Cross County, Arkansas

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Cross County, Arkansas is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (105th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Cross County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,543	3,049,391	334,922,499	2068th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,863	$60,773	$80,734	2722nd of 3,221
Median Age	40.9	38.5	38.9	1818th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.4%	25.7%	35.7%	2271st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$117,500	$188,000	$332,700	2721st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$764	$947	$1,413	2382nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.7%	16.0%	12.5%	576th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.7%	4.9%	5.2%	105th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	26.8	58.7	n/a	2096th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.5%	5.4%	14.1%	1077th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.9	n/a	n/a	2693rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.5%	66.4%	65.2%	2529th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.5	22.5	26.4	1297th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.5%	8.8%	15.1%	2784th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.9%	n/a	n/a	1261st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.1%	47.0%	46.9%	2362nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.0%	n/a	n/a	2320th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Cross County, Arkansas

Statistic	Cross County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	71.6%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	15.8%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.1%	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)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	45.6	51.2	61.4

Age in Cross County, Arkansas

Statistic	Cross County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	40.9	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	23.7%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.9%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Cross County, Arkansas

Statistic	Cross County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	6,483	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	71.1%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.4%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	26.0%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.6%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	26.4%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cross County, Arkansas

Statistic	Cross County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,808	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.7%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.8%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.7%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.0%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.7%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.8%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.3%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Cross County, Arkansas

Statistic	Cross County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	7,586	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.6%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.6%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.5%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.5%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$596	$1,040	n/a

Education in Cross County, Arkansas

Statistic	Cross County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	15.0%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.0%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.7%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.0%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cross County, Arkansas

Statistic	Cross County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.2%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.6%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.2%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.8%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Cross County, Arkansas

Statistic	Cross County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.8%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.0%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.9%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	5.9%	16.7%

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