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Prairie County, AR

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

AI Overview

Prairie County, AR is a small, rural county of 8,162 residents with a labor force participation rate of 54.6% and a median age of 45.7 years, reflecting an older workforce with limited college attainment—only 16.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings of $36,226 and a GDP per capita of $27,133 indicate a low-cost labor environment, reinforced by a median home value of $87,500 and median gross rent of just $637 per month. The county posted a slight population decline of 1.0% over five years, with a 4.1% unemployment rate and a poverty rate of 9.4%, while a 76.1% homeownership rate points to a stable, owner-occupied residential base.

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

Population

8,162

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,646

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,758 (83.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone796 (9.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races209 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race182 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone106 (1.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone13 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish88
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic26
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

407

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,133

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,979

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance741
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)402
  3. 3.Construction (Group)400
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)368
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining245

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations993
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations863
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations611
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations524
  5. 5.Service Occupations485

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.41×)251
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.56×)128
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.29×)268
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.24×)306
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)475

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$87,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$637/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999253 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999231 (9.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999192 (7.8%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999188 (7.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999177 (7.2%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999165 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,226

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,978 (87.4%)
  • Carpooled235 (6.9%)
  • Worked At Home113 (3.3%)
  • Other55 (1.6%)
  • Walked25 (0.7%)
  • 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.