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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 Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty 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 County		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.75%	$10,489, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.05%	$15,542, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.64%	$4,168, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.85%	$17,567, 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

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 County	Arkansas	U.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 County	Arkansas	U.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 County	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,916, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	3,381, 48.89%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,044, 60.46%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	19, 0.56%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,025, 59.89%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,929, 95.26%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	96, 4.74%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,337, 39.54%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	3,535, 51.11%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,722, 48.71%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,722, 48.71%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,612, 93.61%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	110, 6.39%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,813, 51.29%, 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

	Prairie County	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,434, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,756, 80.26%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	347, 10.10%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22, 0.64%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	109, 3.17%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	27, 0.79%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	173, 5.04%, see rank	3.18%	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 County	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,541	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	1,929, 54.48%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	472, 24.47%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	212, 10.99%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	176, 9.12%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	145, 7.52%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	256, 13.27%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	538, 27.89%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	1,612, 45.52%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	473, 29.34%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	498, 30.89%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	528, 32.75%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.56%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	104, 6.45%, 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

	Prairie County	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,541, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	454, 12.82%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	309, 8.73%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	419, 11.83%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	106, 2.99%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	460, 12.99%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	286, 8.08%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	16, 0.45%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	154, 4.35%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	255, 7.20%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	627, 17.71%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	183, 5.17%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	143, 4.04%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	129, 3.64%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Prairie County	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,684	20.24%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	439	16.96%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

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