Pocahontas city, AR

Randolph County, AR

2022 population: 7,384 ( 776 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.6 square miles
Population density: 977.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,337	85.82%	1.1%
Black:	83	1.12%	27.7%
Indian:	26	0.35%	25.7%
Asian:	339	4.59%	2321.4%
2+ races:	502	6.80%	627.5%
Hispanic:	97	1.31%	38.6%

Total non-White:	1,047	14.18%	207.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	70	1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	706	13.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,608
6,267	94.84%
65	0.98%
35	0.53%
14	0.21%
69	1.04%
158	2.39%
341	5.16%

2000
6,428
6,200	96.45%
24	0.37%
26	0.40%
0	0.00%
79	1.23%
93	1.45%
228	3.55%

1990
6,151
6,024	97.94%
88	1.43%
25	0.41%
7	0.11%
n/a
7	0.11%
127	2.06%

1980
5,995
5,737	95.70%
219	3.65%
7	0.12%
6	0.10%
n/a
26	0.43%
258	4.30%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

67	1.0
113	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

176	2.9
101	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

287	4.8
-131	-2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Pocahontas city, AR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.5
1,855	25.1%
5,529	74.9%
1,509	20.4%

2,981
2.39

1,552	52.1%
1,235	79.6%
86	5.5%
1,429	47.9%

2010
Number	Percent
38.6
1,601	24.2%
5,007	75.8%
1,351	20.4%

2,744
2.32

1,693	61.7%
1,157	68.3%
241	14.2%
1,051	38.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
1,488	23.1%
4,940	76.9%
1,376	21.4%

2,664
2.31

1,797	67.5%
1,299	72.3%
249	13.9%
867	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
1,529	24.9%
4,622	75.1%
1,323	21.5%

2,566
2.32

1,688	65.8%
1,376	81.5%
127	7.5%
878	34.2%

1980
Number	Percent
33.8
1,586	26.5%
4,409	73.5%
1,143	19.1%

2,370
2.50

1,754	74.0%
1,525	86.9%
148	8.4%
616	26.0%

2022 Housing Data for Pocahontas city, AR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	131	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	253	8.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	498	16.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	152	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	94	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	235	7.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	151	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	68	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	90	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	256	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	305	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	333	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	228	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	39	1.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	107	3.6%
$200,000 or more	41	1.4%

Median Household Income	38,912
Per Capita Income	26,050

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	275	9.2%
Public Assistance	60	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	596	20.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,514	62.1%
Unemployed	245	6.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,759	68.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,288	31.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,255	808	60.8%
Non-Profit	18	59	23.4%
Self-Employed	184	63	74.5%

Local Government	110	101	52.1%
State Government	63	97	39.4%
Federal Government	0	22	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,439	871	62.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	191	279	40.6%
Total	1,630	1,150	58.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	277	10.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	448	16.1%
Professional, Technical	710	25.5%
Service Occupations	354	12.7%
All others	991	35.6%

White Collar		51.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	593	21.3%
Health care and social assistance	528	19.0%
Retail trade	315	11.3%
Construction	300	10.8%
Educational services	213	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	212	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	162	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	86	3.1%
Finance and insurance	75	2.7%
Wholesale trade	55	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	46	1.7%
Public administration	44	1.6%
Utilities	38	1.4%
Other services	34	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	33	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	24	0.9%
Information	22	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	81	1.10%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	16	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	32	0.43%
Filipino	26	0.35%
Korean	8	0.11%
Taiwanese	4	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,349	93.0%
Other Asian	313	4.6%
Spanish	84	1.2%
Other Indo-European	45	0.7%
Tagalog	26	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,496	20.3%
German	1,140	15.4%
English	886	12.0%
American	819	11.1%
Scottish	117	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	101	1.4%
French	82	1.1%
Italian	76	1.0%
Welsh	48	0.7%
Dutch	41	0.6%
British	20	0.3%
Cajun	18	0.2%
Finnish	16	0.2%
Polish	14	0.2%
Swedish	14	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,026	95.2%
Not a citizen	358	4.8%

Native	6,984	94.6%
Foreign-born	400	5.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
288	5.9%	345	7.0%	2,055	41.8%	1,443	29.4%	468	9.5%	314	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	288	5.9%
9-12 Years	345	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,055	41.8%
Some College	1,443	29.4%
Bach. Degree	468	9.5%
Grad Degree	314	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +224	R +333	R + 13.9%
D -109
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	38%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,586	73.3%	Joe Biden (D)	498	23.0%	79	3.7%	2,163	11	27	0.18%
2016	40%	Donald Trump (R)	1,362	62.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	607	28.0%	195	9.0%	2,164	2	17	0.19%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pocahontas city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

498

23.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,586

73.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

2,163

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Pocahontas city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

607

28.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,362

62.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

103

4.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.2%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

2,164

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pocahontas city, AR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	37%	Tom Cotton* (R)	1,650	77.9%	Ricky Harrington (Libertarian)	467	22.1%	0	0.0%	2,117	11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	35%	Asa Hutchinson* (R)	1,407	73.0%	Jared Henderson (D)	420	21.8%	100 [+]	5.2%	1,927	8	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark West (Libertarian) 100 (5.2%);
2016	S3	40%	John Boozman* (R)	1,370	64.2%	Conner Eldridge (D)	632	29.6%	132 [+]	6.2%	2,134	4	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Frank Gilbert (Libertarian) 128 (6.0%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,337
Median Value	$99,600

Occupied	2,981	89.3%
Vacant	356	10.7%

Owned	1,812	60.8%
Rented	1,169	39.2%
Median Rent	$715

Single-Family Units	2,651	79.4%
Detached	2,577	77.2%
Attached	74	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	119	3.6%
Mobile Homes	102	3.1%

Pocahontas city, AR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pocahontas city, AR

2022 Housing Data for Pocahontas city, AR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pocahontas city, AR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pocahontas city, AR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pocahontas city, AR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pocahontas city, AR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pocahontas city, AR