Hempstead County, Arkansas Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Hempstead County is 5th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Hempstead County is 7th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Hempstead County is 9th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Hempstead County is 11th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Foreign born residents

Hempstead County is 16th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Female residents

Hempstead County is 18th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Main Cities Within Hempstead County, Arkansas

Hope, Arkansas

Hempstead County, Arkansas Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Hempstead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	22,373	31st	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	727.5	25th	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	31.1	33rd	56	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Hempstead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	7.4%	5th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.4%	7th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.4%	53rd	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hempstead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.5%	39th	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.5%	23rd	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hempstead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	67.4%	59th	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	29.6%	18th	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	46th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	38th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	24th	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	25th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	9th	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	56.2%	64th	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hempstead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	51.5%	16th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.2%	11th	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Hempstead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	10,376	31st	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	10.1%	33rd	15.2%	25.9%
Households	8,719	31st	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.8%	45th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$69,000	56th	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.6	29th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1	58th	8,231	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Hempstead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$17,822	55th	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$34,885	39th	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.5%	24th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Hempstead County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Non-farm private establishments	394	35th	64,471	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	6,716	29th	980,644	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,578	41st	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$204,433	30th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,807	38th	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$21,236	27th	$3,559,795	$613,795,732

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