Demographics of Monroe County, Arkansas

Monroe County, Arkansas had 6,244 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −525 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.

Monroe County, in four figures

6,244
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −7.8%
Change since July 2020: −525 people.; 45.5 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $43,214 ±$7,341
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.

Monroe County, Arkansas's population shrank 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe 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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Monroe County, Arkansas's population shrank 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe 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	6,769	100.0	100.0
2021	6,639	98.1	100.2
2022	6,566	97.0	100.7
2023	6,495	96.0	101.6
2024	6,369	94.1	102.5
2025	6,244	92.2	103.1

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Population of Monroe 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	6,769	−25	+3	0	−26
2021	6,639	−130	−84	−1	−45
2022	6,566	−73	−37	0	−33
2023	6,495	−71	−68	+1	−2
2024	6,369	−126	−56	+16	−85
2025	6,244	−125	−59	+8	−73

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.5 ±3.0: for men 47.0 ±5.7 and for women 45.0 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Monroe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	422 ±124	6.4% ±1.9	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,130 ±175	17.1% ±2.7	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	420 ±135	6.4% ±2.1	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,300 ±198	19.7% ±3.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,771 ±189	26.9% ±2.9	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,546 ±191	23.5% ±2.9	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $43,214 ±$7,341, and income per person $27,317 ±$3,338, 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 Monroe County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	881 ±159	31.6% ±5.4	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	665 ±162	23.8% ±5.6	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	508 ±137	18.2% ±4.8	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	237 ±80	8.5% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	391 ±123	14.0% ±4.3	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10 to 96	0.4% to 3.4%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	19 to 91	0.7% to 3.3%	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 Monroe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	1,332 ±300	20.6% ±4.6	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	384 ±135	25.2% ±7.9	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	566 ±179	18.6% ±5.6	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	382 ±116	20.1% ±5.7	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	3,829 ±14	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.9% ±4.2	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.1% ±4.2	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.6% ±5.2	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.4% ±6.5	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$88,700 ±$5,437	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$614 ±$42	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Monroe County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	193 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,476 ±28	52.8% ±0.4	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,649 ±83	40.2% ±1.3	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2 to 94	< 0.1% to 1.4%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	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 18	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	216 ±71	3.3% ±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 Monroe County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	5,360 ±223	81.3% ±3.4	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,139 ±223	17.3% ±3.4	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 12	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	26 to 144	0.4% to 2.2%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 51	0% to 0.8%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	16 to 104	0.2% to 1.6%	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%.

Monroe County among the counties of Arkansas

71st of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Monroe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Nevada County	7,942	−4.1%
Prairie County	7,923	−3.9%
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