Prairie County, AR Demographic Data
Prairie County, AR Summary
Prairie County is located in Arkansas
- Population: 8,659
- Area: 675.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 647.96 sq. miles
- Water Area: 27.66 sq. miles
- Population Density: 12.81 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 209.97 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Prairie County, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,241
51%
50.8
Male
4,093
49%
49.2
Total Population
8,334
323,128,000
Prairie County, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
447
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
454
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
511
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
473
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
452
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
830
10.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
921
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,201
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
668
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
543
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,026
12.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
567
6.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
241
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,607
79.3%
77.2
Female
3,416
51.7%
51.3
Male
3,191
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,395
76.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,132
25.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,834
22.0%
15.2
Female
991
54.0%
55.8
Male
843
46.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Prairie County, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,277
99.3%
96.8
White
7,103
85.2%
72.6
Black or African American
1,114
13.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
30
0.4%
0.8
Asian
2
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
28
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
57
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
34
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
25
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,300
99.6%
82.2
Prairie County, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
274
4.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
783
13.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,602
43.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,234
20.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
323
5.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
555
9.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
226
3.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,057
17.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,940
82.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
781
13.1%
31.2
Prairie County, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,404
20.3%
33.7%
Now Married
3,695
53.4%
47.5
Divorced
972
14.0%
11.0%
Separated
154
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
697
10.1
5.8%
Prairie County, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,836
99.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
51
0.6%
21.6%
Spanish
16
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
25
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
8
0.1%
1.1%
Prairie County, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
487
12.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
231
6.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
633
16.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
473
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
778
20.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
540
14.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
338
8.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
276
7.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
84
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
0.2%
6.4
Median household income
37,500
57,617
Per capita income
21,035
31,128
Prairie County, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
518
14.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
147
4.2%
9.8
Construction
257
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
671
19.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
107
3.1%
6.6
Information
9
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
354
10.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
165
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
233
6.7%
11.4
Public administration
108
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
478
13.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
294
8.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
144
4.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
445
12.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
974
27.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
763
21.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
658
18.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
645
18.5%
18.1%
Prairie County, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,326
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,662
80.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
361
10.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
77
2.3%
2.7
Other means
46
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
180
5.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.2
26.6
Prairie County, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
246
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,307
34.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,416
36.8%
37.1
3 or more
877
22.8%
21.0
Prairie County, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,846
85.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,669
69.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,177
30.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
651
14.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Prairie County, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,497
1 room
20
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
30
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
291
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,112
24.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,116
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
823
18.3%
17.8
7 rooms
424
9.4%
12.0
8 rooms
318
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
363
8.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Prairie County, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,497
1-unit, detached
3,082
68.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
27
0.6%
5.9
2-units
51
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
143
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
103
2.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
22
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
14
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
1,035
23.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
20
0.4%
0.1
Prairie County, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
423
9.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
183
4.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
321
7.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
564
12.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
928
20.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
536
11.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
797
17.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
688
15.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
57
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Prairie County, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,010
26.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
496
12.9%
4.7
Electricity
2,168
56.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
153
4.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
19
0.5%
1.1
Prairie County, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
987
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
8
0.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
0.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
26
2.6%
20.1%
Less than $500
78
7.9%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
225
22.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
641
64.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
492
50.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
136
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
98
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
24
2.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
223
22.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Prairie County, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
885
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
27
3.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
424
47.9%
41.0%
Less than $500
434
49.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
292
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
504
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
173
20.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
193
22.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
53
6.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
83
9.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
64
7.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
282
33.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
329
0.0%
0.0%
Prairie County, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,669
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
922
34.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
995
37.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
412
15.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
194
7.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
88
3.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
44
1.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
67,100
205,000
