Jackson County, Arkansas

Interactive maps and statistics for Jackson County, Arkansas: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Arkansas and the United States.

Jackson County, Arkansas is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (139th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Jackson County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,712	3,049,391	334,922,499	2058th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,218	$60,773	$80,734	2987th of 3,221
Median Age	40.2	38.5	38.9	2047th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.7%	25.7%	35.7%	2852nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$98,300	$188,000	$332,700	3013th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$668	$947	$1,413	2875th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.7%	16.0%	12.5%	405th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.8%	4.9%	5.2%	139th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	26.4	58.7	n/a	2107th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	5.4%	14.1%	2541st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.8	n/a	n/a	2720th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.5%	66.4%	65.2%	2698th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.2	22.5	26.4	2497th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.5%	8.8%	15.1%	3129th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1739th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.4%	47.0%	46.9%	2668th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.9%	n/a	n/a	2631st 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 Jackson County, Arkansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.3%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	15.2%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	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	40.8	51.2	61.4

Age in Jackson County, Arkansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	40.2	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	20.0%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.2%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.9%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.9%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Jackson County, Arkansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	6,076	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.9%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.5%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.5%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.4%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	32.2%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jackson County, Arkansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,769	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	28.4%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.3%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.8%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.7%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.0%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.3%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Jackson County, Arkansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	7,095	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.9%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.4%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.5%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.6%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$559	$1,040	n/a

Education in Jackson County, Arkansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	15.1%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.6%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.6%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.5%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jackson County, Arkansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.2%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.4%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.3%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.8%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Jackson County, Arkansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.9%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.5%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	5.9%	16.7%

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