Demographics of Conway city, Arkansas

Conway city, Arkansas had 72,328 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +7,971 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Conway city, in four figures

72,328
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 67,642 ±32.; +12.4%
Change since July 2020: +7,971 people.; 30.3 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,004 ±$3,569
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Conway city, Arkansas's population grew 12.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Conway city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Conway city, Arkansas's population grew 12.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Conway city, 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	64,357	100.0	100.0
2021	65,951	102.5	100.2
2022	67,692	105.2	100.7
2023	69,619	108.2	101.6
2024	71,123	110.5	102.5
2025	72,328	112.4	103.1

Population of Conway city, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	64,357	—
2021	65,951	+1,594
2022	67,692	+1,741
2023	69,619	+1,927
2024	71,123	+1,504
2025	72,328	+1,205

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.3 ±0.6: for men 29.2 ±1.2 and for women 31.2 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Conway city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	3,632 ±433	5.4% ±0.6	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,076 ±818	14.9% ±1.2	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	14,372 ±960	21.2% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,427 ±895	28.7% ±1.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,408 ±742	18.3% ±1.1	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,727 ±597	11.4% ±0.9	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,004 ±$3,569, and income per person $35,011 ±$1,708, 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 Conway city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	4,638 ±596	17.1% ±2.2	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,105 ±765	22.5% ±2.8	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,283 ±707	19.5% ±2.6	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,581 ±418	13.2% ±1.5	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,556 ±519	13.1% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,573 ±315	5.8% ±1.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,363 ±436	8.7% ±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 Conway city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	10,555 ±1,401	16.9% ±2.2	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,014 ±497	14.8% ±3.5	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,332 ±986	18.8% ±2.4	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,209 ±305	12.0% ±2.9	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Conway city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Conway city	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	29,267 ±437	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.6% ±1.3	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.4% ±1.4	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	45.4% ±2.1	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.6% ±2.6	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$252,100 ±$12,694	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,011 ±$38	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±1	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 Conway city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,514 ±403	8.2% ±0.6	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	45,505 ±774	67.3% ±1.1	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,880 ±675	17.6% ±1.0	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,060 ±282	1.6% ±0.4	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 103	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	118 to 352	0.2% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,357 ±517	5.0% ±0.8	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 Conway city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	44,060 ±1,313	65.1% ±1.9	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,513 ±1,267	28.8% ±1.9	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	505 ±202	0.7% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,564 ±574	5.3% ±0.8	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,294 ±352	1.9% ±0.5	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,270 ±499	3.4% ±0.7	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Conway city among the places of Arkansas

7th of 71 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Places of Arkansas near Conway city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fayetteville city	99,319 ±53
Fort Smith city	89,805 ±75
Springdale city	88,160 ±94
Jonesboro city	80,137 ±35
Rogers city	72,981 ±55
Conway city	67,642 ±32
North Little Rock city	64,538 ±45
Bentonville city	58,249 ±56
Pine Bluff city	39,743 ±34
Hot Springs city	37,920 ±36
Benton city	36,595 ±52

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Conway city, Arkansas

Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Places in Arkansas by median home value
No. 12 Places in Arkansas by median rent
No. 12 Places in Arkansas by per capita income
No. 14 Places in Arkansas by poverty rate
No. 16 Places in Arkansas by median household income
No. 18 Places in Arkansas by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026