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Clark County, AR

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

AI Overview

Clark County, AR has a small labor market of roughly 21,000 residents with a labor force participation rate of 57.5% and median worker earnings of $26,957, keeping labor costs well below national norms. About 25.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the unemployment rate stands at 4.4%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $147,100 and median gross rent of $734/month—though the county faces headwinds from a 4.5% population decline over five years and a 20.2% poverty rate.

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

Population

21,378

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,034

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

32.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,681 (69.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,927 (23.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races598 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone440 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race258 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone171 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish604
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic88
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic53
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island31
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)16

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

935

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,284

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,153

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,532
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,307
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,285
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,038
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services745

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,888
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,411
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,876
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,456
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations892

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.59×)398
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.38×)627
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.36×)1,303
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.26×)1,064
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.21×)2,722

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$147,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$734/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999742 (14.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999526 (10.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999497 (9.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999475 (9.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999451 (8.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999338 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$26,957

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,194 (76.2%)
  • Carpooled933 (9.9%)
  • Walked573 (6.1%)
  • Worked At Home563 (6.0%)
  • Other126 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit40 (0.4%)

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.