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Pulaski County, AR

400,009 Population
758.4 square miles 527.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 38.9 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,934 ±$1,672 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Arkansas: $33,012 ±$560
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$61,129 ±$1,992 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Arkansas: $58,700 ±$1,155
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.5% ±1.9% (60,615  ±7,303) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 15.7% 466,624 (±0.6% / ±19,172)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21 minutes ±0.9 (3,393,875  ±196,794) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of 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

169,230 ±3,529 Number of households
  • Arkansas: 1,232,871 ±8,404
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (390,895  ±93) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Arkansas: 2.4 † 2,982,612 (±,450.6 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.1% ±1.1% (3,955  ±1,056) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 5.2% 36,877 (±0.5% / ±3,201)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

194,736 ±60 Number of housing units
  • Arkansas: 1,409,104 ±322
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$222,500 ±$9,119 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arkansas: $195,700 ±$3,625
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.1% ±1.3% (43,789  ±5,130.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 12.1% 367,964 (±0.6% / ±16,566)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.7% ±3.3% (246,777  ±9,021.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 89.3% 1,854,856 (±1% / ±21,619.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
36.2% ±1.9% (98,533  ±5,151.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Arkansas: 26.2% 544,020 (±0.6% / ±12,726.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

6.4% ±8,837.5% (25,453  ±3,068) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 5.3% † 162,340 (±,958.3% / ±7,452)
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.6% ±0.8% (20,184  ±2,440) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Arkansas: 7% 164,175 (±0.3% / ±7,006)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
20,184 Total veterans ±2,440 17,800 Male ±2,161 2,384 Female ±821

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