Demographics of Polk County, Arkansas

Polk County, Arkansas had 19,486 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +300 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.

Polk County, in four figures

19,486
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +300 people.; 44.3 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,191 ±$5,643
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.

Polk County, Arkansas's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Polk 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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Polk County, Arkansas's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Polk 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	19,186	100.0	100.0
2021	19,322	100.7	100.2
2022	19,356	100.9	100.7
2023	19,463	101.4	101.6
2024	19,435	101.3	102.5
2025	19,486	101.6	103.1

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Population of Polk 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	19,186	−35	−12	0	−25
2021	19,322	+136	−134	+2	+268
2022	19,356	+34	−141	+13	+161
2023	19,463	+107	−108	+12	+203
2024	19,435	−28	−100	+6	+66
2025	19,486	+51	−103	−5	+161

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.3 ±0.6: for men 43.2 ±2.1 and for women 44.8 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Polk County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,073 ±84	5.5% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,287 ±345	17.0% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,469 ±171	7.6% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,972 ±288	20.5% ±1.5	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,161 ±348	26.7% ±1.8	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,399 ±316	22.7% ±1.6	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,191 ±$5,643, and income per person $28,986 ±$2,253, 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 Polk County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,759 ±274	22.3% ±3.4	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,223 ±375	28.1% ±4.6	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,318 ±220	16.7% ±2.7	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,013 ±194	12.8% ±2.4	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	895 ±193	11.3% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	368 ±154	4.7% ±1.9	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	322 ±126	4.1% ±1.6	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 Polk County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	3,034 ±586	15.9% ±3.1	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	922 ±255	21.8% ±5.6	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,319 ±305	14.9% ±3.4	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	793 ±187	13.2% ±3.0	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Polk County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Polk County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	9,643 ±27	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.9% ±3.0	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.1% ±2.9	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.9% ±3.4	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.1% ±3.6	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$138,400 ±$17,969	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$711 ±$61	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Polk County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,352 ±0	7.0% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,704 ±82	86.3% ±0.4	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.3%	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	59 to 223	0.3% to 1.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 81	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 109	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,042 ±109	5.4% ±0.6	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 Polk County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	10,706 ±441	55.3% ±2.3	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,094 ±447	41.8% ±2.3	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	15 to 91	0.1% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	508 ±105	2.6% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	213 ±83	1.1% ±0.4	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	295 ±92	1.5% ±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%.

Polk County among the counties of Arkansas

34th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Polk County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Grant County	18,756	+4.1%
Madison County	18,410	+11.2%
Sharp County	18,122	+4.7%

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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