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Montgomery County, AR

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

AI Overview

Montgomery County is a small, rural Arkansas county of 8,571 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $17,904 and median household income of $48,906. The workforce is limited in size, with a labor force participation rate of just 46.7%, an unemployment rate of 7.0%, and only 16.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $136,000 and median gross rent of $734/month—though the county has lost 4.7% of its population over the past five years and carries a 20.8% poverty rate.

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

Population

8,571

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,906

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

50.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,740 (90.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races238 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone165 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race144 (1.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone113 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone81 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish166
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island59
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

558

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$17,904

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,786

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance773
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)408
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities319
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)291
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services285

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations936
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations639
  3. 3.Service Occupations564
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations554
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations354

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.21×)210
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.45×)266
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.42×)483
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.09×)235
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)791

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$136,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$734/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999281 (9.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999266 (8.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999260 (8.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999222 (7.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999205 (6.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999203 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,002

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,526 (83.1%)
  • Carpooled313 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home135 (4.4%)
  • Other49 (1.6%)
  • Walked16 (0.5%)
  • 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.