2024 population: 71,039 ( 3,770 from 2020)
Land area: 1470.3 square miles
Population density: 48.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	29,638	41.72%	6.8%
Black:	37,148	52.29%	5.8%
Indian:	287	0.40%	8.7%
Asian:	804	1.13%	17.5%
2+ races:	1,022	1.44%	10.7%
Hispanic:	2,140	3.01%	25.1%

Total non-White:	41,401	58.28%	3.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,455	11.5
Deaths:	4,603	15.4
Net Migration:	-2,893	-9.7
Net Immigration:	284	0.9

Change in White population:	-2,154	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1,616	-2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
74,809
31,792	42.50%
39,436	52.72%
264	0.35%
684	0.91%
923	1.23%
1,710	2.29%
43,017	57.50%

2010
86,124
39,444	45.80%
43,538	50.55%
224	0.26%
615	0.71%
881	1.02%
1,364	1.58%
46,680	54.20%

2000
92,849
47,674	51.35%
42,747	46.04%
218	0.23%
579	0.62%
637	0.69%
949	1.02%
45,175	48.65%

1990
93,268
54,443	58.37%
37,753	40.48%
400	0.43%
246	0.26%
n/a
426	0.46%
38,825	41.63%

1980
98,586
59,527	60.38%
37,557	38.10%
225	0.23%
275	0.28%
n/a
987	1.00%
39,059	39.62%

1970
91,934
55,215	60.06%
36,083	39.25%
25	0.03%
93	0.10%
n/a
419	0.46%
36,719	39.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
9,092	10.6
8,728	10.1
-12,042	-14.0
171	0.2

-7,652	-8.9
-3,663	-4.3

Number	Rate
2000's
11,686	12.6
8,884	9.6
-8,759	-9.4
682	0.7

-8,230	-8.9
1,505	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
14,071	15.1
10,333	11.1
-7,768	-8.3
324	0.3

-6,769	-7.3
6,350	6.8

Number	Rate
1980's
15,715	15.9
9,678	9.8
-10,466	-10.6
n/a

-5,084	-5.2
-234	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-2,452	-2.7
n/a

4,312	4.7
2,340	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Pine Bluff, AR Metro Area

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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):

2024
Number	Percent
40.2
17,539	24.7%
53,500	75.3%
15,545	21.9%

30,540
2.46

19,190	62.8%
11,977	62.4%
2,572	13.4%
11,350	37.2%

2010
Number	Percent
37.7
20,579	23.9%
65,545	76.1%
11,671	13.6%

32,289
2.49

21,939	67.9%
13,718	62.5%
3,673	16.7%
10,350	32.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.3
24,233	26.1%
68,616	73.9%
11,978	12.9%

33,821
2.59

24,150	71.4%
17,032	70.5%
3,638	15.1%
9,671	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
26,198	28.1%
67,070	71.9%
12,649	13.6%

32,778
2.71

24,335	74.2%
18,605	76.5%
2,770	11.4%
8,443	25.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
30,586	31.0%
68,000	69.0%
12,323	12.5%

33,479
2.86

25,780	77.0%
20,705	80.3%
2,483	9.6%
7,699	23.0%

2024 Housing Data for Pine Bluff, AR Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,442	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,611	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,926	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,628	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,524	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,504	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,476	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,187	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,536	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,688	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,713	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,220	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,204	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,234	4.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,558	5.1%
$200,000 or more	1,089	3.6%

Median Household Income	51,531
Per Capita Income	26,044

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,099	10.1%
Public Assistance	1,904	6.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,711	15.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	28,291	53.9%
Unemployed	2,326	4.4%
In Armed Forces	23	0.0%

Total Labor Force	30,640	58.4%
Not in Labor Force	21,814	41.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		46.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	9,853	9,681	50.4%
Non-Profit	715	1,434	33.3%
Self-Employed	1,494	881	62.9%

Local Government	977	1,442	40.4%
State Government	1,424	2,210	39.2%
Federal Government	633	597	51.5%

Total Private + Self	11,347	10,562	51.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,749	5,683	39.7%
Total	15,096	16,245	48.2%

Pct. Govt.	23.2%
Pct. Private + Self	69.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,912	9.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	6,185	19.6%
Professional, Technical	6,755	21.4%
Service Occupations	5,860	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	477	1.5%
All others	9,781	31.1%

White Collar		50.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	5,425	17.2%
Health care and social assistance	4,536	14.4%
Retail trade	3,451	11.0%
Educational services	3,302	10.5%
Public administration	2,968	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	1,691	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	1,556	4.9%
Other services	1,379	4.4%
Construction	1,199	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,027	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	932	3.0%
Finance and insurance	892	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	846	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	800	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	492	1.6%
Wholesale trade	406	1.3%
Utilities	381	1.2%
Information	127	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	73	0.2%
Management	10	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,146	2.52%
Puerto Rican	15	0.02%
Cuban	18	0.02%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	121	0.14%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	107	0.13%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	14	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	7	0.01%
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	7	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	198	0.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	281	0.33%
Filipino	103	0.12%
Vietnamese	40	0.05%
Thai	32	0.04%
Laotian	30	0.04%
Japanese	24	0.03%
Korean	23	0.03%
Chinese	12	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	78,022	96.8%
Spanish	1,771	2.2%
Other Indo-European	332	0.4%
Tagalog	151	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	126	0.2%
Other	78	0.1%
Other Asian	43	0.1%
Arabic	33	0.0%
German, other Germanic	16	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
African	7,744	9.1%
English	7,330	8.6%
Irish	3,970	4.7%
American	3,378	4.0%
German	2,992	3.5%
Scottish	719	0.8%
Italian	493	0.6%
European	461	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	454	0.5%
French	345	0.4%
Dutch	306	0.4%
Norwegian	290	0.3%
Polish	174	0.2%
British	153	0.2%
Welsh	109	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	84,114	98.7%
Not a citizen	1,091	1.3%

Native	83,560	98.1%
Foreign-born	1,645	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,302	3.9%	4,967	8.3%	25,693	43.1%	15,456	26.0%	7,843	13.2%	3,286	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,302	3.9%
9-12 Years	4,967	8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	25,693	43.1%
Some College	15,456	26.0%
Bach. Degree	7,843	13.2%
Grad Degree	3,286	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	88,071	80,368	7,703	8.7%
1991	88,143	78,680	9,463	10.7%
1992	89,225	79,824	9,401	10.5%
1993	87,450	79,582	7,868	9.0%
1994	87,778	80,241	7,537	8.6%
1995	87,408	81,048	6,360	7.3%
1996	87,643	81,289	6,354	7.2%
1997	87,357	80,634	6,723	7.7%
1998	87,061	80,156	6,905	7.9%
1999	87,043	80,736	6,307	7.2%

2000	84,750	79,955	4,795	5.7%
2001	84,363	78,811	5,552	6.6%
2002	84,472	78,225	6,247	7.4%
2003	85,134	78,610	6,524	7.7%
2004	86,543	79,972	6,571	7.6%
2005	87,105	80,612	6,493	7.5%
2006	85,436	78,790	6,646	7.8%
2007	83,448	77,234	6,214	7.4%
2008	82,874	76,710	6,164	7.4%
2009	83,960	75,953	8,007	9.5%

2010	80,309	72,418	7,891	9.8%
2011	79,566	71,341	8,225	10.3%
2012	77,288	70,085	7,203	9.3%
2013	73,984	66,811	7,173	9.7%
2014	70,634	64,790	5,844	8.3%
2015	68,649	64,004	4,645	6.8%
2016	67,546	63,858	3,688	5.5%
2017	66,796	63,397	3,399	5.1%
2018	66,609	63,287	3,322	5.0%
2019	65,718	62,292	3,426	5.2%

2020	65,036	60,009	5,027	7.7%
2021	62,099	58,270	3,829	6.2%
2022	61,204	58,126	3,078	5.0%
2023	60,495	57,797	2,698	4.5%
2024	58,508	55,676	2,832	4.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	38,656
Median Value	$115,032

Occupied	30,540	79.0%
Vacant	8,116	21.0%

Owned	19,994	65.5%
Rented	10,546	34.5%
Median Rent	$839

Single-Family Units	27,414	70.9%
Detached	27,109	70.1%
Attached	305	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,098	8.0%
Mobile Homes	6,155	15.9%

Pine Bluff, AR Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pine Bluff, AR Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Pine Bluff, AR Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Pine Bluff, AR Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pine Bluff, AR Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Pine Bluff, AR Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Pine Bluff, AR Metro Area