Polk County, Arkansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Polk County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,361	3,049,391	334,922,499	1920th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,191	$60,773	$80,734	2815th of 3,221
Median Age	44.3	38.5	38.9	861st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.8%	25.7%	35.7%	2376th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$138,400	$188,000	$332,700	2405th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$711	$947	$1,413	2692nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.9%	16.0%	12.5%	1113th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.3%	4.9%	5.2%	371st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.6	58.7	n/a	2217th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.6%	5.4%	14.1%	1690th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.7	n/a	n/a	2517th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.9%	66.4%	65.2%	794th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.0	22.5	26.4	2343rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.8%	8.8%	15.1%	2713th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.9%	n/a	n/a	880th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.8%	47.0%	46.9%	891st of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.6%	n/a	n/a	2570th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Polk County, Arkansas

Statistic	Polk County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.0%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.8	51.2	61.4

Age in Polk County, Arkansas

Statistic	Polk County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	44.3	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.3%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.7%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Polk County, Arkansas

Statistic	Polk County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	7,898	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.6%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.3%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.7%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.2%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	22.3%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Polk County, Arkansas

Statistic	Polk County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,986	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.3%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.3%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.1%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.9%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.7%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Polk County, Arkansas

Statistic	Polk County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	9,643	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.2%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.1%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.1%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.1%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$565	$1,040	n/a

Education in Polk County, Arkansas

Statistic	Polk County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	13.7%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.4%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.1%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.9%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.9%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Polk County, Arkansas

Statistic	Polk County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.2%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.5%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.4%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.4%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Polk County, Arkansas

Statistic	Polk County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.3%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.6%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	5.9%	16.7%

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