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Johnson County, AR

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

AI Overview

Johnson County is a small rural Arkansas county of 25,932 residents with a foreign-born population share of 8.2%, relatively high for a community of this size, suggesting labor recruitment in specific sectors. The workforce of roughly 13,800 participants (53.4% labor force participation) skews toward lower-skill occupations, with only 18.1% holding a bachelor's degree and median worker earnings of $31,089. Housing costs are low — median home value of $124,800 and median rent of $714/month — though a 19.4% poverty rate and -1.4% population decline over five years point to ongoing economic pressure.

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

Population

25,932

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$45,995

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,308 (81.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,584 (6.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races936 (3.6%)
  • Asian Alone852 (3.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone692 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone414 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,250
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island289
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic143
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)62
  5. 5.Vietnamese58

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,741

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,836

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,865

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,280
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,279
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,259
  4. 4.Construction (Group)896
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities743

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,338
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,764
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,510
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,403
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,100

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.25×)368
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.10×)2,152
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.29×)1,445
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.22×)735
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.15×)817

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$124,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$714/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,012 (13.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999793 (10.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999767 (10.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999631 (8.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999617 (8.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999567 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,089

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,429 (83.3%)
  • Carpooled931 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home492 (4.9%)
  • Walked163 (1.6%)
  • Other88 (0.9%)
  • Motorcycle11 (0.1%)

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.