Little River County vs. Howard County

	Little River County (AR)	Howard County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,326	13,341
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.4%	-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,168	13,775
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,171	13,789
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	26.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.0%	17.9%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.9%
White alone, percent	75.5%	74.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.8%	21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.7%	12.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.6%	63.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	864	785
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.3%	5.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,527	6,274
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.3%	68.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$72,200	$92,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$887	$915
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$305	$317
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$567	$590
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.0%	7.9%
Households, 2014-2018	5,440	5,096
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.25	2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.8%	89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.0%	12.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.0%	78.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.6%	63.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.2%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.4%	14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.9%	11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.0%	11.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.0%	57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.6%	52.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	104,240	162,503
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,069	$11,831
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.3	21.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,388	$35,900
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,216	$24,590
Persons in poverty, percent	16.0%	17.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	175	282
Total employment, 2017	2,726	6,103
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	137,268	195,416
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.9%	4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	575	747
All firms, 2012	656	1,032
Men-owned firms, 2012	367	637
Women-owned firms, 2012	211	186
Minority-owned firms, 2012	74	97
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	555	848
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	85	150
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	548	809
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.4%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	24.7	23.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	532.25	588.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Little River county (AR) and Howard county (AR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.