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

Statewide Claims to Fame

Jackson County is 10th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Income below poverty line

Jackson County is 18th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Jackson County is 19th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Main Cities Within Jackson County, Arkansas

Newport, Arkansas

Jackson County, Arkansas Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Jackson County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	17,600	44th	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	633.9	42nd	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	28.4	39th	56	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Jackson County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	5.4%	57th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.6%	61st	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.3%	43rd	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Jackson County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	75.3%	62nd	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	8.0%	73rd	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Jackson County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	80.3%	46th	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	17.2%	30th	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	45th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	65th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	18th	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	35th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	43rd	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	77.9%	41st	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Jackson County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	50.5%	51st	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.1%	52nd	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Jackson County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	7,524	50th	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.1%	22nd	15.2%	25.9%
Households	6,383	49th	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.7%	40th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$58,100	69th	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.5	45th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	6	43rd	8,231	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Jackson County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$15,833	68th	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$31,352	61st	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	25.1%	10th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Jackson County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Non-farm private establishments	314	45th	64,471	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,692	43rd	980,644	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,110	49th	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$190,887	35th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,203	19th	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$9,669	48th	$3,559,795	$613,795,732

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