Howard County, Arkansas

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Howard County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Howard County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,583	3,049,391	334,922,499	2312th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$45,603	$60,773	$80,734	2946th of 3,221
Median Age	38.8	38.5	38.9	2413th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.2%	25.7%	35.7%	2625th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$153,900	$188,000	$332,700	2173rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$690	$947	$1,413	2777th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.5%	16.0%	12.5%	351st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	4.9%	5.2%	957th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.4	58.7	n/a	2271st of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.8%	5.4%	14.1%	830th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.1	n/a	n/a	2431st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.5%	66.4%	65.2%	1924th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.8	22.5	26.4	2568th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.0%	8.8%	15.1%	3066th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.0%	n/a	n/a	1245th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.1%	47.0%	46.9%	2597th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.2%	n/a	n/a	2603rd 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 Howard County, Arkansas

Statistic	Howard County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.6%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	20.8%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	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	54.5	51.2	61.4

Age in Howard County, Arkansas

Statistic	Howard County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	38.8	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	25.7%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.1%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Howard County, Arkansas

Statistic	Howard County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	5,098	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.7%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.2%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.6%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	26.3%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Howard County, Arkansas

Statistic	Howard County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,569	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.7%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.5%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.2%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.1%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.5%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.2%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.8%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Howard County, Arkansas

Statistic	Howard County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	6,173	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.8%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.1%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.4%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.5%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.2%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$639	$1,040	n/a

Education in Howard County, Arkansas

Statistic	Howard County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	12.3%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.0%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.5%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.7%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Howard County, Arkansas

Statistic	Howard County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.5%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.5%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.8%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	52.8%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.7%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Howard County, Arkansas

Statistic	Howard County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.3%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.9%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.3%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.9%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.5%	5.9%	16.7%

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