Prairie County vs. Lonoke County

Prairie County (AR)Lonoke County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)8,07473,657
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-7.4%7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)8,71668,355
Population, Census, April 1, 20108,71568,356
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.0%25.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent23.8%13.3%
Female persons, percent49.7%50.7%
White alone, percent86.3%89.8%
Black or African American alone, percent11.8%6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.7%
Asian alone, percent0.1%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.8%4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.8%85.6%
Veterans, 2014-20185906,654
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.1%2.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)4,54529,755
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.0%68.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$68,000$136,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$891$1,137
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$335$367
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$593$794
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.6%9.3%
Building permits, 20185371
Households, 2014-20183,82626,868
Persons per household, 2014-20182.122.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20180.8%3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.6%87.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201854.4%77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201882.2%88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.1%20.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.8%10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.2%7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%60.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.6%55.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,99459,963
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)67,168217,945
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)54,327613,431
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,423$8,784
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.828.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,846$57,509
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,075$26,222
Persons in poverty, percent15.8%11.9%
Total employer establishments, 20171491,048
Total employment, 201793411,623
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)27,779386,948
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174814,707
All firms, 20126405,024
Men-owned firms, 20123072,835
Women-owned firms, 20122141,626
Minority-owned firms, 201243406
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125794,481
Veteran-owned firms, 201254482
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125654,361
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20079.3%21.5%
Population per square mile, 201013.488.7
Land area in square miles, 2010647.96770.73

Source: United States Census Bureau

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