Conway

Population & Demographics

Conway, AR

Conway is home to 67,642 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,620 resident workers commute each day.

ArkansasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
67,642
people
Population

67,642 residents

Median age 30.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Conway population & demographics

Who lives in Conway — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
67,642
Median age
30.3yrs
Median household income
$63,004
Median home value
$252,100
Median gross rent
$1,011/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
42.6%
Poverty rate
16.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Conway

How Conway breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White67.3%
Black17.6%
Hispanic or Latino8.2%
Two or more races5.0%
Asian1.6%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Conway

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Conway.

Conway at a glance
Employed Residents
28,620
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
25.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
41.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Little Rock
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Conway proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Conway commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

64 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Conway

28,620 commutes, one dot at a time

Conway

Where 28,620 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Conway, by worker count.

1Conway0.0 mi11,783
2Little Rock25.1 mi6,287
3North Little Rock24.0 mi1,544
4Maumelle16.2 mi651
5Russellville40.7 mi451
6Sherwood22.3 mi352
7Hot Springs53.1 mi347
8Searcy42.4 mi307

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Conway.

1Conway0.0 mi11,783
2Little Rock25.1 mi1,447
3North Little Rock24.0 mi829
4Greenbrier10.9 mi754
5Vilonia13.6 mi488
6Morrilton16.8 mi440
7Maumelle16.2 mi431
8Cabot25.8 mi419

Top industries

The sectors that employ Conway’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.4%
RTRetail Trade13.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.1%
EDEducational Services10.0%
MFManufacturing7.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.9%
COConstruction5.9%
INInformation5.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Conway

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

11 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps97%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Conway

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