Moving to Paragould, Arkansas

About Paragould, Arkansas
Paragould

Paragould is the county seat of Greene County, and the 19th-largest city in Arkansas, in the United States. The city is located in northeastern Arkansas on the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge, a geologic anomaly contained within the Arkansas delta.

Paragould is the principal city of the Paragould, Arkansas Micropolitan Statistical Area and is also a part of the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area. The population of Paragould was 29,537 as of the 2020 Census, compared to 26,113 at the 2010 census.

Gender
Gender Paragould Arkansas Country
Female 51.6% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 48.4% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Paragould Arkansas Country
Less than $10,000 8% 7.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.3% 5.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12.2% 11.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.2% 11.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.4% 14.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.8% 18.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3% 11.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 12.3% 11.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.3% 4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.2% 4% 8.3%
Education


Education Paragould Arkansas Country
< 9th Grade 1% 6% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 7% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 43% 34% 27.0%
Other College 23% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 15% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 1% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Paragould Arkansas Country
White 89.7% 71.6% 60.1%
African American 3.6% 15.1% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 0.5% 1.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.7% 3.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.9% 7.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity