Ashley County, Arkansas

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Ashley County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Ashley County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,429	3,049,391	334,922,499	1966th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,266	$60,773	$80,734	2986th of 3,221
Median Age	42.8	38.5	38.9	1259th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.8%	25.7%	35.7%	3041st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$91,900	$188,000	$332,700	3076th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$703	$947	$1,413	2726th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.1%	16.0%	12.5%	374th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	4.9%	5.2%	912th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	19.9	58.7	n/a	2325th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	5.4%	14.1%	1892nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.9	n/a	n/a	2702nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.8%	66.4%	65.2%	2188th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.9	22.5	26.4	1687th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.3%	8.8%	15.1%	3019th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.5%	n/a	n/a	1349th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.2%	47.0%	46.9%	2181st of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.6%	n/a	n/a	2739th 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 Ashley County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ashley County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.4%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.7%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	48.7	51.2	61.4

Age in Ashley County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ashley County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	42.8	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.7%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.5%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Ashley County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ashley County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	7,356	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	59.4%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.2%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.2%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.9%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	25.5%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ashley County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ashley County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,967	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.2%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.5%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.3%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.1%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.4%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.2%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Ashley County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ashley County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	9,392	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.3%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.7%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.2%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$554	$1,040	n/a

Education in Ashley County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ashley County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	12.3%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	50.6%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.3%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.8%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.0%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ashley County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ashley County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.6%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.6%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	47.9%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.8%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.8%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Ashley County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ashley County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.9%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.7%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.7%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.0%	5.9%	16.7%

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