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Monroe County, AR

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

AI Overview

Monroe County is a small, rural Arkansas county with a population of 6,681 that has contracted by 7.8% over five years, reflecting persistent demographic pressure alongside a 9.4% unemployment rate and a labor force participation rate of just 51.6%. The workforce of roughly 3,400 active participants skews older, with a median age of 45.5, and 15.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $37,241 sit against a poverty rate of 22.2%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $82,200 and median gross rent of $603 per month, and a median household income of $43,214 reflects the county's modest but cost-contained economic profile.

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

Population

6,681

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$43,214

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,519 (53.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,651 (40.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races193 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race161 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone48 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone17 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)46
  2. 2.Spanish41
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)16
  4. 4.Vietnamese14
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

327

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,129

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$25,956

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)533
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance350
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)287
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)194
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services184

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations723
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations659
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations457
  4. 4.Service Occupations346
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations173

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.33×)208
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.79×)435
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.62×)231
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.33×)154
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)275

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$82,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$603/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $90,000 to $99,999277 (15.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999185 (10.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999146 (8.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999141 (8.1%)
  • Less Than $10,00098 (5.6%)
  • $70,000 to $79,99995 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,241

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,036 (87.4%)
  • Carpooled144 (6.2%)
  • Worked At Home97 (4.2%)
  • Walked43 (1.8%)
  • Other9 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.