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Izard County, AR

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

AI Overview

Izard County is a small, rural Arkansas county of 13,866 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 39.9% and an unemployment rate of 7.0%, reflecting a limited and older workforce with a median age of 46.3 years. Only 18.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $31,212 against a poverty rate of 21.1%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $122,100 and median gross rent of $626/month—and the county posted modest population growth of 2.3% over five years.

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

Population

13,866

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,405

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,447 (88.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race848 (6.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone220 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races198 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone131 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone86 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish261
  2. 2.Arabic56
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)42
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic23
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,139

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,447

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,443

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,401
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)714
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)442
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services417
  5. 5.Construction (Group)405

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,446
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations923
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations862
  4. 4.Service Occupations700
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations599

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.93×)204
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.74×)757
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.42×)292
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.20×)1,221
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.99×)299

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$122,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$626/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999392 (9.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999361 (9.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999308 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999280 (7.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999261 (6.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999250 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

39.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,212

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,696 (83.0%)
  • Carpooled377 (8.5%)
  • Worked At Home332 (7.5%)
  • Walked31 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit4 (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.