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Lafayette County is 2nd in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in People per household

Lafayette County is 11th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Female residents

Lafayette County is 11th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Lafayette County is 15th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Residents 65 or older

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Lafayette County Rank Arkansas US
Current population (2012) 7,447 73rd 2,949,131 313,914,040
Size in square miles 528.3 75th 52,035.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 14.5 65th 56 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Lafayette County Rank Arkansas US
Residents younger than 5 5.4% 56th 6.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.2% 54th 24.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 20.7% 15th 15.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Lafayette County Rank Arkansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 77.6% 51st 82.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 12.8% 36th 19.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Lafayette County Rank Arkansas US
Race - White 60.7% 64th 80.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 37.6% 11th 15.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 61st 0.9% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 37th 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 74th 0.3% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.8% 75th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.9% 58th 6.8% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 59.4% 62nd 73.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Lafayette County Rank Arkansas US
Female residents 51.7% 11th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.4% 70th 4.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Lafayette County Rank Arkansas US
Housing units 4,300 70th 1,324,369 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 5.0% 59th 15.2% 25.9%
Households 2,746 74th 1,121,386 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 74.4% 26th 67.5% 66.1%
Home median value $50,600 75th $105,100 $186,200
People per household 2.8 2nd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 0 66th 8,231 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Lafayette County Rank Arkansas US
Income per capita $17,464 58th $21,833 $27,915
Income per household $30,152 65th $40,149 $52,762
Income below poverty line 21.6% 29th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Lafayette County Rank Arkansas US
Non-farm private establishments 112 71st 64,471 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 826 72nd 980,644 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 0 75th 238,994 27,092,908
Retail sales $32,850 70th $32,974,282 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $4,257 67th $11,602 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $1,519 71st $3,559,795 $613,795,732

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