Searcy, Arkansas demographics

Searcy, AR demographics: median age 32.4; 29.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Searcy city, Arkansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 0563020. The survey estimates a population of 23,340 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Searcy is 32.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 8,776 households (±437). 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	32.4 ±1.6	38.5 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 18	4,862 ±503	20.8% ±2.2 pp	23.1%	22.0%
18–34	7,815 ±671	33.5% ±2.9 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	6,727 ±646	28.8% ±2.8 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	3,936 ±443	16.9% ±1.9 pp	17.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Male	11,167 ±469	47.8% ±2.0 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	12,173 ±477	52.2% ±2.0 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: 23,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
White alone	18,914 ±565	81.0% ±2.4 pp	69.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,593 ±445	11.1% ±1.9 pp	14.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	60 ±70 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	284 ±131	1.2% ±0.6 pp	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	291 ±167 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,198 ±353	5.1% ±1.5 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,015 ±386	94.3% ±1.6 pp	91.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,325 ±394	5.7% ±1.7 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: 8,776
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,880 ±329	44.2% ±3.0 pp	47.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	430 ±167	4.9% ±1.9 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,350 ±299	15.4% ±3.3 pp	12.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,504 ±387	28.5% ±4.2 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	612 ±168	7.0% ±1.9 pp	5.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,776
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,961 ±301	33.7% ±3.0 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,815 ±514	66.3% ±4.8 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,776
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,504 ±387	28.5% ±4.2 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,263 ±407	37.2% ±4.3 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,222 ±293	13.9% ±3.3 pp	15.2%	15.3%
Four-person households	956 ±274	10.9% ±3.1 pp	11.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	494 ±151	5.6% ±1.7 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	127 ±86 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	210 ±140 · low precision	2.4% ±1.6 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: 23,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	22,641 ±266	97.0% ±1.1 pp	94.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	699 ±270	3.0% ±1.2 pp	5.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 21,860
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
English only	20,598 ±457	94.2% ±1.8 pp	91.7%	77.7%
Spanish	854 ±306	3.9% ±1.4 pp	6.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	76 ±87 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	44 ±51 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	46 ±65 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	77 ±90 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	11 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	61 ±52 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	44 ±60 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	31 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	18 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 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: 13,676
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,239 ±304	9.1% ±2.2 pp	11.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,745 ±507	34.7% ±3.5 pp	34.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,735 ±387	20.0% ±2.8 pp	20.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	903 ±232	6.6% ±1.7 pp	8.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,897 ±298	13.9% ±2.1 pp	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,157 ±342	15.8% ±2.4 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: 22,815
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Same house	17,964 ±695	78.7% ±3.0 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,464 ±503	10.8% ±2.2 pp	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	938 ±284	4.1% ±1.2 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,313 ±366	5.8% ±1.6 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	136 ±112 · low precision	0.6% ±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

9.2% of Searcy residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.0% in Arkansas and 8.4% nationally. 89.3% 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	Searcy	Arkansas	U.S.	Compared with Arkansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.2% ±1.8 pp	9.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.3% ±1.7 pp	86.7%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.7% ±1.1 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 Searcy . 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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