Desha County, Arkansas

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Desha County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Desha County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,786	3,049,391	334,922,499	2433rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$37,662	$60,773	$80,734	3096th of 3,221
Median Age	41.6	38.5	38.9	1614th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.6%	25.7%	35.7%	3059th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$90,900	$188,000	$332,700	3079th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$718	$947	$1,413	2650th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.3%	16.0%	12.5%	159th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.0%	4.9%	5.2%	278th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	14.6	58.7	n/a	2491st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.5%	5.4%	14.1%	1351st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.5	n/a	n/a	2777th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	56.8%	66.4%	65.2%	3074th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.8	22.5	26.4	2384th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.8%	8.8%	15.1%	2949th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.4%	n/a	n/a	1366th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.4%	47.0%	46.9%	3044th of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.2%	n/a	n/a	2870th 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 Desha County, Arkansas

Statistic	Desha County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	42.5%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.2%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	49.0%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.4	51.2	61.4

Age in Desha County, Arkansas

Statistic	Desha County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	41.6	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	24.9%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.7%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.3%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Desha County, Arkansas

Statistic	Desha County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	4,610	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.9%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.5%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	27.5%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.4%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	36.0%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Desha County, Arkansas

Statistic	Desha County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,568	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	33.5%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.6%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.9%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.3%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	58.7%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.3%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Desha County, Arkansas

Statistic	Desha County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	5,799	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.7%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.9%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.5%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	43.2%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.0%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$493	$1,040	n/a

Education in Desha County, Arkansas

Statistic	Desha County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	22.1%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.1%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.2%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.2%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Desha County, Arkansas

Statistic	Desha County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.2%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.2%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.2%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.1%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	14.6%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Desha County, Arkansas

Statistic	Desha County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.3%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.3%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.7%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	5.9%	16.7%

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