In 2023, Arkansas had a population of 3.03M people with a median age of 38.4 and a median household income of $58,773. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Arkansas grew from 3.02M to 3.03M, a 0.463% increase and its median household income grew from $56,335 to $58,773, a 4.33% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Arkansas are White (Non-Hispanic) (68.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.19%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.77%).
8.09% of the households in Arkansas reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
96.6% of the residents in Arkansas are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Arkansas are University of Arkansas (7,274 degrees awarded in 2022), Arkansas State University (5,133 degrees), and Arkansas Tech University (3,923 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Arkansas was $175,300, and the homeownership rate was 66.1%.
Most people in Arkansas drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Arkansas was 2 cars per household.
