Brinkley, Arkansas demographics

Brinkley, AR demographics: median age 49.1; 14.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Brinkley city, Arkansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 0508950. The survey estimates a population of 2,596 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Brinkley is 49.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.8 years. There are 1,202 households (±163). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	49.1 ±4.8	38.5 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,596
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 18	513 ±159	19.8% ±6.1 pp	23.1%	22.0%
18–34	356 ±145	13.7% ±5.6 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	1,079 ±211	41.6% ±8.1 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	648 ±169	25.0% ±6.5 pp	17.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,596
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Male	1,237 ±159	47.7% ±6.1 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	1,359 ±163	52.3% ±6.2 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,596
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
White alone	935 ±176	36.0% ±6.7 pp	69.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,560 ±176	60.1% ±6.7 pp	14.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	34 ±38 · low precision	1.3% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	10 ±18 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	57 ±33 · low precision	2.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,596
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,574 ±58	99.2% ±1.1 pp	91.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22 ±40 · low precision	0.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	9.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	370 ±105	30.8% ±7.7 pp	47.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	20 ±20 · low precision	1.7% ±1.6 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	195 ±107 · low precision	16.2% ±8.6 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	606 ±172	50.4% ±12.6 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	11 ±20 · low precision	0.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	243 ±78	20.2% ±5.9 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	959 ±165	79.8% ±8.4 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	606 ±172	50.4% ±12.6 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	311 ±91	25.9% ±6.7 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	123 ±85 · low precision	10.2% ±6.9 pp · low precision	15.2%	15.3%
Four-person households	63 ±52 · low precision	5.2% ±4.2 pp · low precision	11.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	21 ±29 · low precision	1.7% ±2.4 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	78 ±59 · low precision	6.5% ±4.9 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,596
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	2,552 ±61	98.3% ±1.3 pp	94.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	44 ±41 · low precision	1.7% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,391
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
English only	2,347 ±91	98.2% ±2.0 pp	91.7%	77.7%
Spanish	10 ±18 · low precision	0.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	6.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	24 ±43 · low precision	1.0% ±1.8 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	10 ±17 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,894
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	382 ±141	20.2% ±7.3 pp	11.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	775 ±173	40.9% ±8.6 pp	34.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	387 ±123	20.4% ±6.3 pp	20.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	84 ±53 · low precision	4.4% ±2.8 pp · low precision	8.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	213 ±132 · low precision	11.2% ±6.9 pp · low precision	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	53 ±44 · low precision	2.8% ±2.3 pp · low precision	9.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,558
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Same house	2,315 ±212	90.5% ±8.0 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	218 ±175 · low precision	8.5% ±6.8 pp · low precision	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	18 ±18 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	7 ±11 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.4% of Brinkley residents (±4.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.0% in Arkansas and 8.4% nationally. 87.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brinkley	Arkansas	U.S.	Compared with Arkansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.4% ±4.9 pp	9.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.9% ±11.4 pp	86.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.7% ±3.0 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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