Craighead County vs. Mississippi County

Craighead County (AR)Mississippi County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)108,55841,239
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.6%-11.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)96,44346,480
Population, Census, April 1, 201096,44346,480
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.0%26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.8%14.8%
Female persons, percent51.4%51.3%
White alone, percent80.1%61.8%
Black or African American alone, percent16.2%35.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.2%4.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.6%58.2%
Veterans, 2014-20185,3712,237
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.2%1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)46,25520,612
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.5%56.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$138,500$82,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,054$926
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$349$350
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$747$609
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.1%17.3%
Building permits, 201881433
Households, 2014-201840,80016,888
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201876.0%81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.2%3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.2%81.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.9%66.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.1%80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.3%12.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.2%14.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.9%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.9%58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.5%54.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)921,041131,393
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,101,7455,231,109
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,680,884437,763
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,854$9,608
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.818.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,868$37,237
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,432$20,879
Persons in poverty, percent17.9%25.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,528794
Total employment, 201742,35616,174
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,627,832689,512
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.6%-6.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,1492,285
All firms, 20128,9472,351
Men-owned firms, 20124,6661,112
Women-owned firms, 20122,668855
Minority-owned firms, 20121,088618
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,4821,572
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,065254
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,2191,811
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%13.4%
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%28.9%
Population per square mile, 2010136.451.6
Land area in square miles, 2010707.21900.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

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