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Demographic Characteristics
Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area
Pine Bluff, with a population of over 55,000 people, is the seat of Jefferson County, and the sixth most populous in Arkansas. With over 84,000 people in the county, population density was 95.2 residents per square mile, and 70% of the population lived in urbanized areas (based on the 2000 Census).
The Pine Bluff MSA now includes 3 counties: Jefferson, Cleveland and Lincoln.
Year
1970
1980
1990
2000
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City
57,389
56,576
57,140
55,085
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County
85,329
90,718
85,487
84,278
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Racial Composition
Jefferson County (based on 2000 Census):
Black
White
Other
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49.6%
48.5%
1.9%
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Age Distribution
Jefferson County (based on 2000 Census):
Under 5
05-09
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-59
60-64
65-74
75-84
85 and over
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5,801
6,045
6,346
6,988
6,119
10,774
12,687
11,262
4,046
3,322
5,565
3,858
1,465
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6.9%
7.2%
7.5%
8.3%
7.3%
12.8%
15.1%
13.4%
4.8%
3.9%
6.6%
4.6%
1.7%
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Median Age: 35.1 years (based on 2000 Census)
Educational Attainment
(2006 American Community Survey):
Percentage of High School Graduates:
Jefferson County
State of Arkansas
United States
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79.8%
80.5%
84.1%
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Percentage of College (4-Year) Graduates:
Jefferson County
State of Arkansas
United States
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17.8%
18.2%
27.0%
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Percentage of High School Graduates Attending Institutions of Higher Education, 2004
Jefferson County
State of Arkansas
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80.8%
61.0%
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Income
Jefferson County
State of Arkansas
United States
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Per Capita Personal
Income (2006)
$ 25,434
$ 28,473
$ 36,714
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Median Income
(2005)
$ 31,547
$ 36,071
$ 46,071
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