Pottsville, Arkansas demographics

Pottsville, AR demographics: median age 36.6; 23.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pottsville city, Arkansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 0556990. The survey estimates a population of 3,229 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pottsville is 36.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 1,208 households (±111). 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	36.6 ±1.8	38.5 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 18	883 ±181	27.3% ±5.6 pp	23.1%	22.0%
18–34	620 ±168	19.2% ±5.2 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	1,313 ±228	40.7% ±7.0 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	413 ±102	12.8% ±3.2 pp	17.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Male	1,483 ±156	45.9% ±4.8 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	1,746 ±153	54.1% ±4.7 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: 3,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
White alone	2,614 ±187	81.0% ±5.7 pp	69.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	14.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	15 ±20 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	81 ±147 · low precision	2.5% ±4.6 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	349 ±124	10.8% ±3.8 pp	3.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	170 ±93 · low precision	5.3% ±2.9 pp · low precision	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,654 ±239	82.2% ±7.4 pp	91.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	575 ±244	17.8% ±7.6 pp	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: 1,208
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	802 ±115	66.4% ±7.3 pp	47.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	20 ±23 · low precision	1.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	118 ±73 · low precision	9.8% ±6.0 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	190 ±81	15.7% ±6.5 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	78 ±74 · low precision	6.5% ±6.1 pp · low precision	5.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,208
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	568 ±102	47.0% ±7.3 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	640 ±134	53.0% ±10.0 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,208
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	190 ±81	15.7% ±6.5 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	414 ±120	34.3% ±9.4 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	152 ±77 · low precision	12.6% ±6.3 pp	15.2%	15.3%
Four-person households	323 ±97	26.7% ±7.6 pp	11.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	102 ±89 · low precision	8.4% ±7.3 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	5 ±16 · low precision	0.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	22 ±22 · low precision	1.8% ±1.8 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: 3,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	2,996 ±137	92.8% ±4.2 pp	94.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	233 ±141 · low precision	7.2% ±4.4 pp · low precision	5.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
English only	2,495 ±240	84.7% ±7.4 pp	91.7%	77.7%
Spanish	368 ±206 · low precision	12.5% ±7.0 pp · low precision	6.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	45 ±105 · low precision	1.5% ±3.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	33 ±96 · low precision	1.1% ±3.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	4 ±8 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 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: 2,074
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	174 ±87 · low precision	8.4% ±4.2 pp	11.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	726 ±157	35.0% ±7.2 pp	34.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	521 ±122	25.1% ±5.6 pp	20.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	165 ±99 · low precision	8.0% ±4.7 pp · low precision	8.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	338 ±120	16.3% ±5.7 pp	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	150 ±64	7.2% ±3.1 pp	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: 3,177
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Same house	3,007 ±124	94.6% ±3.6 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	86 ±60 · low precision	2.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	19 ±40 · low precision	0.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	65 ±83 · low precision	2.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 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

5.9% of Pottsville residents (±3.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.0% in Arkansas and 8.4% nationally. 83.0% 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	Pottsville	Arkansas	U.S.	Compared with Arkansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.9% ±3.2 pp · low precision	9.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.0% ±4.7 pp	86.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.7% ±3.7 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Pottsville . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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