Demographics of Searcy County, Arkansas

Searcy County, Arkansas had 7,848 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3 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.

Searcy County, in four figures

7,848
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; < +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +3 people.; 47.9 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,426 ±$5,883
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.

Searcy County, Arkansas's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Searcy 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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Searcy County, Arkansas's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Searcy 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	7,845	100.0	100.0
2021	7,903	100.7	100.2
2022	7,914	100.9	100.7
2023	7,844	100.0	101.6
2024	7,844	100.0	102.5
2025	7,848	100.0	103.1

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Population of Searcy 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	7,845	+12	+2	0	+10
2021	7,903	+58	−60	+1	+118
2022	7,914	+11	−97	+1	+106
2023	7,844	−70	−44	−1	−25
2024	7,844	0	−51	+2	+51
2025	7,848	+4	−57	+1	+61

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.9 ±0.9: for men 48.4 ±1.2 and for women 47.0 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Searcy County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	382 ±35	4.9% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,212 ±147	15.4% ±1.9	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	494 ±118	6.3% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,574 ±149	20.0% ±1.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,189 ±175	27.9% ±2.2	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,008 ±226	25.6% ±2.9	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,426 ±$5,883, and income per person $26,694 ±$3,141, 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 Searcy County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,013 ±195	31.7% ±5.7	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	788 ±173	24.6% ±5.2	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	595 ±149	18.6% ±4.5	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	304 ±91	9.5% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	285 ±107	8.9% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	49 to 165	1.5% to 5.1%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	45 to 165	1.4% to 5.1%	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 Searcy County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	1,785 ±350	23.0% ±4.5	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	558 ±140	35.7% ±7.5	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	689 ±187	19.2% ±5.0	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	538 ±146	20.8% ±5.2	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Searcy County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Searcy County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	4,721 ±21	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	67.7% ±4.3	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	32.3% ±4.2	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.4% ±2.2	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.6% ±4.7	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$110,000 ±$15,688	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$606 ±$163	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 Searcy County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	175 ±0	2.2% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,949 ±239	88.4% ±3.0	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 79	0% to 1.0%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	55 to 197	0.7% to 2.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	570 ±263	7.3% ±3.3	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 Searcy County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	4,943 ±384	62.9% ±4.9	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,794 ±379	35.6% ±4.8	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 30	0% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	39 to 175	0.5% to 2.2%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23 to 109	0.3% to 1.4%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 87	0% to 1.1%	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%.

Searcy County among the counties of Arkansas

68th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Searcy County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Chicot County	9,107	−10.3%
Montgomery County	8,579	+1.1%
Lee County	8,029	−6.4%
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%

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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