Perry County, Arkansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Perry County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,101	3,049,391	334,922,499	2475th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,764	$60,773	$80,734	2421st of 3,221
Median Age	43.3	38.5	38.9	1112th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.5%	25.7%	35.7%	2584th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$130,200	$188,000	$332,700	2516th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$805	$947	$1,413	2060th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.2%	16.0%	12.5%	1417th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	4.9%	5.2%	1838th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	18.3	58.7	n/a	2374th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	5.4%	14.1%	2542nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.1	n/a	n/a	2113th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.4%	66.4%	65.2%	557th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.4	22.5	26.4	204th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.5%	8.8%	15.1%	2239th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.8%	n/a	n/a	1697th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.8%	47.0%	46.9%	890th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.6%	n/a	n/a	2473rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Perry County, Arkansas

Statistic	Perry County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	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	19.8	51.2	61.4

Age in Perry County, Arkansas

Statistic	Perry County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	43.3	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.1%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Perry County, Arkansas

Statistic	Perry County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	4,094	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.0%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.7%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.2%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	22.2%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Perry County, Arkansas

Statistic	Perry County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,812	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.6%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.6%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.5%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.2%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.2%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.7%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Perry County, Arkansas

Statistic	Perry County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	4,972	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.6%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.6%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.7%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.6%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.5%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$634	$1,040	n/a

Education in Perry County, Arkansas

Statistic	Perry County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	12.0%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.1%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.5%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.8%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.6%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Perry County, Arkansas

Statistic	Perry County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.5%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.5%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.3%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.4%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.1%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Perry County, Arkansas

Statistic	Perry County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.7%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.3%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	5.9%	16.7%

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