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Paragould, AR Micro Area

46,432 Population
577.3 square miles 80.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,951 ±$1,030 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,839 ±$3,888 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.4% ±2.3% (7,874  ±1,036) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.8 minutes ±1.5 (434,205  ±33,985) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

17,994 ±358 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (45,708  ±22) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±1.7% (579  ±183) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

19,603 ±43 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$169,300 ±$8,382 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.4% ±2.6% (7,999  ±1,196.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.8% ±3.6% (27,301  ±1,149.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.9% ±1.7% (5,316  ±521.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.4% (639  ±292) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.4% ±1.1% (2,608  ±390) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,608 Total veterans ±390 2,417 Male ±372 191 Female ±131

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