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Congressional District 2, AR

773,214 Population
5,301.5 square miles 145.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 39.1 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,388 ±$1,282 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arkansas: $34,812 ±$559
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$67,021 ±$2,144 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arkansas: $62,106 ±$831
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.5% ±1.4% (109,390  ±10,571) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 15.5% 466,459 (±0.6% / ±18,623)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.5 minutes ±0.6 (7,369,780  ±271,926) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 22.7 28,737,150 (±0.3 / ±498,108)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

328,094 ±4,294 Number of households
  • Arkansas: 1,246,754 ±7,595
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (755,435  ±6,910) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Arkansas: 2.4 3,003,442
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.4% ±1.4% (11,612  ±2,503) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 6.4% 45,382 (±0.6% / ±4,385)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

362,957 ±2,406 Number of housing units
  • Arkansas: 1,421,029 ±136
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$234,600 ±$5,907 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arkansas: $215,600 ±$3,253
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13% ±1.2% (99,741  ±9,181.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 12% 366,562 (±0.5% / ±15,635.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.3% ±2.3% (487,830  ±12,500.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Arkansas: 89.3% 1,873,987 (±1.1% / ±23,074.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
34.5% ±1.4% (182,483  ±7,398.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 27.1% 569,103 (±0.6% / ±12,987.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

6.9% ±0.5% (49,646  ±3,885.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 8.3% 238,660 (±0.2% / ±4,474.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

5.3% ±0.7% (41,160  ±5,478) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 5.8% 180,109
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8% ±0.6% (47,790  ±3,431) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 6.9% 165,049 (±0.3% / ±6,265)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
47,790 Total veterans ±3,431 40,920 Male ±2,938 6,870 Female ±1,597

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