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Conway County, AR

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

AI Overview

Conway County, AR has a population of 20,872 with essentially flat recent growth (-0.2% over five years) and a labor force participation rate of just 55.3%, suggesting a constrained available workforce, though unemployment stands at 6.7%. The county's workforce skews older (median age 42.2) and has limited four-year degree attainment at 18.2%, with median worker earnings of $32,768 and a poverty rate of 20.6%. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $137,000 and median gross rent of $721 per month, consistent with the county's per capita income of $28,521.

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

Population

20,872

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,187

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,024 (80.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,428 (11.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone674 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races625 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race159 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone90 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish725
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)111
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)16
  4. 4.Other Indo-European8
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,431

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,875

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,521

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,053
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,041
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)921
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services842
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining814

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,875
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,707
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,407
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,325
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,244

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.59×)630
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.41×)279
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.34×)1,151
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)1,077
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.14×)573

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$137,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$721/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999846 (13.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999693 (11.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999519 (8.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999463 (7.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999421 (6.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999360 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,768

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,690 (80.5%)
  • Carpooled831 (10.0%)
  • Worked At Home615 (7.4%)
  • Walked63 (0.8%)
  • Motorcycle55 (0.7%)
  • Other51 (0.6%)

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.