The Town Files

Pope County, Arkansas

64,131 people. The median home is worth $170,100 (typical Arkansas town: $128,600) and the median household earns $57,344.

Towns in Pope County

Towns in Pope County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Russellville28,940$172,400$50,87730.6
Pottsville3,140$171,600$68,55836.6
Atkins2,859$124,400$61,90834.2

People and housing

Pope CountyTypical Arkansas town
Median home value$170,100$128,600
Median rent$859$792
Median household income$57,344$50,408
Median age37.037.8
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%16.5%
Below the poverty line16.9%19.7%

Jobs and pay

26,851 jobs in 2024, average pay $50,324 a year.

Largest industries in Pope CountyManufacturing5,009 jobs · $57,000Health care & social assistan…3,295 jobs · $44,412Retail3,061 jobs · $32,659Hotels & restaurants2,906 jobs · $21,134Construction1,375 jobs · $66,112Transportation & warehousing1,324 jobs · $54,499
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Pope County0%2%4%6%8%2000200420082012201620202023 3.9%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 487 storm events in Pope County from 1996 to 2026, with 8 deaths.

Storm events in Pope County by type since 1996Hail148Flood14Tornado18Lightning6Heavy Rain6Flash Flood39Funnel Cloud4Winter Storm7Winter Weather9Thunderstorm Wind236
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Pope County has been included in 19 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3636: Severe Winter Storm
April 5, 2025Severe StormEM-3627: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
August 27, 2020HurricaneEM-3541: Hurricane Laura
April 3, 2020BiologicalDR-4518: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3461: Covid-19
June 8, 2019FloodDR-4441: Severe Storms And Flooding
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).