Paragould, Arkansas Demographics

Paragould is 5th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Paragould is 6th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - White

Paragould is 15th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Size in square miles

Paragould is 16th in Arkansas out of 60 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Paragould is 18th in Arkansas out of 60 other cities in Current population (2012)

Paragould is 18th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Housing units

Paragould is 19th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Households

Paragould is 20th in Arkansas out of 53 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Paragould	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	27,016	18th	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	31.2	15th	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	836.9	44th	56	87.4

Age Demographics
	Paragould	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	7.4%	31st	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.7%	29th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.6%	22nd	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Paragould	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.0%	30th	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.5%	52nd	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Paragould	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	95.6%	6th	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.8%	54th	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	34th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	58th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	62nd	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	45th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	40th	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	94.4%	5th	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Paragould	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	52.0%	36th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.4%	52nd	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Paragould	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	11,070	18th	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	22.1%	26th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	10,150	19th	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	57.2%	33rd	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$95,400	40th	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.5	30th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Paragould	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$18,744	38th	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$37,717	30th	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.7%	43rd	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Paragould	Rank	Arkansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,477	16th	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$336,842	23rd	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,819	41st	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$37,466	20th	$3,559,795	$613,795,732