Ouachita County, Arkansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Ouachita County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	22,085	3,049,391	334,922,499	1769th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,268	$60,773	$80,734	2812th of 3,221
Median Age	43.8	38.5	38.9	975th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.3%	25.7%	35.7%	2609th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$102,100	$188,000	$332,700	2953rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$764	$947	$1,413	2383rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.9%	16.0%	12.5%	662nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	4.9%	5.2%	1091st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.1	58.7	n/a	2002nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	5.4%	14.1%	2766th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.5	n/a	n/a	2765th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.9%	66.4%	65.2%	2174th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.0	22.5	26.4	2133rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.6%	8.8%	15.1%	2759th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1754th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.3%	47.0%	46.9%	2837th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.6%	n/a	n/a	1927th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ouachita County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ouachita County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.6%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	40.8%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	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)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.2	51.2	61.4

Age in Ouachita County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ouachita County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	43.8	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	22.2%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.4%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Ouachita County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ouachita County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	8,624	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.5%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.5%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.2%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.9%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	31.2%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ouachita County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ouachita County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,803	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.1%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.1%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.9%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.9%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.8%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.8%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Ouachita County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ouachita County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	11,869	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.7%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.6%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.3%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.1%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$525	$1,040	n/a

Education in Ouachita County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ouachita County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	11.3%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.4%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.9%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.5%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.8%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ouachita County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ouachita County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.8%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.3%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.1%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.5%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.8%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Ouachita County, Arkansas

Statistic	Ouachita County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.1%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	5.9%	16.7%

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