Pocahontas City, Arkansas

Pocahontas City, Randolph County, Arkansas is a city located in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, city has a population of 6518 inhabitants. The city's estimated population as of July 2008 was 6713, It is 49th most populous in Arkansas. The city encompasses an area of 7.56 square miles (19.58 square kilometre ), of which, 7.35 square miles (19.04 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 64th largest by size in Arkansas.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 6518 people, 2693 households, and 1743 families living in the city. The population density was 886.6 people per square mile (342.32/kmē), it is the 117th most populated city in terms of population density. There were 2924 housing units at an average density of 397.8 per square mile (153.59/kmē). The average household size was 2.32 persons, and the average family size was 2.94 persons. In the city Age distribution was 23.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 21% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males. The median age was 38 years, The median age of males and females living in Pocahontas City was 34.9 and 41.3 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 97.27% White, 1.1% Black or African American, 0.44% American Indian, 0.08% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.91% from two or more races and 0.2% Other races.

Pocahontas city Arkansas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Pocahontas city Arkansas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Pocahontas City Arkansas GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $24450, it would be the 328th highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The median income for a family in the city was $29525, making its Arkansas's 342nd highest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $15529, it is the 144th wealthiest city in terms of per capita income. The median income of city was $16629, Males had a median income of $21731 versus $13722 for females.

In 2000, 1417 pupils and students, of which 652 are male and 765 are female, 21.74% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 140 nursery or pri school, 69 kindergarten, 682 elementary school, 293 high school and 233 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census6518
April 2000 Estimate6518
July 2000 Estimate6510
July 2001 Estimate6532
July 2002 Estimate6533
July 2003 Estimate6524
July 2004 Estimate6627
July 2005 Estimate6629
July 2006 Estimate6746
July 2007 Estimate6695
July 2008 Estimate6713
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7367140
Kindergarten264369
Elementary school344338682
High school105188293
College or graduate school104129233
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Pocahontas city, Arkansas$24450$29525$15529
Randolph County, Arkansas$27583$33535$14502
Arkansas, United States$32182$38663$16904
United States$41994$50046$21587