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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Garland County is $23,514, which is about the same as the state average of $22,595 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Garland County median household income is $39,558, which has grown by 24.69% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 28.22% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Garland County residents spend 21.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 21.1 minutes and 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, #8

Garland County	23,514 USD
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

Garland County	23,144 USD
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

Garland County	26,403 USD
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

Garland County	19,859 USD
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, #18

Garland County	39,558 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Garland County	55,257 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #42

Garland County	24.69%
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

	Garland County		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.51%	$13,279, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.36%	$17,731, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.96%	$3,098, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.01%	$23,109, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	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

Garland County	48,761 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Garland County	65,389 USD
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

	Garland County	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$41,990, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$22,414, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Hispanic	$18,811, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
Asian	$34,091, see rank	$55,922	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,739, see rank	$37,048	$37,170
One Race, Other	$17,047, see rank	$33,038	$40,300
Two or More Races	$52,148, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Garland County	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$25,336, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,585, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,778, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$37,267, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Garland County	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	78,887, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	37,702, 47.79%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	23,000, 61.00%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	22, 0.06%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	22,978, 60.95%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	20,592, 89.62%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,386, 10.38%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	14,702, 39.00%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	41,185, 52.21%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	20,219, 49.09%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	20,219, 49.09%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	18,269, 90.36%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,950, 9.64%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	20,966, 50.91%, see rank	45.92%	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

	Garland County	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	38,089, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	29,719, 78.03%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,432, 14.26%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	164, 0.43%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	524, 1.38%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	519, 1.36%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,731, 4.54%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Garland County	21.0 minutes
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

	Garland County	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	38,861	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	20,592, 52.99%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,537, 26.89%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,701, 17.97%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,225, 15.66%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	115, 0.56%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,698, 13.10%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,547, 17.23%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	18,269, 47.01%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,781, 37.12%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,055, 22.20%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,410, 35.09%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.09%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	96, 0.53%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	857, 4.69%, see rank	7.99%	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

	Garland County	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	38,861, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	522, 1.34%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	3,276, 8.43%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,926, 7.53%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	952, 2.45%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,512, 14.18%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,581, 4.07%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	622, 1.60%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,852, 4.77%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,340, 8.59%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	10,139, 26.09%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,573, 11.77%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,356, 3.49%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,210, 5.69%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Garland County	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	20,875	22.05%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,918	15.29%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

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