---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Hempstead County, AR"
classification: county
fips: "05057"
state: "AR"
demographics:
  population: 19508
  population_under_18: 4933
  population_18_64: 10934
  population_65_plus: 3641
  median_household_income: 46787
  poverty_rate: 20.22
  homeownership_rate: 71.75
  unemployment_rate: 5.58
  median_home_value: 105700
  gini_index: 0.5303
  vacancy_rate: 22.43
  race_white: 10677
  race_black: 5588
  race_asian: 128
  race_native: 34
  hispanic: 2986
  bachelors_plus: 2959
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ar/districts/04"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
  - to: "us/states/ar/districts/senate/3"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.6736
  - to: "us/states/ar/districts/senate/4"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.3264
  - to: "us/states/ar/districts/house/88"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9997
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ar]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Hempstead County, AR

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 19508 |
| Under 18 | 4933 |
| 18–64 | 10934 |
| 65+ | 3641 |
| Median household income | 46787 |
| Poverty rate | 20.22 |
| Homeownership rate | 71.75 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.58 |
| Median home value | 105700 |
| Gini index | 0.5303 |
| Vacancy rate | 22.43 |
| White | 10677 |
| Black | 5588 |
| Asian | 128 |
| Native | 34 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2986 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 2959 |

## Districts

- [AR-04](/us/states/ar/districts/04.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [AR Senate District 3](/us/states/ar/districts/senate/3.md) — 67% (state senate)
- [AR Senate District 4](/us/states/ar/districts/senate/4.md) — 33% (state senate)
- [AR House District 88](/us/states/ar/districts/house/88.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries