| | People QuickFacts | Polk County | Arkansas |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 2,937,979 |
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Population, 2010 | 20,662 | 2,915,918 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 2.1% | 9.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 20,229 | 2,673,400 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.8% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 19.5% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.8% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 92.7% | 77.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 15.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.8% | 0.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.3% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.8% | 6.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 89.8% | 74.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 86.4% | 81.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.8% | 4.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 5.0% | 6.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 80.4% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 10.0% | 19.1% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,388 | 249,621 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 20.0 | 21.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 10,002 | 1,316,299 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 77.4% | 67.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.7% | 15.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $79,300 | $102,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 8,156 | 1,117,154 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.48 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $16,913 | $21,274 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $32,525 | $39,267 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.4% | 18.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Polk County | Arkansas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 505 | 65,4511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 5,271 | 970,7481 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -2.7% | -2.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,544 | 186,748 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,931 | 238,994 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 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 | F | 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 | S | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.6% | 24.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 303,468 | 60,735,582 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 47,813 | 29,659,789 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 176,896 | 32,974,282 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,785 | $11,602 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 14,410 | 3,559,795 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 37 | 7,177 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 184,652 | 28,025,4291 |
