Demographics of Lowell city, Arkansas

Lowell city, Arkansas had 12,184 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,238 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lowell city, in four figures

12,184
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,849 ±46.; +22.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,238 people.; 32.3 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,527 ±$7,726
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.

Lowell city, Arkansas's population grew 22.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lowell 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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Lowell city, Arkansas's population grew 22.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lowell 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	9,946	100.0	100.0
2021	10,178	102.3	100.2
2022	11,082	111.4	100.7
2023	11,500	115.6	101.6
2024	11,574	116.4	102.5
2025	12,184	122.5	103.1

Population of Lowell city, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,946	—
2021	10,178	+232
2022	11,082	+904
2023	11,500	+418
2024	11,574	+74
2025	12,184	+610

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.3 ±1.8: for men 34.4 ±2.9 and for women 30.6 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lowell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	912 ±273	8.4% ±2.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,051 ±418	18.9% ±3.8	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	879 ±296	8.1% ±2.7	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,575 ±488	33.0% ±4.5	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,130 ±335	19.6% ±3.1	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,302 ±393	12.0% ±3.6	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,527 ±$7,726, and income per person $38,126 ±$3,984, 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 Lowell city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	120 to 444	3.1% to 11.4%	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	657 ±236	16.9% ±5.9	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	592 ±225	15.3% ±5.6	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	552 ±163	14.2% ±4.0	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	876 ±259	22.6% ±6.4	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	621 ±223	16.0% ±5.6	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	299 ±137	7.7% ±3.5	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 Lowell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	326 to 1,176	3.0% to 10.8%	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	81 to 385	2.9% to 12.8%	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	134 to 594	2.3% to 10.0%	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	22 to 286	1.3% to 14.4%	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lowell city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lowell city	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	4,049 ±389	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.8% ±12.8	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.5% to 7.9%	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.2% ±5.0	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.8% ±7.7	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$284,200 ±$16,938	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,136 ±$62	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±3	1987 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Lowell city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,093 ±723	28.5% ±6.7	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,360 ±881	49.4% ±8.1	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	23 to 275	0.2% to 2.5%	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8 to 354	0.1% to 3.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 101	0% to 0.9%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 558	0% to 5.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 580	0% to 5.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,541 ±654	14.2% ±6.0	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 Lowell city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	5,170 ±589	47.7% ±5.4	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,898 ±623	35.9% ±5.7	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 146	0.2% to 1.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,695 ±465	15.6% ±4.3	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	636 ±238	5.9% ±2.2	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,059 ±385	9.8% ±3.5	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%.

Lowell city among the places of Arkansas

37th 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 Lowell city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Blytheville city	12,790 ±40
Forrest City city	12,646 ±19
Batesville city	11,445 ±31
Malvern city	10,953 ±41
Magnolia city	10,894 ±18
Lowell city	10,849 ±46
Camden city	10,307 ±67
Arkadelphia city	10,099 ±34
Greenwood city	9,616 ±37
Clarksville city	9,526 ±30
Farmington city	9,094 ±26

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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