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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Arkansas is $22,595, which is lower than the national average of $28,555. Arkansas median household income is $41,264, which has grown by 28.22% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Arkansas residents spend 21.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #50

Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Arkansas	26,180 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Arkansas	31,010 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #50

Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #31

Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.38%	$13,300, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.84%	$16,823, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.40%	$3,329, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.54%	$19,527, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Arkansas	66,972 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$44,553, see rank	$56,900
Black	$26,733, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,173, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$55,922, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,048, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$30,118, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$33,038, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,322, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$22,179, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,741, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,739, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$32,199, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,315,782	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	1,123,739	48.53%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	727,473	64.74%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4,771	0.42%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	722,702	64.31%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	658,804	91.16%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	63,898	8.84%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	396,266	35.26%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	1,192,043	51.47%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	644,604	54.08%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	499	0.04%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	644,105	54.03%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	592,913	92.05%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	51,192	7.95%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	547,439	45.92%, see rank	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,232,572	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,016,714	82.49%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	134,009	10.87%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	5,173	0.42%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	21,484	1.74%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	16,009	1.30%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	39,183	3.18%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Arkansas	21.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,251,717	-	143,435,233
Male¹	658,804	52.63%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	176,573	26.80%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	89,584	13.60%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	106,345	16.14%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13,951	2.12%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	67,687	10.27%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	157,329	23.88%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	592,913	47.37%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	219,324	36.99%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	126,878	21.40%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	194,009	32.72%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,840	0.31%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,652	0.28%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	47,382	7.99%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,251,717	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	41,580	3.32%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	81,997	6.55%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	169,189	13.52%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	31,078	2.48%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	168,175	13.44%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	68,172	5.45%, see rank	4.93%
Information	21,130	1.69%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	59,640	4.76%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	88,893	7.10%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	300,818	24.03%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	100,498	8.03%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	59,896	4.79%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	60,651	4.85%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	549,303	19.19%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	109,250	14.35%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.