Poinsett County, Arkansas

Poinsett County is a county located in the United States of Arkansas. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 25614 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 24721, It is the 28th largest county by population in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The county has a total area of 763.39 sq mi (1977.17 sq km), of which, 757.74 square miles (1962.54 sq km) of it is land and 5.65 square miles (14.63 sq km) of it is water, it is the 23rd largest in terms of geographical size.

Poinsett County Arkansas
Map of Poinsett County, Arkansas

As of the census of 2000, there were 25614 people in the county, organized into 10026 households, and 7232 families living in the county. The population density was 33.8 people per square mile (13.05/kmē), it is the 30th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. There were 11051 housing units at an average density of 14.6 per square mile (5.64/kmē). The average household size was 2.52 persons, and the average family size was 2.99 persons. The population's age distribution was 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 24721, The racial makeup of the county was 22458 White, 1908 Black or African American, 72 American Indian, 35 Asian, 5 Native Hawaiian, and 243 from two or more races.

Poinsett County Arkansas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Poinsett County Arkansas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Poinsett County Arkansas GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26558, making it the 20th lowest county by median household income in Arkansas. The median income for a family in the county was $32257, it is the 19th poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $13087, it would be the seventh lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

In 2000, 5948 pupils and students, of which 3004 are male and 2944 are female, 23.22% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 273 nursery or pri school, 370 kindergarten, 3086 elementary school, 1541 high school and 678 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Fisher TownPoinsett County0.320.320265840.61033419286
2Harrisburg CityPoinsett County2.092.09021921050.41381322862
3Lepanto CityPoinsett County1.461.46021331459.41255022599
4Marked Tree CityPoinsett County2.342.320.0228001208.81186722591
5Trumann CityPoinsett County4.794.79068891439.71241926533
6Tyronza TownPoinsett County1.571.570918586.51298430188
7Waldenburg TownPoinsett County0.140.14080588.21145223750
8Weiner CityPoinsett County1.381.380760551.41822232125
YearPopulation
April 2000 census25614
April 2000 Estimate25614
July 2000 Estimate25619
July 2001 Estimate25512
July 2002 Estimate25237
July 2003 Estimate25199
July 2004 Estimate25067
July 2005 Estimate25092
July 2006 Estimate24888
July 2007 Estimate24821
July 2008 Estimate24721
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school107166273
Kindergarten216154370
Elementary school160614803086
High school8267151541
College or graduate school249429678
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Poinsett County, Arkansas$26558$32257$13087
Arkansas, United States$32182$38663$16904
United States$41994$50046$21587