Craighead County vs. Lawrence County

Craighead County (AR)Lawrence County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)108,55816,434
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.6%-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)96,44317,410
Population, Census, April 1, 201096,44317,415
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.0%22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.8%19.7%
Female persons, percent51.4%50.6%
White alone, percent80.1%96.4%
Black or African American alone, percent16.2%1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.2%1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.6%94.8%
Veterans, 2014-20185,3711,106
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.2%0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)46,2558,009
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.5%66.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$138,500$75,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,054$812
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$349$316
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$747$543
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.1%8.7%
Building permits, 201881416
Households, 2014-201840,8006,531
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201876.0%84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.2%1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.2%77.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.9%63.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.1%85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.3%15.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.2%17.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.9%8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.9%53.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.5%48.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)921,04140,380
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,101,74573,224
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,430,142159,148
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,680,884196,284
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,854$11,538
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.825.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,868$38,528
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,432$20,451
Persons in poverty, percent17.9%17.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,528287
Total employment, 201742,3563,035
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,627,83291,654
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.6%0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,1491,126
All firms, 20128,9471,384
Men-owned firms, 20124,666683
Women-owned firms, 20122,668517
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,4821,333
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,06573
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,2191,250
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%24.1%
Population per square mile, 2010136.429.6
Land area in square miles, 2010707.21587.61

Source: United States Census Bureau

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