Phillips County, Arkansas

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Phillips County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Phillips County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	15,450	3,049,391	334,922,499	2128th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$40,134	$60,773	$80,734	3068th of 3,221
Median Age	40.9	38.5	38.9	1819th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.0%	25.7%	35.7%	2811th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$78,200	$188,000	$332,700	3177th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$737	$947	$1,413	2546th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	29.3%	16.0%	12.5%	145th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	14.5%	4.9%	5.2%	35th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.4	58.7	n/a	2223rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	5.4%	14.1%	2313th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.7	n/a	n/a	3020th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	51.2%	66.4%	65.2%	3164th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.9	22.5	26.4	2550th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.1%	8.8%	15.1%	2884th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.8%	n/a	n/a	1941st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	29.3%	47.0%	46.9%	3180th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.1%	n/a	n/a	2616th 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 Phillips County, Arkansas

Statistic	Phillips County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	32.9%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	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	52.7	51.2	61.4

Age in Phillips County, Arkansas

Statistic	Phillips County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	40.9	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	26.2%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.4%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.7%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Phillips County, Arkansas

Statistic	Phillips County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	6,023	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.0%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.7%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	30.7%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.3%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	41.6%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Phillips County, Arkansas

Statistic	Phillips County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,343	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	37.3%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.9%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.9%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	29.3%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	55.5%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	32.1%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Phillips County, Arkansas

Statistic	Phillips County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	8,355	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.4%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.3%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.9%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	48.8%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	36.7%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$636	$1,040	n/a

Education in Phillips County, Arkansas

Statistic	Phillips County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	19.2%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.5%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.4%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.5%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Phillips County, Arkansas

Statistic	Phillips County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.6%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.6%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.8%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	54.7%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.6%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	17.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Phillips County, Arkansas

Statistic	Phillips County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.4%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	5.9%	16.7%

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