City profile
Pine Bluff, AR
Delta city with deep Black heritage and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (HBCU).
Climate
Climate type
Humid subtropical
Winter avg
42°F
Summer avg
82°F
Sunny days / yr
217
Home prices & cost of living
Median home price
$95,000
Typical monthly housing
$792
Cost of living (100 = U.S.)
76
Taxes
- Property tax
- 0.57%
- State income tax (top)
- 3.9%
- Social Security
- Not taxed
- Pensions
- Partly exempt
- Sales tax (state + avg. local)
- 9.45%
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively Moderate · county score 85/100
Top hazards: Ice storm, Strong wind, Earthquake
Nearest major airport
128 mi to Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)
Political lean (2024 county vote)
Leans Democratic · 57% Democratic / 41% Republican
Demographics (Census ACS)
Population (2024)
39,743
Growth since 2019
-7.8%
Median age
37.5
Residents 65+
17.6%
Median household income
$42,718
Income growth since 2019
+23.0%
Black household income
$41,629
Home ownership
51.6%
Poverty rate
24.0%
Poverty rate, 65+
16.0%
Race & ethnicity: Black 76.2% · White 16.7% · Hispanic 2.4% · Asian 0.6% · Other 4.1%
Crime (per 100,000 residents, 2025)
Violent crime
1,393 · 323% above the national average
Property crime
3,660 · 136% above the national average
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Pine Bluff Police Department. State average: violent 536, property 1,670.
2025–2026 trends
2026 market trends
- ▸Home insurance premiums are rising quickly here
- ▸Part of the New Great Migration — a growing Black community in the South
- ▸Climate/cost risks to check: tornadoes, hail
Highlights
- UAPB (HBCU)
- Extremely low home prices
- Strong Black majority community
Trade-offs
- Higher crime
- Declining population and services
Figures are estimates from public sources (see How we match). Verify before making decisions.