Yell County, Arkansas

Yell County is a United States county located in the United States of Arkansas. The population of county in 2000 stood at 21139 as per the Census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 21976, making it Arkansas's 34th largest county. The county has a total area of 948.84 mi˛ (2457.48 sq km), of which, 927.89 square miles (2403.22 sq km) of it is land and 20.95 square miles (54.26 sq km) of it is water, makes it the fifth largest by total area in Arkansas.

Yell County Arkansas
Map of Yell County, Arkansas

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 21139 people, 7922 households, and 5816 families living in the county. The population density was 22.8 people per square mile (8.8/km˛), it is 50th most densely populated county in Arkansas. There were 9157 housing units at an average density of 9.9 per square mile (3.82/km˛). The average household size was 2.61 people, and the average family size was 3.04 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22% from 45 to 64, and 15% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 21976, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 20954 White, 377 Black or African American, 150 American Indian, 232 Asian, 9 Native Hawaiian, and 254 from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $28916, it is the 36th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The median income for a family in the county was $33409, it is 45th wealthiest county by median family income in Arkansas. The per capita income for the county was $15383, it is the 35th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 4761 pupils and students, of which 2497 are male and 2264 are female, 22.52% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 260 nursery or pri school, 360 kindergarten, 2515 elementary school, 1187 high school and 439 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Belleville CityYell County1.851.850371200.51048225625
2Corinth TownYell County3.253.120.136520.81092628125
3Danville CityYell County4.294.230.062392565.61253326506
4Dardanelle CityYell County3.063.060422813821458325727
5Havana CityYell County0.480.4803928221096330625
6Ola CityYell County1.991.860.131204648.41011719375
7Plainview CityYell County1.441.440755522.71624726583
YearPopulation
April 2000 census21139
April 2000 Estimate21139
July 2000 Estimate21153
July 2001 Estimate21173
July 2002 Estimate21190
July 2003 Estimate21224
July 2004 Estimate21094
July 2005 Estimate21146
July 2006 Estimate21581
July 2007 Estimate21697
July 2008 Estimate21976
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school133127260
Kindergarten204156360
Elementary school135611592515
High school6105771187
College or graduate school194245439
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Yell County, Arkansas$28916$33409$15383
Arkansas, United States$32182$38663$16904
United States$41994$50046$21587