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Census Tract 2, Craighead, AR

5,397 Population
1.7 square miles 3,094.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.7 ±4.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Jonesboro: 33.9 ±0.6
  • a little less than the figure in Craighead County: 34.5 ±0.2

Economics

$23,669 ±$3,522 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Jonesboro: $33,544 ±$1,818
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Craighead County: $33,774 ±$1,464
$45,314 ±$4,053 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jonesboro: $55,424 ±$3,744
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Craighead County: $59,548 ±$3,493

31.4% ±10.5% (1,688  ±610) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jonesboro: 22.8% † 17,505 (±2.3% / ±1,785)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Craighead County: 20.1% 22,019 (±1.9% / ±2,085)

17.4 minutes ±5.6 (36,565  ±8,315) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Jonesboro: 18 591,650 (±0.7 / ±32,470)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Craighead County: 19.6 936,995 (±0.5 / ±34,129)

Families

1,932 ±321 Number of households
  • Jonesboro: 31,913 ±701
  • Craighead County: 44,437 ±650
2.8 ±0.6 (5,342  ±758) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Jonesboro: 2.4 76,981 (±0.1 / ±48)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Craighead County: 2.5 109,911 (±0 / ±33)

9.5% ±10.4% (139  ±157) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Jonesboro: 4.2% † 891 (±1.3% / ±272)
  • nearly double the rate in Craighead County: 5.2% † 1,522 (±1% / ±299)

Housing

1,994 ±307 Number of housing units
  • Jonesboro: 35,002 ±486
  • Craighead County: 48,885 ±52

$126,600 ±$25,563 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Jonesboro: $223,200 ±$8,101
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Craighead County: $210,400 ±$6,913

21.3% ±7.1% (1,129  ±406.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jonesboro: 19.8% † 15,748 (±2.3% / ±1,809.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Craighead County: 17.1% 19,169 (±1.7% / ±1,871.1)

Social

94% ±2.9% (3,150  ±509.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Jonesboro: 90.8% 45,888 (±3.7% / ±1,944.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Craighead County: 90.2% 65,439 (±3% / ±2,157.6)
15.9% ±4.6% (531  ±175.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Jonesboro: 31.8% 16,069 (±2.2% / ±1,154.5)
  • about half the rate in Craighead County: 29.7% 21,539 (±1.8% / ±1,323.9)

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

0.6% ±0.7% (31  ±36) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Jonesboro: 4.6% † 3,649 (±0.6% / ±452)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Craighead County: 3.7% 4,240

6.8% ±3.9% (261  ±156) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Jonesboro: 5.9% † 3,574 (±0.9% / ±532)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Craighead County: 6.3% † 5,325 (±0.6% / ±539)
261 Total veterans ±156 200 Male ±119 61 Female ±69

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