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Little River County, AR

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

AI Overview

Little River County is a small rural county of 11,959 residents with a predominantly blue-collar workforce — only 17.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 91.0% have a high school diploma — and median worker earnings of $36,300 against a low cost of occupancy reflected in a median home value of $113,400 and median gross rent of $812/month. Labor force participation stands at 57.8% with an unemployment rate of 9.0%, and the county has shed 3.7% of its population over the past five years, signaling ongoing contraction. At a median household income of $53,344 and an 80.1% homeownership rate, the resident base is relatively stable in tenure if not in size.

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

Population

11,959

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,344

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,551 (72.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,249 (19.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races452 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race344 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone104 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone75 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish111
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic29
  3. 3.Other Indo-European6
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)5
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

626

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,754

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,791

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,373
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)908
  3. 3.Construction (Group)430
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)394
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities383

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,541
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations999
  3. 3.Service Occupations940
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations749
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations687

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.83×)918
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.69×)136
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.33×)464
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.28×)377
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)1,377

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$113,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$812/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999419 (10.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999386 (10.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999357 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999305 (7.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999278 (7.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999260 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,277 (88.4%)
  • Carpooled356 (7.4%)
  • Worked At Home159 (3.3%)
  • Other28 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle11 (0.2%)
  • Walked9 (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.