Lee County, Arkansas

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

Lee County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lee County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,359	3,049,391	334,922,499	2623rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$34,375	$60,773	$80,734	3126th of 3,221
Median Age	41.9	38.5	38.9	1513th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	7.2%	25.7%	35.7%	3215th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$75,300	$188,000	$332,700	3187th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$667	$947	$1,413	2877th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	39.4%	16.0%	12.5%	64th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	19.1%	4.9%	5.2%	11th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13.9	58.7	n/a	2511th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	5.4%	14.1%	2624th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.3	n/a	n/a	2977th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	59.0%	66.4%	65.2%	3033rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.1	22.5	26.4	1870th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.8%	8.8%	15.1%	275th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.7%	n/a	n/a	1984th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	30.3%	47.0%	46.9%	3172nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.7%	n/a	n/a	2728th 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 Lee County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lee County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	39.6%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	54.4	51.2	61.4

Age in Lee County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lee County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	41.9	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	18.9%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.3%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.4%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Lee County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lee County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	2,690	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.4%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.3%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	27.1%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.4%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	43.7%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lee County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lee County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,465	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	41.9%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.9%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	7.8%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	39.4%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	56.5%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.8%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Lee County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lee County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	3,694	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.4%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.2%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	41.0%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	39.3%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$349	$1,040	n/a

Education in Lee County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lee County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	20.2%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.1%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.5%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.2%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.0%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lee County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lee County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	36.9%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.5%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.6%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.4%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	16.7%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Lee County, Arkansas

Statistic	Lee County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.5%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.8%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	5.9%	16.7%

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