Hempstead County, Arkansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Hempstead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,508	3,049,391	334,922,499	1911th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,787	$60,773	$80,734	2905th of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	38.5	38.9	1732nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.3%	25.7%	35.7%	2608th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$105,700	$188,000	$332,700	2903rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$815	$947	$1,413	1994th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.2%	16.0%	12.5%	530th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	4.9%	5.2%	873rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	26.8	58.7	n/a	2097th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.8%	5.4%	14.1%	591st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.8	n/a	n/a	1880th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.7%	66.4%	65.2%	2055th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	22.5	26.4	2294th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.9%	8.8%	15.1%	2925th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.8%	n/a	n/a	1283rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.3%	47.0%	46.9%	2328th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.5%	n/a	n/a	2483rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Hempstead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	51.5%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.3%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	28.6%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	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)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.8	51.2	61.4

Age in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Hempstead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	41.2	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	25.3%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.3%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.7%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Hempstead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	7,479	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.1%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.3%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.8%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.0%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	28.8%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Hempstead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,673	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.6%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.7%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.5%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.2%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.0%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.3%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Hempstead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	9,642	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.8%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.3%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.4%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.3%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.8%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$601	$1,040	n/a

Education in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Hempstead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	17.6%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.4%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.6%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.2%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Hempstead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.6%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.2%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.3%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.0%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.4%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Statistic	Hempstead County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.2%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.9%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.9%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	10.6%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.3%	5.9%	16.7%

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