Pope County
Micropolitan
FIPS 05115
Profiled Cities (1)
People
65K
Population
Census 2025 Est.80.1/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.2.5%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$57K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr37.0
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr87.2%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr16.9%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20247.3%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr70.4%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr17.7%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr11.0%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr80.6%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr2.2%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
2.9K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–232.8K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23159
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
4.0%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 202528K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$46K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$4.2B
County GDP
BEA 20241.6K
Business Establishments
CBP 202323.9K
Employees
CBP 2023$1.2B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$170K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$859
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr3.3K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr2.8K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrNo
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
82nd pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202245.3%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202511.4%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202520.0%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202517.1%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202558.6/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–251.5/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25548.3/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
77.8
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Low
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Moderate
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$38.7M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20258.02
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.11
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.3%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
0.9%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202423.3%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20192.6%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
811.0 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202459.7°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202070.9°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202048.6°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202052.1"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Nonmetro - Urban population of 20,000 or more, not adjacent to a metro area
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Micropolitan
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024