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Pine Bluff, Arkansas

City in Jefferson County, Arkansas · ZIP 71601, 71602, 71603

  • Jefferson County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 16 public schools
  • 38,785 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 14,703Households
  • $41,250Median household income
  • $86,400Median home value
  • 16Public schools
  • 3ZIP codes

About Pine Bluff

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Population, 2000 to 2020−25.1%
40k45k50k55k60k2000: 55,08520002010: 49,08320102020: 41,253202055,08541,253
Population of Pine Bluff at each census
CensusPopulation
200055,085
201049,083
202041,253

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 05, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 05, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 05, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Pine Bluff
Under $50k60%
$50k to $100k27.2%
$100k to $150k8.1%
$150k to $200k2%
$200k and over2.7%

Median household income $41,250 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 05, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Pine Bluff
Owner occupied
7,837 units
Renter occupied
6,866 units
Vacancy rate
23.8%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 05, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Pine Bluff compared with its county and state
Pine Bluff compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasurePine BluffJefferson CountyArkansas
Population40,43665,7803,032,651
Median household income$41,250$48,552$58,773
Median age36.739.538.4
Median home value$86,400$106,000$175,300
Bachelor’s degree or higher21.0%20.6%25.1%
Foreign-born residents1.8%1.9%5.2%
Owner-occupied homes53.3%63.2%66.1%
Mean commute to work18.4 minutes21.4 minutes22.3 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 05, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Pine Bluff16
Public schools in Pine Bluff, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
FORREST PARK/GREENVILLE PRESCHOOLPublicPre-KPINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–6PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
COLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic2–5WATSON CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–1WATSON CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFFCharterK–2FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY HAZEL ST PINE BLUFFCharterK–5FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–6PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–6PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicK–6PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFFCharter6–8FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF JR. HIGHPublic7–9PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
WATSON CHAPEL JR. HIGH SCHOOLPublic6–8WATSON CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST PINE BLUFFCharter9FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOLPublic10–12PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
SOUTHEAST ARK COLLEGE CAREET CENTERCareer and technical9–12JEFFERSON AREA CAREER CENTER
WATSON CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLPublic9–12WATSON CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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