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Cleburne County, AR

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

AI Overview

Cleburne County is a small rural Arkansas county of 25,048 residents with a notably older workforce—median age 49.5—and a low educational attainment rate of 18.3% holding bachelor's degrees or higher, though 88.3% hold a high school diploma. Labor force participation is low at 47.4%, unemployment sits at 6.5%, and median worker earnings of $33,972 reflect a modest-wage economy with a GDP per capita of $25,212. The county offers low occupancy costs—median home values of $174,600 and median gross rent of $853/month—alongside an 80.6% homeownership rate, though a population decline of 0.7% over five years signals ongoing contraction.

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

Population

25,048

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,798

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,651 (93.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races709 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race463 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone147 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone123 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone73 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish372
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic33
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)22
  4. 4.Other Indo-European2
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,257

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,212

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,380

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,720
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,373
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,259
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services704
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities696

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,774
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,892
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,755
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,437
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,148

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.53×)1,409
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.40×)609
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.31×)1,318
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.14×)616
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.13×)721

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$174,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$853/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,160 (13.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999775 (9.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999751 (8.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999726 (8.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999588 (6.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999574 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,972

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,366 (82.2%)
  • Carpooled801 (8.9%)
  • Worked At Home618 (6.9%)
  • Walked126 (1.4%)
  • Other43 (0.5%)
  • Motorcycle6 (0.1%)

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.