Pulaski County, Arkansas

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Pulaski County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Pulaski County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	399,818	3,049,391	334,922,499	186th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,873	$60,773	$80,734	1811th of 3,221
Median Age	37.6	38.5	38.9	2649th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	37.9%	25.7%	35.7%	349th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$214,700	$188,000	$332,700	1257th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,080	$947	$1,413	769th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.7%	16.0%	12.5%	968th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.9%	5.2%	1417th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	527.2	58.7	n/a	321st of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.1%	5.4%	14.1%	784th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.3	n/a	n/a	2040th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	57.0%	66.4%	65.2%	3069th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.3	22.5	26.4	2470th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.9%	8.8%	15.1%	803rd of 3,222
Uninsured	10.7%	n/a	n/a	1523rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.2%	47.0%	46.9%	2963rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.6%	n/a	n/a	1123rd 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 Pulaski County, Arkansas

Statistic	Pulaski County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	48.2%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.4%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	36.7%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	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)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.5	51.2	61.4

Age in Pulaski County, Arkansas

Statistic	Pulaski County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	37.6	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	23.3%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.4%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.7%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Pulaski County, Arkansas

Statistic	Pulaski County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	172,409	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	56.8%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.9%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.6%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.3%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	35.1%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pulaski County, Arkansas

Statistic	Pulaski County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,670	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.4%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.9%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.1%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.7%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.1%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.0%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Pulaski County, Arkansas

Statistic	Pulaski County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	193,408	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.0%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.2%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.9%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	43.0%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,642	$1,040	n/a

Education in Pulaski County, Arkansas

Statistic	Pulaski County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	7.8%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.8%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.5%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.6%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.4%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pulaski County, Arkansas

Statistic	Pulaski County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.4%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.3%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.8%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Pulaski County, Arkansas

Statistic	Pulaski County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.1%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.2%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.2%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.6%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.5%	5.9%	16.7%

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