2022 population: 20,129 ( 2,056 from 2010 , 130 from 2020)
Land area: 930.2 square miles
Population density: 21.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,761	73.33%	13.3%
Black:	358	1.78%	24.3%
Indian:	142	0.71%	11.8%
Asian:	293	1.46%	4.6%
2+ races:	263	1.31%	12.9%
Hispanic:	4,312	21.42%	1.9%

Total non-White:	5,368	26.67%	3.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	556	13.7
Deaths:	654	16.1
Net Migration:	-95	-2.3
Net Immigration:	61	1.5

Change in White population:	-2,259	-10.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	203	0.9

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
22,185
17,020	76.72%
288	1.30%
127	0.57%
280	1.26%
233	1.05%
4,230	19.07%
5,165	23.28%

2000
21,139
17,650	83.49%
296	1.40%
105	0.50%
145	0.69%
252	1.19%
2,691	12.73%
3,489	16.51%

1990
17,759
16,972	95.57%
394	2.22%
117	0.66%
140	0.79%
n/a
136	0.77%
787	4.43%

1980
17,026
16,501	96.92%
339	1.99%
88	0.52%
40	0.23%
n/a
58	0.34%
525	3.08%

1970
14,208
13,738	96.69%
363	2.55%
14	0.10%
8	0.06%
n/a
77	0.54%
470	3.31%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,172	15.0
2,244	10.6
-781	-3.7
1,341	6.3

-630	-3.0
1,676	7.9

Number	Rate
1990's
2,804	15.8
2,223	12.5
613	3.5
100	0.6

678	3.8
2,702	15.2

Number	Rate
1980's
2,334	13.7
2,013	11.8
620	3.6
n/a

471	2.8
262	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,101	14.8
n/a

2,763	19.4
55	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Yell County, 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
40.0
4,843	24.1%
15,286	75.9%
3,566	17.7%

7,751
2.58

5,500	71.0%
4,085	74.3%
438	8.0%
2,251	29.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.8
5,831	26.3%
16,354	73.7%
3,417	15.4%

8,219
2.66

5,882	71.6%
4,393	74.7%
528	9.0%
2,337	28.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
5,471	25.9%
15,668	74.1%
3,148	14.9%

7,901
2.62

5,852	74.1%
4,594	78.5%
476	8.1%
2,049	25.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
4,499	25.3%
13,260	74.7%
2,860	16.1%

6,941
2.54

5,174	74.5%
4,355	84.2%
349	6.7%
1,767	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
34.7
4,696	27.6%
12,330	72.4%
2,864	16.8%

6,266
2.68

4,937	78.8%
4,394	89.0%
201	4.1%
1,329	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Yell County, AR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	445	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	290	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	479	6.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	391	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	418	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	462	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	241	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	416	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	407	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	648	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	794	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,438	18.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	618	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	353	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	193	2.5%
$200,000 or more	158	2.0%

Median Household Income	55,879
Per Capita Income	26,044

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	384	5.0%
Public Assistance	162	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,039	13.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,255	63.5%
Unemployed	269	2.7%
In Armed Forces	32	0.3%

Total Labor Force	6,556	66.6%
Not in Labor Force	3,295	33.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,652	2,516	59.2%
Non-Profit	163	356	31.4%
Self-Employed	620	525	54.1%

Local Government	165	258	39.0%
State Government	202	257	44.0%
Federal Government	124	34	78.5%

Total Private + Self	4,272	3,041	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	654	905	41.9%
Total	4,926	3,946	55.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	816	9.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,555	17.4%
Professional, Technical	1,238	13.9%
Service Occupations	1,751	19.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	188	2.1%
All others	3,570	40.0%

White Collar		40.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,178	24.4%
Health care and social assistance	1,082	12.1%
Retail trade	837	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	790	8.8%
Construction	621	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	559	6.3%
Educational services	523	5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	475	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	388	4.3%
Other services	377	4.2%
Public administration	251	2.8%
Utilities	151	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	150	1.7%
Finance and insurance	147	1.6%
Information	144	1.6%
Wholesale trade	73	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	71	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	58	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	55	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,815	13.84%
Puerto Rican	460	2.26%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	20	0.10%

Total Central American	740	3.64%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	34	0.17%
Honduran	27	0.13%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	679	3.34%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	70	0.34%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	8	0.04%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	6	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	56	0.28%

Other Hispanic	185	0.91%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	114	0.56%
Hmong	52	0.26%
Korean	16	0.08%
Malaysian	3	0.01%
Thai	2	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,224	79.8%
Spanish	3,498	18.3%
German, other Germanic	170	0.9%
Other Asian	161	0.8%
Tagalog	20	0.1%
Other Indo-European	15	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	1,630	8.0%
German	1,577	7.8%
English	1,452	7.1%
Irish	1,380	6.8%
Scottish	290	1.4%
Dutch	283	1.4%
British	210	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	197	1.0%
Italian	192	0.9%
Portuguese	163	0.8%
French	139	0.7%
European	121	0.6%
Norwegian	115	0.6%
Welsh	109	0.5%
Czech	75	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,883	92.8%
Not a citizen	1,459	7.2%

Native	18,226	89.6%
Foreign-born	2,116	10.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,220	8.8%	1,914	13.8%	5,247	37.9%	3,563	25.7%	1,306	9.4%	607	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,220	8.8%
9-12 Years	1,914	13.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,247	37.9%
Some College	3,563	25.7%
Bach. Degree	1,306	9.4%
Grad Degree	607	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	8,669	8,197	472	5.4%	6.8%
1991	8,742	8,289	453	5.2%	7.3%
1992	9,025	8,564	461	5.1%	7.0%
1993	9,147	8,723	424	4.6%	6.1%
1994	9,212	8,844	368	4.0%	5.4%
1995	9,324	8,990	334	3.6%	4.9%
1996	9,498	9,170	328	3.5%	5.2%
1997	9,582	9,188	394	4.1%	5.1%
1998	9,472	9,064	408	4.3%	5.1%
1999	9,447	9,071	376	4.0%	4.5%

2000	9,939	9,547	392	3.9%	4.2%
2001	9,832	9,471	361	3.7%	4.8%
2002	9,848	9,412	436	4.4%	5.3%
2003	9,879	9,369	510	5.2%	5.8%
2004	9,980	9,485	495	5.0%	5.6%
2005	10,562	10,117	445	4.2%	5.3%
2006	10,763	10,273	490	4.6%	5.2%
2007	10,500	10,043	457	4.4%	5.4%
2008	10,517	10,045	472	4.5%	5.4%
2009	10,599	9,740	859	8.1%	7.7%

2010	9,722	8,967	755	7.8%	7.9%
2011	9,604	8,921	683	7.1%	7.9%
2012	9,326	8,725	601	6.4%	7.3%
2013	9,142	8,559	583	6.4%	7.1%
2014	9,128	8,627	501	5.5%	5.9%
2015	9,001	8,551	450	5.0%	5.0%
2016	8,700	8,311	389	4.5%	4.0%
2017	8,571	8,222	349	4.1%	3.7%
2018	8,490	8,138	352	4.1%	3.7%
2019	8,389	8,055	334	4.0%	3.5%

2020	7,997	7,592	405	5.1%	6.1%
2021	7,796	7,478	318	4.1%	4.1%
2022	7,941	7,636	305	3.8%	3.3%
2023	8,122	7,822	300	3.7%	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,293
Median Value	$128,400

Occupied	7,751	83.4%
Vacant	1,542	16.6%

Owned	5,311	68.5%
Rented	2,440	31.5%
Median Rent	$647

Single-Family Units	6,792	73.1%
Detached	6,740	72.5%
Attached	52	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	708	7.6%
Mobile Homes	1,441	15.5%

Yell County, AR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Yell County, AR

2022 Housing Data for Yell County, AR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Yell County, AR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Yell County, AR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Yell County, AR

Historical Labor Force Data for Yell County, AR