Poinsett County, Arkansas

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Poinsett County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Poinsett County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	22,543	3,049,391	334,922,499	1745th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,707	$60,773	$80,734	2909th of 3,221
Median Age	40.0	38.5	38.9	2107th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.4%	25.7%	35.7%	3138th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$103,000	$188,000	$332,700	2948th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$619	$947	$1,413	3015th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.1%	16.0%	12.5%	543rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.4%	4.9%	5.2%	568th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	29.7	58.7	n/a	2012th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	5.4%	14.1%	2625th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.3	n/a	n/a	2973rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.4%	66.4%	65.2%	2787th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.3	22.5	26.4	1581st of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.9%	8.8%	15.1%	2927th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.8%	n/a	n/a	1292nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.2%	47.0%	46.9%	2585th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.2%	n/a	n/a	2405th 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 Poinsett County, Arkansas

Statistic	Poinsett County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.8%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	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	28.3	51.2	61.4

Age in Poinsett County, Arkansas

Statistic	Poinsett County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	40.0	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	24.2%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.5%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Poinsett County, Arkansas

Statistic	Poinsett County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	8,792	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.4%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.6%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.1%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.5%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	27.3%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Poinsett County, Arkansas

Statistic	Poinsett County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,536	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	28.4%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.9%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.1%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.7%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.1%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.2%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.2%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Poinsett County, Arkansas

Statistic	Poinsett County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	10,449	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.7%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.9%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.6%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$543	$1,040	n/a

Education in Poinsett County, Arkansas

Statistic	Poinsett County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	18.8%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.5%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.4%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.8%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.5%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Poinsett County, Arkansas

Statistic	Poinsett County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.7%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.1%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.3%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.2%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.5%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Poinsett County, Arkansas

Statistic	Poinsett County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.4%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.7%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	5.9%	16.7%

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