Demographics of Ward city, Arkansas

Ward city, Arkansas had 7,258 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,089 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ward city, in four figures

7,258
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,573 ±33.; +17.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,089 people.; 30.2 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,734 ±$11,418
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.

Ward city, Arkansas's population grew 17.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ward 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

Ward city, Arkansas's population grew 17.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ward 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	6,169	100.0	100.0
2021	6,426	104.2	100.2
2022	6,706	108.7	100.7
2023	6,922	112.2	101.6
2024	7,107	115.2	102.5
2025	7,258	117.7	103.1

Population of Ward city, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,169	—
2021	6,426	+257
2022	6,706	+280
2023	6,922	+216
2024	7,107	+185
2025	7,258	+151

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.2 ±1.6: for men 30.2 ±2.0 and for women 30.3 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ward city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	669 ±218	10.2% ±3.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,229 ±305	18.7% ±4.6	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	534 ±198	8.1% ±3.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,605 ±399	39.6% ±6.1	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,025 ±272	15.6% ±4.1	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	511 ±181	7.8% ±2.7	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,734 ±$11,418, and income per person $29,305 ±$3,577, 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 Ward city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	58 to 286	2.6% to 12.3%	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	402 ±189	17.4% ±7.9	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	666 ±233	28.9% ±9.5	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	183 to 609	8.2% to 26.2%	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	531 ±189	23.0% ±7.8	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	20 to 130	0.9% to 5.6%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 128	< 0.1% to 5.5%	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 Ward city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	291 to 1,171	4.4% to 17.9%	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	149 to 643	8.7% to 33.3%	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	162 to 488	8.7% ±4.3	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 43	0% to 4.6%	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 Ward city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ward city	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	2,590 ±311	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.0% ±15.0	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.1% to 17.8%	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.0% ±11.4	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.0% ±8.3	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$189,100 ±$9,576	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,202 ±$239	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2006 ±2	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 Ward city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	664 ±258	10.1% ±3.9	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,299 ±437	80.6% ±6.6	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	42 to 368	0.6% to 5.6%	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	25 to 189	0.4% to 2.9%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	148 to 440	2.3% to 6.7%	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 Ward city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	4,171 ±448	63.5% ±6.8	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,976 ±448	30.1% ±6.8	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	51 to 339	0.8% to 5.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	77 to 385	1.2% to 5.9%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	29 to 327	0.4% to 5.0%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2 to 104	< 0.1% to 1.6%	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%.

Ward city among the places of Arkansas

58th 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 Ward city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Trumann city	7,410 ±20
Heber Springs city	7,161 ±37
Morrilton city	7,080 ±20
East End CDP	6,912 ±769
Osceola city	6,688 ±20
Ward city	6,573 ±33
Tontitown city	6,425 ±45
De Queen city	6,058 ±34
Greenbrier city	6,018 ±19
Cave Springs city	6,008 ±36
Alma city	5,906 ±17

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