Lafayette County, Arkansas

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Lafayette County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lafayette County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,136	3,049,391	334,922,499	2801st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,278	$60,773	$80,734	3056th of 3,221
Median Age	49.0	38.5	38.9	281st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	9.0%	25.7%	35.7%	3198th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$81,000	$188,000	$332,700	3163rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$755	$947	$1,413	2449th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.3%	16.0%	12.5%	367th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	4.9%	5.2%	1024th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11.6	58.7	n/a	2587th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	5.4%	14.1%	2917th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.4	n/a	n/a	2341st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.3%	66.4%	65.2%	739th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.7	22.5	26.4	554th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.4%	8.8%	15.1%	3009th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.3%	n/a	n/a	971st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.2%	47.0%	46.9%	2477th of 3,222
Broadband Access	66.7%	n/a	n/a	3027th 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 Lafayette County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lafayette County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.6%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	36.9%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	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)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.0	51.2	61.4

Age in Lafayette County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lafayette County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	49.0	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	18.3%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	6.9%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.3%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.8%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Lafayette County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lafayette County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	2,622	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	26.2%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.6%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.8%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	25.4%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lafayette County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lafayette County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,487	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.5%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.6%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.5%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.3%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.0%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.9%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Lafayette County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lafayette County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	3,940	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.5%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.4%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.5%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.7%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.9%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$494	$1,040	n/a

Education in Lafayette County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lafayette County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	18.5%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	47.8%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.7%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.7%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.3%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lafayette County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lafayette County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.3%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.3%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.6%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.6%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Lafayette County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lafayette County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.1%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.5%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	5.9%	16.7%

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