People QuickFacts Searcy County Arkansas Population, 2012 estimate 8,007 2,949,131 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 8,195 2,915,919 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -2.3% 1.1% Population, 2010 8,195 2,915,918 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 4.8% 6.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 20.1% 24.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 21.8% 14.6% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.2% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 96.0% 80.1% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 15.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.3% 0.9% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.2% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.2% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.7% 6.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 94.6% 74.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 90.9% 82.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 1.3% 4.4% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 1.4% 6.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 72.9% 82.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 8.5% 19.6% Veterans, 2007-2011 926 245,969 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 26.9 21.2  Housing units, 2011 4,955 1,324,369 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 75.2% 67.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 4.6% 15.2% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $79,000 $105,100 Households, 2007-2011 3,421 1,121,386 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.37 2.51 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $15,053 $21,833 Median household income, 2007-2011 $29,384 $40,149 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 22.1% 18.4%     Business QuickFacts Searcy County Arkansas Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 118 65,158 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 1,032 965,474 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -13.6 -2.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 782 192,034  Total number of firms, 2007 728 238,994 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.1% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.8% 24.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 60,735,582 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 29,659,789 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 59,109 32,974,282 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $7,339 $11,602 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,859 3,559,795 Building permits, 2011 5 6,800     Geography QuickFacts Searcy County Arkansas Land area in square miles, 2010 666.10 52,035.48 Persons per square mile, 2010 12.3 56.0 FIPS Code 129 05 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts