Craighead County vs. Jackson County

	Craighead County (AR)	Jackson County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	108,558	16,811
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.6%	-6.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	96,443	17,998
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	96,443	17,997
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.0%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.0%	20.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.8%	18.1%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	50.3%
White alone, percent	80.1%	79.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	16.2%	17.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.2%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.6%	76.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,371	1,128
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.2%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	46,255	7,587
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	57.5%	69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$138,500	$66,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,054	$831
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$349	$295
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$747	$581
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.1%	11.4%
Building permits, 2018	814	8
Households, 2014-2018	40,800	6,095
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	76.0%	79.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.2%	2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.2%	73.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	62.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.1%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.3%	10.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.9%	8.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.9%	42.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.5%	30.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	921,041	76,053
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,101,745	424,960
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,430,142	106,857
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,680,884	177,720
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,854	$10,098
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.8	18.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,868	$33,174
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,432	$19,848
Persons in poverty, percent	17.9%	25.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,528	313
Total employment, 2017	42,356	3,756
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,627,832	128,461
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.6%	-7.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	8,149	835
All firms, 2012	8,947	1,045
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,666	456
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,668	393
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,088	77
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	7,482	906
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,065	102
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,219	796
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	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	17.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	136.4	28.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	707.21	633.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

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