Cleveland County, AR

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2024 Population

7,453

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.1

0.915% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.8%

1.36% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$54,794

8.48% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$137,600

11.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,778

0.762% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cleveland County, AR 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.

99.8% of the residents in Cleveland County, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cleveland County, AR was $137,600, and the homeownership rate was 82.6%.

Most people in Cleveland County, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Cleveland County, AR was 2 cars per household.

Cleveland County, AR borders Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Drew County, AR, Grant County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, and Lincoln County, AR.

United States Arkansas Pine Bluff, AR

Population & Diversity

Cleveland County, AR is home to a population of 7.45k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.174% of Cleveland County, AR residents were born outside of the country (13 people).

In 2024, there were 6.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.22k people) in Cleveland County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 935 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 154 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Cleveland County, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cleveland County, AR was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cleveland County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cleveland County, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.22k ± 17
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
935 ± 170
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
154 ± 143

1.45%

Hispanic Population

108 people

1.45% of the people in Cleveland County, AR are hispanic (108 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cleveland County, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,711 ± 6,271 people
El Salvador
16,390 ± 3,135 people
India
10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

Foreign-Born Population

0.174%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

13 people

0.16%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

12 people

As of 2024, 0.174% of Cleveland County, AR residents (13 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cleveland County, AR was 0.16%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cleveland County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
98 ± 47
Korea
65 ± 50
Gulf War (2001-)
62 ± 55

Cleveland County, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cleveland County, AR.

Economy

The economy of Cleveland County, AR employs 2.78k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cleveland County, AR were Health Care & Social Assistance (434 people), Manufacturing (398 people), and Educational Services (358 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($95,298), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,011), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,105).

Employment

Occupations

2.78k

2024 Value

± 330

0.762%

1 Year growth

± 16.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cleveland County, AR grew at a rate of 0.762%, from 2.76k employees to 2.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cleveland County, AR, are Production Occupations (340 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (318 people), and Management Occupations (215 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cleveland County, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.78k

2024 Value

± 330

0.762%

1 Year growth

± 16.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cleveland County, AR grew at a rate of 0.762%, from 2.76k employees to 2.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cleveland County, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (434 people), Manufacturing (398 people), and Educational Services (358 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cleveland County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Cleveland County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,280

Median earning men ± $8,377

$44,256

Median earning women ± $5,712

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,156), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($97,024), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,185).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,167), and Public Administration ($49,896).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

14
Retail Trade
11
Other Services (except Public Administration)
6
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$5.22k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$3.99k
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$1.99k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Cleveland County, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.6%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

John Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cleveland County, AR was $137,600 in 2024, which is 0.414 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $123,400 to $137,600, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Cleveland County, AR is 82.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cleveland County, AR have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cleveland County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 5.46% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cleveland County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.64%.

Housing

Property

$137,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,333

$2,422

Median Property Taxes

±$276

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cleveland County, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cleveland County, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.6%

Homeownership

2024

56.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.6% of the housing units in Cleveland County, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cleveland County, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,794

Median Household Income

± $5,975

2.93k

Number of Households

± 304

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.93k households in Cleveland County, AR grew to $54,794 from the previous year's value of $50,509.

The following chart displays the households in Cleveland County, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cleveland County, AR is from Arkansas.

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (85.5%)
Carpooled (8.19%)
Worked At Home (4.68%)

In 2024, 85.5% of workers in Cleveland County, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.19%) and those who worked at home (4.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cleveland County, AR have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.614% of the workforce in Cleveland County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cleveland County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cleveland County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cleveland County, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 5.46% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cleveland County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.64%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

15.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cleveland County, AR (1.16k out of 7.37k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cleveland County, AR is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 20.8% of the children was living in poverty in Cleveland County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 95.3 in Cleveland County, AR. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 22.6 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

96% of the population of Cleveland County, AR has health coverage, with 43.4% on employee plans, 21.7% on Medicaid, 19.9% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.271% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cleveland County, AR see 0 patients per year on average, which represents a NaNk% change from the previous year (0 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see null patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

0 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cleveland County, AR

Primary care physicians in Cleveland County, AR see an average of 0 patients per year. This represents a NaNk% change from the previous year (0 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cleveland County, AR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.04%

Uninsured

43.4%

Employer Coverage

21.7%

Medicaid

19.9%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

0.271%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cleveland County, AR declined by 17.5% from 4.9% to 4.04%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cleveland County, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.