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Crawford County, AR

Demographic and economic profile of Crawford County, AR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Crawford County, AR has a population of 60,792 with a labor force participation rate of 55.5% and a relatively low educational attainment base—19.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 86.6% have a high school diploma. Median worker earnings stand at $36,828 against a median household income of $64,132, with housing costs remaining low at a $170,000 median home value and $828 median monthly rent. The county has seen a population decline of 2.7% over five years, and a 16.8% poverty rate and 5.2% unemployment rate indicate ongoing labor market stress.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

60,792

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,132

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.7% since 2018

Crawford County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone49,797 (81.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,577 (5.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,396 (5.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,326 (3.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone789 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone692 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,467
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island262
  3. 3.Other Indo-European181
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)129
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic60

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,478

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,055

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,935

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,121
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,879
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,392
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,277
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,018

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,071
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,730
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,576
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,345
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,746

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.62×)4,018
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.61×)1,895
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.15×)1,683
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)3,114
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.04×)1,802

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$170,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$828/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,342 (13.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,219 (12.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,000 (11.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,885 (10.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,445 (8.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,333 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,828

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone20,584 (81.9%)
  • Carpooled2,427 (9.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,581 (6.3%)
  • Walked227 (0.9%)
  • Other146 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle72 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.