0% to 2.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.5%	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 59	0% to 1.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	199 ±62	3.2% ±1.0	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 Lafayette County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	3,688 ±306	60.1% ±5.0	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,406 ±296	39.2% ±4.8	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11 to 73	0.2% to 1.2%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9 to 63	0.1% to 1.0%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	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%.

Lafayette County among the counties of Arkansas

73rd of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Lafayette County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Calhoun County	4,632	−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