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Faulkner County, AR

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

AI Overview

Faulkner County, home to the University of Central Arkansas, supports a population of 131,611 with a relatively young median age of 34.1 years and a solid educational attainment rate of 33.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The labor force participation rate stands at 62.1% with unemployment at 3.3%, and median worker earnings of $40,484 reflect a modest-cost workforce alongside a median home value of $211,300 and median gross rent of $980 per month. The county posted 2.9% population growth over five years, and a poverty rate of 15.0% sits alongside a median household income of $67,289.

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

Population

131,611

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$67,289

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.9% since 2018

Faulkner County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone100,664 (78.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone15,079 (11.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,809 (3.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,034 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,563 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone1,268 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,067
  2. 2.Other Indo-European371
  3. 3.Korean338
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic320
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,617

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,628

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,465

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance17,247
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)8,080
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services6,862
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,126
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)5,002

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations26,396
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations11,647
  3. 3.Service Occupations9,960
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,955
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,142

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Retail Trade (LQ 1.29×)8,385
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.21×)1,360
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.21×)16,912
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.01×)4,198
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.98×)5,148

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$211,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$980/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9995,250 (17.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9994,751 (15.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,574 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,384 (11.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,303 (7.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,163 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,484

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone49,535 (81.8%)
  • Worked At Home5,176 (8.5%)
  • Carpooled4,388 (7.2%)
  • Walked888 (1.5%)
  • Other331 (0.5%)
  • Taxi95 (0.2%)

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.