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Stone County, AR

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

AI Overview

Stone County is a small, rural Arkansas county of 12,474 residents with an economy characterized by low output — GDP per capita of $20,879 and median worker earnings of $26,031 — alongside a poverty rate of 21.6%. The workforce is notably constrained, with a labor force participation rate of just 41.6%, a median age of 49.2 years, and only 15.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $149,400 and median gross rent of $717/month, and population has been essentially flat at +0.2% over five years.

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

Population

12,474

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$40,943

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,302 (89.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race633 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races370 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone137 (1.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone107 (0.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone11 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic116
  2. 2.Spanish110
  3. 3.Other Indo-European24
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)15
  5. 5.Korean10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,055

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,879

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,196

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance927
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)531
  3. 3.Construction (Group)473
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services394
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)363

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,166
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations870
  3. 3.Service Occupations826
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations686
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations563

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.01×)325
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.71×)480
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.47×)595
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.21×)433
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.12×)216

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$717/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999629 (15.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999385 (9.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999378 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999310 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999301 (7.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999273 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

41.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$26,031

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,848 (71.6%)
  • Carpooled488 (12.3%)
  • Worked At Home399 (10.0%)
  • Walked155 (3.9%)
  • Other46 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit42 (1.1%)

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.