Prairie County, Arkansas Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Prairie County is 13th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Residents 65 or older

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Prairie County Rank Arkansas US
Current population (2012) 8,458 68th 2,949,131 313,914,040
Size in square miles 648.0 37th 52,035.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 13.4 67th 56 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Prairie County Rank Arkansas US
Residents younger than 5 5.1% 63rd 6.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.1% 58th 24.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 20.9% 13th 15.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Prairie County Rank Arkansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 76.7% 54th 82.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 9.9% 65th 19.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Prairie County Rank Arkansas US
Race - White 86.2% 40th 80.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 12.5% 32nd 15.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 57th 0.9% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.1% 74th 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 57th 0.3% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.8% 73rd 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 0.9% 75th 6.8% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 85.3% 31st 73.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Prairie County Rank Arkansas US
Female residents 50.4% 53rd 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.2% 73rd 4.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Prairie County Rank Arkansas US
Housing units 4,451 67th 1,324,369 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 6.7% 52nd 15.2% 25.9%
Households 3,685 66th 1,121,386 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 73.6% 30th 67.5% 66.1%
Home median value $73,800 49th $105,100 $186,200
People per household 2.3 70th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 3 49th 8,231 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Prairie County Rank Arkansas US
Income per capita $18,704 41st $21,833 $27,915
Income per household $36,194 30th $40,149 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.2% 56th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Prairie County Rank Arkansas US
Non-farm private establishments 154 64th 64,471 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 913 70th 980,644 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 572 67th 238,994 27,092,908
Retail sales $39,496 68th $32,974,282 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $4,481 65th $11,602 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $4,266 62nd $3,559,795 $613,795,732

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