Craighead County, AR Demographic Data
Craighead County, AR Summary
Craighead County is located in Arkansas
- Population: 99,735
- Area: 712.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 707.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.47 sq. miles
- Population Density: 139.94 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 239.50 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Craighead County, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
53,314
50%
50.8
Male
52,521
50%
49.2
Total Population
105,835
323,128,000
Craighead County, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,873
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8,634
8.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
6,007
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
9,908
9.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
6,892
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
15,318
14.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
13,812
13.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
12,197
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,362
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,374
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,544
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
4,038
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,876
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
79,739
75.3%
77.2
Female
40,738
51.1%
51.3
Male
39,001
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
73,191
69.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
17,880
16.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
14,458
13.7%
15.2
Female
8,495
58.8%
55.8
Male
5,963
41.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Craighead County, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
103,221
97.5%
96.8
White
84,134
79.5%
72.6
Black or African American
15,243
14.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
1,394
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,450
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,614
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,191
4.9%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
100,644
95.1%
82.2
Craighead County, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,302
4.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,798
7.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
25,343
37.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
14,232
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,972
5.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
10,326
15.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5,548
8.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
8,100
12.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
59,421
88.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
15,874
23.5%
31.2
Craighead County, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
27,305
32.4%
33.7%
Now Married
35,479
42.1%
47.5
Divorced
13,826
16.4%
11.0%
Separated
2,514
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
5,197
6.2
5.8%
Craighead County, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
92,924
93.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,038
6.1%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Craighead County, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,110
7.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,275
8.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,372
13.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,268
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
6,763
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
6,582
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
4,502
11.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,544
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,290
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,107
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
43,678
57,617
Per capita income
25,491
31,128
Craighead County, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
914
1.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4,304
9.1%
9.8
Construction
2,505
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
11,507
24.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,080
6.5%
6.6
Information
551
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
7,991
17.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,277
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,518
7.5%
11.4
Public administration
1,252
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
5,684
12.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,339
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,202
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,343
9.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
16,248
34.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
7,362
15.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
11,707
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
7,464
15.8%
18.1%
Craighead County, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
46,687
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
37,131
79.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
5,545
11.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
97
0.2%
5.1
Walked
2,023
4.3%
2.7
Other means
98
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
1,793
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.5
26.6
Craighead County, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,561
8.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
14,211
35.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
15,140
38.0%
37.1
3 or more
6,901
17.3%
21.0
Craighead County, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
39,813
89.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
21,589
54.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
18,224
45.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,581
10.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Craighead County, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
44,394
1 room
556
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
817
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
4,573
10.3%
9.1
4 rooms
8,496
19.1%
16.5
5 rooms
9,491
21.4%
19.8
6 rooms
9,196
20.7%
17.8
7 rooms
5,745
12.9%
12.0
8 rooms
2,043
4.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,477
7.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Craighead County, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
44,394
1-unit, detached
29,928
67.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
600
1.4%
5.9
2-units
1,360
3.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,308
7.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,144
7.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,962
4.4%
4.4
20 or more units
1,389
3.1%
9.0
Mobile home
2,703
6.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Craighead County, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,097
4.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
611
1.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,775
6.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,201
9.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,765
15.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
7,008
15.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
8,130
18.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
7,562
17.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,877
8.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,368
3.1%
1.4%
Craighead County, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Craighead County, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
12,097
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
122
1.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
163
1.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
684
5.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
712
5.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,136
9.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,508
29.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
5,772
47.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
8,614
71.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
985
8.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
475
4.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
545
4.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,383
11.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
95
0.0%
0.0%
Craighead County, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
16,586
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
104
0.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
233
1.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,326
14.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
2,781
16.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
11,142
67.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,638
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
711
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,382
14.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,632
22.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,527
9.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,465
9.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,633
10.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
5,643
34.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,942
0.0%
0.0%
Craighead County, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
21,589
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,489
11.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,419
20.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,452
25.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4,935
22.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,214
10.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,404
6.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
437
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
239
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
135,400
205,000
