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Grant County, AR

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

AI Overview

Grant County is a small, stable Arkansas county of 18,111 residents with a workforce oriented toward moderate-wage employment — median worker earnings of $42,221 and a 4.0% unemployment rate, though labor force participation is relatively low at 57.7% and just 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are among the more accessible in the region, with a median home value of $154,500 and median gross rent of $779/month, supported by an 80.7% homeownership rate. Population has been essentially flat over five years (+0.1%), and a median household income of $71,549 sits above the poverty rate of 12.3%, pointing to a modest but stable local economy.

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

Population

18,111

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,549

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

Grant County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,660 (91.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone490 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race436 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races389 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone152 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone89 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish235
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)13
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)12
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,138

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,926

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,832

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,063
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,329
  3. 3.Construction (Group)806
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)799
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities677

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,854
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,779
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,193
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,148
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,114

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.52×)325
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.65×)1,323
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.42×)672
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.35×)517
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.26×)479

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$154,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$779/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999680 (12.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999577 (10.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999516 (9.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999497 (8.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999425 (7.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999424 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,221

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,400 (79.2%)
  • Worked At Home836 (10.3%)
  • Carpooled782 (9.7%)
  • Walked59 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.