Monroe County, AR Demographic Data
Monroe County, AR Summary
Monroe County is located in Arkansas
- Population: 8,145
- Area: 621.30 sq. miles
- Land Area: 607.12 sq. miles
- Water Area: 14.18 sq. miles
- Population Density: 13.10 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 180.45 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Monroe County, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,033
54%
50.8
Male
3,509
47%
49.2
Total Population
7,542
323,128,000
Monroe County, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
475
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
431
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
403
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
419
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
567
7.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
618
8.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
824
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,035
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
594
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
591
7.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
861
11.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
561
7.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
163
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,946
78.8%
77.2
Female
3,149
53.0%
51.3
Male
2,797
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,608
74.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,916
25.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,585
21.0%
15.2
Female
906
57.2%
55.8
Male
679
42.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Monroe County, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,378
97.8%
96.8
White
4,226
56.0%
72.6
Black or African American
3,081
40.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
7
0.1%
0.8
Asian
31
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
10
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
21
0.3%
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
33
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
164
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
181
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
118
1.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
63
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,361
97.6%
82.2
Monroe County, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
403
7.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
742
14.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,188
41.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,228
23.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
211
4.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
357
6.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
118
2.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,145
21.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,102
78.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
475
9.0%
31.2
Monroe County, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,852
29.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,690
43.2%
47.5
Divorced
773
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
245
3.9%
2.0
Widowed
673
10.8
5.8%
Monroe County, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,882
97.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
185
2.6%
21.6%
Spanish
135
1.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
34
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
16
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Monroe County, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
513
15.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
359
10.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
520
15.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
351
10.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
463
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
541
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
317
9.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
176
5.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6
0.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
60
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
31,541
57,617
Per capita income
19,849
31,128
Monroe County, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
302
9.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
260
8.5%
9.8
Construction
161
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
551
18.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
107
3.5%
6.6
Information
18
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
508
16.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
91
3.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
115
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
292
9.5%
4.6
Retail trade
320
10.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
167
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
166
5.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
376
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
665
21.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
561
18.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
763
25.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
693
22.7%
18.1%
Monroe County, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,869
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,179
75.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
485
16.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
79
2.8%
2.7
Other means
26
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
100
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.5
26.6
Monroe County, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
477
14.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,308
39.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,075
32.5%
37.1
3 or more
446
13.5%
21.0
Monroe County, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,306
74.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,113
63.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,193
36.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,135
25.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Monroe County, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,441
1 room
94
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
53
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
435
9.8%
9.1
4 rooms
721
16.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,174
26.4%
19.8
6 rooms
901
20.3%
17.8
7 rooms
471
10.6%
12.0
8 rooms
334
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
258
5.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Monroe County, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,441
1-unit, detached
3,197
72.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
32
0.7%
5.9
2-units
372
8.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
104
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
151
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
19
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
67
1.5%
9.0
Mobile home
499
11.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Monroe County, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
286
6.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
259
5.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
422
9.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
763
17.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
955
21.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
656
14.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
696
15.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
346
7.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
58
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Monroe County, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,298
39.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
340
10.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,613
48.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
8
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
42
1.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Monroe County, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
811
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
1.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
16
2.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
46
5.7%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
203
25.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
537
66.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
446
55.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
48
5.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
129
15.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
37
4.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
151
18.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe County, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,001
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
18
1.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
483
48.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
500
50.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
192
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
500
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
181
18.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
134
13.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
142
14.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
69
6.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
103
10.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
369
37.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
195
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe County, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,113
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
936
44.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
727
34.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
238
11.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
111
5.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
63
3.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
38
1.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
56,400
205,000
