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Searcy County, AR

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

AI Overview

Searcy County is a small rural county with a population of 7,861 and a labor force participation rate of just 47.1%, reflecting an older workforce with a median age of 47.9 years and limited educational attainment—only 13.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $24,429 against a poverty rate of 24.5%, though housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $108,100 and median gross rent of $596 per month. The county has seen a slight population decline of 0.8% over five years, and a 5.3% unemployment rate points to constrained labor availability in an already small working-age pool.

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

Population

7,861

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$44,426

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,951 (88.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race500 (6.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races214 (2.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone126 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone37 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone29 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish96
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic13
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island12
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

521

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,348

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$22,545

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance648
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)427
  3. 3.Construction (Group)337
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)300
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining255

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations941
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations568
  3. 3.Service Occupations505
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations496
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations482

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.35×)198
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.54×)438
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.54×)478
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.27×)172
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)695

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$108,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$596/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999332 (13.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999221 (8.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999187 (7.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999185 (7.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999162 (6.4%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999154 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$24,429

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,551 (88.1%)
  • Worked At Home123 (4.2%)
  • Carpooled120 (4.1%)
  • Other55 (1.9%)
  • Walked46 (1.6%)
  • 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.