| | People QuickFacts | Craighead County | Arkansas |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 98,315 | 2,937,979 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 96,443 | 2,915,921 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.9% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 96,443 | 2,915,918 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.2% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.9% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 12.2% | 14.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.1% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 83.2% | 80.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 13.5% | 15.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.2% | 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 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.6% | 6.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 79.1% | 74.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.0% | 81.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.2% | 4.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.7% | 6.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 83.3% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 23.1% | 19.1% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 6,670 | 249,621 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 17.8 | 21.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 40,985 | 1,324,369 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 61.2% | 67.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.0% | 15.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $107,300 | $102,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 35,864 | 1,117,154 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.52 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,728 | $21,274 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $39,233 | $39,267 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 19.4% | 18.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Craighead County | Arkansas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 2,403 | 65,1581 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 36,024 | 965,4741 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 5.4 | -2.61 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 7,009 | 192,034 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 8,387 | 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 | S | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 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 | 1.3% | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 24.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,830,332 | 60,735,582 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 605,938 | 29,659,789 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,440,936 | 32,974,282 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,768 | $11,602 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 146,652 | 3,559,795 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 751 | 6,800 |