Demographics of Pine Bluff city, Arkansas

Pine Bluff city, Arkansas had 38,213 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,764 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pine Bluff city, in four figures

38,213
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 39,743 ±34.; −6.7%
Change since July 2020: −2,764 people.; 37.5 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,718 ±$3,304
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.

Pine Bluff city, Arkansas's population shrank 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pine Bluff 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Pine Bluff city, Arkansas's population shrank 6.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pine Bluff 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	40,977	100.0	100.0
2021	40,331	98.4	100.2
2022	39,584	96.6	100.7
2023	38,976	95.1	101.6
2024	38,753	94.6	102.5
2025	38,213	93.3	103.1

Population of Pine Bluff city, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	40,977	—
2021	40,331	−646
2022	39,584	−747
2023	38,976	−608
2024	38,753	−223
2025	38,213	−540

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±1.4: for men 35.6 ±1.5 and for women 39.9 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pine Bluff city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	2,447 ±194	6.2% ±0.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,406 ±502	16.1% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,607 ±463	11.6% ±1.2	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,134 ±523	25.5% ±1.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,496 ±537	23.9% ±1.4	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,653 ±539	16.7% ±1.4	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,718 ±$3,304, and income per person $22,242 ±$1,526, 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 Pine Bluff city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	4,411 ±548	31.2% ±3.6	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,751 ±499	26.5% ±3.3	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,324 ±333	16.4% ±2.2	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,786 ±300	12.6% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,219 ±212	8.6% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	355 ±134	2.5% ±0.9	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	306 ±134	2.2% ±0.9	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 Pine Bluff city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	8,584 ±1,028	24.0% ±2.9	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,781 ±525	31.7% ±5.1	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,347 ±573	23.5% ±2.9	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,456 ±306	17.1% ±3.4	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pine Bluff city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pine Bluff city	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	18,992 ±402	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.5% ±2.7	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.5% ±2.4	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.6% ±2.7	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.4% ±3.3	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$89,400 ±$7,938	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$855 ±$38	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±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 Pine Bluff city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	949 ±249	2.4% ±0.6	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,623 ±659	16.7% ±1.7	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	30,285 ±731	76.2% ±1.8	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	92 to 420	0.2% to 1.1%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 278	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2 to 164	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,405 ±439	3.5% ±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 Pine Bluff city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	32,485 ±679	81.7% ±1.7	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,451 ±676	16.2% ±1.7	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 72	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	774 ±276	1.9% ±0.7	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	82 to 418	0.2% to 1.1%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	524 ±206	1.3% ±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%.

Pine Bluff city among the places of Arkansas

10th 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 Pine Bluff city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Sherwood city	33,070 ±44
Bella Vista city	31,697 ±34
Paragould city	30,215 ±63

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Pine Bluff city, Arkansas

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026