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Arkansas County, AR

16,773 Population
992.1 square miles 16.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas: 38.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$30,130 ±$1,536 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Arkansas: $33,147 ±$287
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$60,831 ±$3,616 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Arkansas: $58,773 ±$503
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

14.7% ±2.8% (2,425  ±454) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 16% 471,783 (±0.3% / ±8,450)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

19.6 minutes ±2.3 (140,420  ±18,076) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Arkansas: 22.4 27,063,576 (±0.2 / ±261,459)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

6,587 ±275 Number of households
  • Arkansas: 1,189,160 ±4,619
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (16,503  ±12) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,949,085
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

6.1% ±2.9% (213  ±102) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 5.4% 37,445 (±0.2% / ±1,624)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

8,697 ±26 Number of housing units
  • Arkansas: 1,382,664 ±336
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$129,400 ±$13,132 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Arkansas: $175,300 ±$1,508
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

15.5% ±2.9% (2,583  ±482.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 13.1% 393,057 (±0.3% / ±7,701.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

87.5% ±4.8% (10,183  ±566.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 88.6% 1,809,922 (±0.5% / ±10,568.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
15.3% ±2.1% (1,784  ±248.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 25.1% 513,221 (±0.3% / ±5,673.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% (199  ±95) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Arkansas: 5.2% 158,219
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.1% ±1.3% (651  ±166) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arkansas: 7.6% 176,468 (±0.1% / ±2,925)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
651 Total veterans ±166 590 Male ±147 61 Female ±56

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