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Nevada County, AR

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

AI Overview

Nevada County, AR is a small rural county of 8,228 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 50.7% and an unemployment rate of 8.3%, reflecting a constrained workforce pool with limited higher education attainment—only 11.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Worker earnings are modest, with median worker earnings of $29,795 and a per capita income of $23,002, though housing costs are low, with a median home value of $85,700 and median gross rent of $841 per month. The county faces demographic headwinds, with a 2.5% population decline over five years, a median age of 44.9, and a poverty rate of 28.5%.

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

Population

8,228

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,886

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,328 (65.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,580 (31.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone110 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races110 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race24 (0.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone7 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish163
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island7
  3. 3.Other Indo-European6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

562

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,178

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,002

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

28.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance903
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services620
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)518
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)211
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing182

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations952
  2. 2.Service Occupations807
  3. 3.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations681
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations545
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations320

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 1.79×)257
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.66×)505
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.65×)441
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.14×)814
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.05×)214

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$85,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$841/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $60,000 to $69,999322 (13.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999246 (10.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999217 (8.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999187 (7.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999172 (7.0%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999116 (4.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$29,795

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,922 (88.5%)
  • Carpooled296 (9.0%)
  • Public Transit41 (1.2%)
  • Worked At Home30 (0.9%)
  • Walked10 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (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.