Arkansas County, Arkansas

Interactive maps and statistics for Arkansas County, Arkansas: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Arkansas and the United States.

Arkansas County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy, and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Arkansas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,515	3,049,391	334,922,499	2070th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,164	$60,773	$80,734	2586th of 3,221
Median Age	41.4	38.5	38.9	1675th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.6%	25.7%	35.7%	2970th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$138,100	$188,000	$332,700	2409th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$843	$947	$1,413	1800th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.0%	16.0%	12.5%	649th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.1%	4.9%	5.2%	264th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	16.6	58.7	n/a	2426th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	5.4%	14.1%	2458th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.2	n/a	n/a	2927th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.6%	66.4%	65.2%	2769th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.7	22.5	26.4	2749th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.8%	8.8%	15.1%	3103rd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.8%	n/a	n/a	1936th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.6%	47.0%	46.9%	2274th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.9%	n/a	n/a	2721st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Arkansas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Arkansas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.1%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	26.1%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.9	51.2	61.4

Age in Arkansas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Arkansas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	41.4	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	23.2%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Arkansas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Arkansas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	6,705	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.6%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.3%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.0%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.5%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	29.8%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Arkansas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Arkansas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,569	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.9%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.0%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.0%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.1%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.9%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Arkansas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Arkansas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	8,696	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.9%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.3%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.9%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.4%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.5%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$745	$1,040	n/a

Education in Arkansas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Arkansas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	14.5%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.8%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.1%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.7%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.9%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Arkansas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Arkansas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.1%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.0%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	59.6%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.3%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.7%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Arkansas County, Arkansas

Statistic	Arkansas County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.2%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.4%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.5%	5.9%	16.7%

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