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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Prairie County is $18,977, which is lower than the state average of $22,595 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Prairie County median household income is $36,904, which has grown by 23.05% 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 Prairie County residents spend 24.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.1 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita IncomeMedian Workers IncomeHousehold IncomeFamily IncomeMedian Income by AgeEmployment StatusCommuting to WorkCareersPoverty Level

Per Capita Income, #46

Prairie County
18,977 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

Prairie County
26,048 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
Prairie County
30,979 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
Prairie County
18,630 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, #32
Prairie County
36,904 USD
Arkansas
41,264 USD
U.S.
53,482 USD
Mean Household Income, see rank
Prairie County
42,863 USD
Arkansas
56,824 USD
U.S.
74,596 USD
Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #48
Prairie County
23.05%
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
 Prairie CountyArkansasU.S.
%+Average Amount%+Average Amount%+Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income10.75%$10,489, see rank16.38%$13,30021.11%$16,919
Social Security Income41.05%$15,542, see rank34.84%$16,82329.33%$17,636
Public Assistance Income1.64%$4,168, see rank2.40%$3,3292.82%$3,720
Retirement Income17.85%$17,567, see rank17.54%$19,52717.85%$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
Prairie County
43,412 USD
Arkansas
51,464 USD
U.S.
65,443 USD
Mean Family Income, see rank
Prairie County
49,029 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

 Prairie CountyArkansasU.S.
White$39,111, see rank$44,553$56,900
Black$23,945, see rank$26,733$35,600
Two or More Races$26,389, see rank$34,322$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

 Prairie CountyArkansasU.S.
less than 25$17,321, see rank$22,179$25,788
25 to 44$39,875, see rank$45,741$58,398
45 to 64$43,936, see rank$48,739$65,027
65 or over$24,578, see rank$32,199$37,945

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

Employment Status

 Prairie CountyArkansasU.S.
Population 16 Years and Over6,916, see rank2,315,782248,775,628
Male13,381, 48.89%, see rank48.53%48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:22,044, 60.46%, see rank64.74%69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces219, 0.56%, see rank0.42%0.73%
Male, Civilian22,025, 59.89%, see rank64.31%68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed31,929, 95.26%, see rank91.16%90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed396, 4.74%, see rank8.84%9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force21,337, 39.54%, see rank35.26%30.72%
Female13,535, 51.11%, see rank51.47%51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:21,722, 48.71%, see rank54.08%58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces20, 0.00%, see rank0.04%0.11%
Female, Civilian21,722, 48.71%, see rank54.03%58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed31,612, 93.61%, see rank92.05%91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3110, 6.39%, see rank7.95%8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force21,813, 51.29%, see rank45.92%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

 Prairie CountyArkansasU.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over3,434, 100%1,232,572141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone2,756, 80.26%, see rank82.49%76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled347, 10.10%, see rank10.87%9.59%
Public Transportation22, 0.64%, see rank0.42%5.06%
Walked109, 3.17%, see rank1.74%2.78%
Other Means27, 0.79%, see rank1.30%1.79%
Worked at Home173, 5.04%, see rank3.18%4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Prairie County
24.8 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
 Prairie CountyArkansasU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over3,5411,251,717143,435,233
Male11,929, 54.48%, see rank52.63%52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2472, 24.47%, see rank26.80%33.12%
Service Occupations2212, 10.99%, see rank13.60%15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations2176, 9.12%, see rank16.14%17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2145, 7.52%, see rank2.12%1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2256, 13.27%, see rank10.27%9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2538, 27.89%, see rank23.88%17.94%
Female11,612, 45.52%, see rank47.37%47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2473, 29.34%, see rank36.99%40.04%
Service Occupations2498, 30.89%, see rank21.40%21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations2528, 32.75%, see rank32.72%31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations29, 0.56%, see rank0.31%0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations20, 0.00%, see rank0.28%0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2104, 6.45%, see rank7.99%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
 Prairie CountyArkansasU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over3,541, 100%1,251,717143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining454, 12.82%, see rank3.32%1.96%
Construction309, 8.73%, see rank6.55%6.17%
Manufacturing419, 11.83%, see rank13.52%10.43%
Wholesale Trade106, 2.99%, see rank2.48%2.75%
Retail Trade460, 12.99%, see rank13.44%11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities286, 8.08%, see rank5.45%4.93%
Information16, 0.45%, see rank1.69%2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing154, 4.35%, see rank4.76%6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management,
Administrative, Waste Management Services
255, 7.20%, see rank7.10%10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance627, 17.71%, see rank24.03%23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation,
Accommodation, Food Services
183, 5.17%, see rank8.03%9.49%
Public Administration143, 4.04%, see rank4.79%4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration129, 3.64%, see rank4.85%4.96%

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

Poverty Level

 Prairie County%ArkansasU.S.
Population in Poverty1,68420.24%, see rank19.19%15.59%
Family in Poverty43916.96%, see rank14.35%11.47%

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


 
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