Baxter County, Arkansas

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Baxter County, Arkansas is among the highest in the country for median age (160th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Baxter County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	42,407	3,049,391	334,922,499	1159th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,452	$60,773	$80,734	2859th of 3,221
Median Age	51.4	38.5	38.9	160th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.4%	25.7%	35.7%	2097th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$174,600	$188,000	$332,700	1715th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$846	$947	$1,413	1777th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.5%	16.0%	12.5%	1174th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.3%	4.9%	5.2%	597th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	76.6	58.7	n/a	1178th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	5.4%	14.1%	1946th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.5	n/a	n/a	1988th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.2%	66.4%	65.2%	1485th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.4	22.5	26.4	2648th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.4%	8.8%	15.1%	1967th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.7%	n/a	n/a	1517th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.2%	47.0%	46.9%	2000th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.7%	n/a	n/a	1895th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Baxter County, Arkansas

Statistic	Baxter County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.9%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	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	16.1	51.2	61.4

Age in Baxter County, Arkansas

Statistic	Baxter County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	51.4	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	17.7%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.0%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.4%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.4%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	31.0%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Baxter County, Arkansas

Statistic	Baxter County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	19,348	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.2%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.5%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.0%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.8%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	20.6%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Baxter County, Arkansas

Statistic	Baxter County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,488	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.1%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.6%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.8%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.7%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.5%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.9%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.5%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Baxter County, Arkansas

Statistic	Baxter County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	22,883	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.8%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.3%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.4%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.8%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.7%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$799	$1,040	n/a

Education in Baxter County, Arkansas

Statistic	Baxter County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	10.3%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.1%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.1%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.1%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Baxter County, Arkansas

Statistic	Baxter County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.8%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.7%	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	44.6%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.2%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.6%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Baxter County, Arkansas

Statistic	Baxter County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	37.4%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.0%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.5%	5.9%	16.7%

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