Craighead County, Arkansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Craighead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	113,249	3,049,391	334,922,499	554th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,548	$60,773	$80,734	2118th of 3,221
Median Age	34.5	38.5	38.9	2998th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.7%	25.7%	35.7%	781st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$210,400	$188,000	$332,700	1301st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$958	$947	$1,413	1149th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.1%	16.0%	12.5%	541st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	4.9%	5.2%	872nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	160.1	58.7	n/a	726th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	5.4%	14.1%	1301st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.1	n/a	n/a	1799th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	60.1%	66.4%	65.2%	3003rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.6	22.5	26.4	2602nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.8%	8.8%	15.1%	2167th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.3%	n/a	n/a	1796th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.7%	47.0%	46.9%	2258th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.5%	n/a	n/a	1141st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Craighead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Craighead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.8%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	16.6%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.5	51.2	61.4

Age in Craighead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Craighead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	34.5	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	25.2%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.7%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.8%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.8%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.9%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Craighead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Craighead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	44,437	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.7%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.2%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.9%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.0%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	32.3%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Craighead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Craighead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,774	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.2%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.6%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.0%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.0%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.1%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.7%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.8%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Craighead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Craighead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	48,885	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.7%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.4%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.1%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,992.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.9%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.6%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,125	$1,040	n/a

Education in Craighead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Craighead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	9.8%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.3%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.2%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.9%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.8%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Craighead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Craighead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.3%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.5%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.3%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.9%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Craighead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Craighead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.3%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.3%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.0%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.5%	5.9%	16.7%

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