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Congressional District 2, AR

774,027 Population
5,301.5 square miles 146 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 38.9 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,027 ±$1,295 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arkansas: $33,012 ±$560
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$64,738 ±$2,687 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arkansas: $58,700 ±$1,155
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.8% ±1.4% (104,535  ±10,431) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 15.7% 466,624 (±0.6% / ±19,172)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.5 minutes ±0.6 (7,502,935  ±275,249) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Arkansas: 22.7 28,255,830 (±0.4 / ±566,079)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

316,010 ±4,906 Number of households
  • Arkansas: 1,232,871 ±8,404
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (756,013  ±6,140) 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

5.2% ±0.8% (9,703  ±1,479) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 5.2% 36,877 (±0.5% / ±3,201)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

359,625 ±2,683 Number of housing units
  • Arkansas: 1,409,104 ±322
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$218,700 ±$6,055 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

10.2% ±0.9% (77,776  ±6,674.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 12.1% 367,964 (±0.6% / ±16,566)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.2% ±2.2% (483,109  ±12,088.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Arkansas: 89.3% 1,854,856 (±1% / ±21,619.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
32.9% ±1.3% (172,213  ±6,982.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 26.2% 544,020 (±0.6% / ±12,726.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

6.6% ±0.4% (46,984  ±3,143.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 8.1% 230,514 (±0.1% / ±4,029.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

4.1% ±0.5% (31,683  ±3,540) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Arkansas: 5.3% 162,340
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.2% ±0.5% (42,926  ±2,890) 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)
42,926 Total veterans ±2,890 37,817 Male ±2,599 5,109 Female ±1,108

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