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Arkansas County, AR

Demographic and economic profile of Arkansas County, AR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Arkansas County has a small labor pool of roughly 16,800 residents with a 60.5% labor force participation rate, median worker earnings of $39,123, and only 15.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a predominantly blue-collar workforce. The county's GDP per capita of $66,593 outpaces its per capita income of $30,130, suggesting meaningful output relative to population, while housing costs remain low with a median home value of $129,400 and median rent of $799 per month. The county has shed 7.5% of its population over five years, and an unemployment rate of 6.8% exceeds typical national benchmarks, reflecting ongoing labor market softness in a rural setting.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

16,773

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,164

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.5% since 2018

Arkansas County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,454 (69.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,317 (26.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races298 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone230 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race117 (0.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone82 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish180
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic25
  3. 3.Other Indo-European14
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)11
  5. 5.Arabic6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

695

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$66,593

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,130

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,442
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,414
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)749
  4. 4.Construction (Group)634
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining596

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,250
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,587
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,288
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,242
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations834

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.54×)658
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.38×)1,763
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.74×)299
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.11×)574
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.03×)450

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$129,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$799/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999477 (11.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999448 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999410 (9.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999358 (8.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999341 (7.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999276 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,123

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,850 (83.0%)
  • Carpooled802 (11.4%)
  • Worked At Home199 (2.8%)
  • Walked127 (1.8%)
  • Other71 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit3 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.