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Baxter County, Arkansas demographics

Population: 41,476

Median age: 51.8

Median household income: 43,530

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Baxter County, Arkansas.

Population

2021	41,476
2020	41,673
2019	41,427
2018	41,219
2017	41,093
2016	40,992
2015	41,040
2014	41,154
2013	41,281
2012	41,387
2011	41,527
2010	41,388
2009	41,468

Baxter County, AR cities

Big Flat town - 54

Briarcliff city - 200

Cotter city - 1,019

Gassville city - 2,324

Lakeview city - 987

Midway CDP - 1,245

Mountain Home city - 12,722

Norfork city - 522

Salesville city - 329

Census data for Baxter County, Arkansas

Demographic and housing estimates in Baxter County, Arkansas

Total population
Total population	41,476
Male	20,294
Female	21,182

Population by age
Total population	41,476
Under 5 years	1,741
5 to 9 years	2,039
10 to 14 years	2,199
15 to 19 years	2,159
20 to 24 years	1,670
25 to 34 years	3,810
35 to 44 years	4,108
45 to 54 years	4,649
55 to 59 years	2,801
60 to 64 years	3,630
65 to 74 years	6,738
75 to 84 years	4,656
85 years and over	1,276
Median age (years)	51.8
Under 18 years	7,391
16 years and over	35,135
18 years and over	34,085
21 years and over	33,054
62 years and over	14,909
65 years and over	12,670

Population by race
Total population	41,476
One race	39,939
White	39,108
Black or African American	113
American Indian and Alaska Native	258
Asian	126
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	7
Some other race	327
Two or more races	1,537

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	33,815
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	16,246
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	17,569

Social characteristics in Baxter County, Arkansas

Households by type
Total households	18,835
Family households (families)	9,475
Married-couple family	1,247
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,204
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,520
Nonfamily households	4,909
Average household size	9,053
Average family size	2.18

Economic characteristics in Baxter County, Arkansas

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	18,835
Less than $10,000	1,082
$10,000 to $14,999	752
$15,000 to $24,999	2,891
$25,000 to $34,999	2,765
$35,000 to $49,999	3,212
$50,000 to $74,999	3,562
$75,000 to $99,999	1,889
$100,000 to $149,999	1,577
$150,000 to $199,999	661
$200,000 or more	444
Median household income (dollars)	43,530

Housing characteristics in Baxter County, Arkansas

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	22,689
Occupied housing units	18,835
Vacant housing units	3,854

Units in structure
Total housing units	22,689
1-unit, detached	16,962
1-unit, attached	690
2 units	389
3 or 4 units	609
5 to 9 units	304
10 to 19 units	222
20 or more units	517
Mobile home	2,980
Boat, RV, van, etc.	16

Year structure built
Total housing units	22,689
Built 2014 or later	9
Built 2010 to 2013	1,035
Built 2000 to 2009	2,985
Built 1990 to 1999	4,516
Built 1980 to 1989	3,923
Built 1970 to 1979	6,098
Built 1960 to 1969	1,933
Built 1950 to 1959	862
Built 1940 to 1949	627
Built 1939 or earlier	701

Rooms
Total housing units	22,689
1 room	381
2 rooms	382
3 rooms	1,349
4 rooms	4,310
5 rooms	5,376
6 rooms	4,439
7 rooms	2,913
8 rooms	1,702
9 rooms or more	1,837
Median rooms	5.4

Bedrooms
Total housing units	22,689
No bedroom	381
1 bedroom	1,566
2 bedrooms	8,061
3 bedrooms	10,569
4 bedrooms	1,851
5 or more bedrooms	261

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	18,835
Owner-occupied	14,251
Renter-occupied	4,584
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.16
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.26

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	18,835
Moved in 2017 or later	1,990
Moved in 2015 to 2016	4,750
Moved in 2010 to 2014	3,272
Moved in 2000 to 2009	4,853
Moved in 1990 to 1999	2,255
Moved in 1989 and earlier	1,715

Value
Owner-occupied units	14,251
Less than $50,000	1,459
$50,000 to $99,999	2,836
$100,000 to $149,999	3,662
$150,000 to $199,999	2,333
$200,000 to $299,999	2,425
$300,000 to $499,999	1,141
$500,000 to $999,999	269
$1,000,000 or more	126
Median (dollars)	138,500

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	14,251
Housing units with a mortgage	6,810
Housing units without a mortgage	7,441

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	4,200
Less than $500	725
$500 to $999	2,714
$1,000 to $1,499	569
$1,500 to $1,999	164
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	28
Median (dollars)	748
No rent paid	384

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