| | People QuickFacts | Arkansas County | Arkansas |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 18,892 | 2,949,131 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 19,018 | 2,915,919 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.7% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 19,019 | 2,915,918 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.2% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 23.4% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.5% | 14.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.4% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 73.1% | 80.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 24.8% | 15.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.3% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 3.0% | 6.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 70.6% | 74.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 80.3% | 82.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 2.5% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.5% | 6.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 80.8% | 82.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 13.0% | 19.6% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,507 | 245,969 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.6 | 21.2 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 9,388 | 1,324,369 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 66.6% | 67.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.2% | 15.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $79,000 | $105,100 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 8,089 | 1,121,386 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.32 | 2.51 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $22,220 | $21,833 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $38,986 | $40,149 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 18.2% | 18.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Arkansas County | Arkansas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 553 | 65,1581 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 8,202 | 965,4741 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -0.9 | -2.61 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,259 | 192,034 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,791 | 238,994 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.4% | 24.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,702,196 | 60,735,582 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 134,593 | 29,659,789 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 286,337 | 32,974,282 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,825 | $11,602 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 15,452 | 3,559,795 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 13 | 6,800 |