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Ouachita County, AR

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

AI Overview

Ouachita County is a small, rural Arkansas county of 22,317 residents with an economy reflecting modest output at $29,880 GDP per capita and median worker earnings of $37,687. The labor market is constrained, with a participation rate of just 49.9% and only 15.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 88.9% have a high school diploma. The county has seen a 7.4% population decline over five years, and housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $99,600 and median rent of $714 per month.

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

Population

22,317

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,268

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,052 (54.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,010 (40.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races472 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race326 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone105 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone71 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish190
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)27
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic8
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)3
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2

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

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,386

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,880

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$26,339

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,334
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,846
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)711
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services647
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)628

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,810
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,258
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,472
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,304
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations575

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.70×)2,306
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.90×)769
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.35×)184
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)628
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.09×)215

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$99,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$714/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999716 (11.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999539 (8.8%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999477 (7.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999458 (7.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999434 (7.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999423 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,687

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,912 (83.3%)
  • Carpooled810 (9.8%)
  • Worked At Home382 (4.6%)
  • Other100 (1.2%)
  • Walked83 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle14 (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.