Craighead County, Arkansas Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Craighead County is 2nd in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Craighead County is 3rd in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Craighead County is 5th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Craighead County is 5th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Craighead County is 5th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Craighead County is 6th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Craighead County is 6th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Craighead County is 6th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Retail sales

Craighead County is 7th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Current population (2012)

Craighead County is 8th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Households

Main Cities Within Craighead County, Arkansas

Jonesboro, Arkansas

Craighead County, Arkansas Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Craighead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	99,735	7th	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	707.2	29th	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	136.4	8th	56	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Craighead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	7.1%	10th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.9%	16th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.5%	71st	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Craighead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.1%	12th	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.7%	5th	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Craighead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	83.0%	45th	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	13.8%	31st	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	54th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.1%	10th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	13th	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	28th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	22nd	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	78.9%	40th	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Craighead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	51.2%	22nd	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.2%	19th	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Craighead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	40,985	8th	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	20.6%	5th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	36,815	8th	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	60.2%	68th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$111,900	12th	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.5	42nd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	981	3rd	8,231	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Craighead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$22,505	10th	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$40,221	13th	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.3%	36th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Craighead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,404	6th	64,471	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	36,274	5th	980,644	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	8,387	8th	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,440,936	6th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,768	2nd	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$146,652	6th	$3,559,795	$613,795,732

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