Monroe County, Arkansas

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

Monroe County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (140th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Monroe County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,589	3,049,391	334,922,499	2769th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$43,214	$60,773	$80,734	3004th of 3,221
Median Age	45.5	38.5	38.9	661st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.7%	25.7%	35.7%	3050th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$88,700	$188,000	$332,700	3107th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$614	$947	$1,413	3025th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.6%	16.0%	12.5%	496th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.8%	4.9%	5.2%	140th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	10.8	58.7	n/a	2617th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	5.4%	14.1%	2461st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.3	n/a	n/a	2980th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.6%	66.4%	65.2%	2872nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.2	22.5	26.4	624th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.2%	8.8%	15.1%	2864th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1446th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.6%	47.0%	46.9%	3071st of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.6%	n/a	n/a	2854th 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 Monroe County, Arkansas

Statistic	Monroe County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	52.8%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.9%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	40.2%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	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)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.8	51.2	61.4

Age in Monroe County, Arkansas

Statistic	Monroe County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	45.5	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.8%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.9%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.5%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Monroe County, Arkansas

Statistic	Monroe County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	2,790	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	52.2%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.5%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.6%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	44.2%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	30.7%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Monroe County, Arkansas

Statistic	Monroe County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,317	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.6%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.0%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.0%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.6%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.1%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.1%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Monroe County, Arkansas

Statistic	Monroe County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	3,829	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.3%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.1%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.1%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.4%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.1%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$456	$1,040	n/a

Education in Monroe County, Arkansas

Statistic	Monroe County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	18.3%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.3%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.8%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.8%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.9%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Monroe County, Arkansas

Statistic	Monroe County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.1%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	87.4%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.5%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.7%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	14.5%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Monroe County, Arkansas

Statistic	Monroe County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.3%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	5.9%	16.7%

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