Pope County, AR
Demographic and economic profile of Pope County, AR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Pope County, AR has a population of 63,830 and a labor force participation rate of 57.1%, with median worker earnings of $29,516 per capita and a 4.7% unemployment rate. Educational attainment skews toward trade and workforce-level credentials, with 24.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 86.0% holding at least a high school diploma. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $161,700 and median gross rent of $855/month—alongside a 71.2% homeownership rate, though a 17.6% poverty rate and near-flat five-year population growth of +0.3% signal a modest-scale, cost-competitive market with limited recent expansion.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+0.3% since 2018
Pope County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone53,562 (83.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,891 (4.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone2,803 (4.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race2,353 (3.7%)
- Black or African American Alone1,472 (2.3%)
- Asian Alone513 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish4,637
- 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)197
- 3.Vietnamese169
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)164
- 5.Other Indo-European135
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,532
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,190
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,125
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,587
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities2,415
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,250
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,072
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,229
- 4.Service Occupations4,799
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,274
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.87×)5,135
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.61×)2,604
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.39×)613
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)3,445
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)6,550
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.