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Congressional District 1, AR

752,628 Population
19,849.9 square miles 37.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Arkansas: 38.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$27,556 ±$748 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Arkansas: $33,012 ±$560
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$52,119 ±$1,825 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Arkansas: $58,700 ±$1,155
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.1% ±1.3% (131,569  ±9,241) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 15.7% 466,624 (±0.6% / ±19,172)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.1 minutes ±0.6 (6,346,195  ±224,278) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Arkansas: 22.7 28,255,830 (±0.4 / ±566,079)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

302,804 ±3,885 Number of households
  • Arkansas: 1,232,871 ±8,404
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (727,210  ±4,109) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 2.4 2,982,612
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.4% ±1% (8,792  ±1,558) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Arkansas: 5.2% 36,877 (±0.5% / ±3,201)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

353,185 ±2,299 Number of housing units
  • Arkansas: 1,409,104 ±322
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$155,600 ±$4,648 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Arkansas: $195,700 ±$3,625
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13% ±1.1% (96,516  ±8,075.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 12.1% 367,964 (±0.6% / ±16,566)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87.4% ±1.7% (453,680  ±9,585.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 89.3% 1,854,856 (±1% / ±21,619.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
18.8% ±1% (97,359  ±5,058.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Arkansas: 26.2% 544,020 (±0.6% / ±12,726.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

3.5% ±0.3% (24,856  ±1,914.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 8.1% 230,514 (±0.1% / ±4,029.7)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

2.2% ±0.3% (16,463  ±2,275) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 5.3% 162,340
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.3% ±0.6% (42,337  ±3,395) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Arkansas: 7% 164,175 (±0.3% / ±7,006)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
42,337 Total veterans ±3,395 38,988 Male ±3,178 3,349 Female ±776

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