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

Statewide Claims to Fame

Lee County is 4th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Income below poverty line

Lee County is 4th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Lee County is 16th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Lee County is 17th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in People per household

Lee County, Arkansas Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Lee County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	10,216	64th	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	602.6	56th	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	17.3	62nd	56	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Lee County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	5.3%	60th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.3%	65th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.0%	48th	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Lee County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	68.7%	75th	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	6.5%	75th	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Lee County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	42.8%	73rd	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	54.8%	4th	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	52nd	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	36th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	72nd	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	54th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	56th	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	41.1%	72nd	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Lee County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	44.5%	74th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.5%	41st	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Lee County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	4,274	72nd	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	14.5%	16th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	3,484	68th	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.0%	64th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$51,600	73rd	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.6	17th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	74th	8,231	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Lee County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$12,615	75th	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$25,270	74th	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	28.7%	4th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Lee County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Non-farm private establishments	130	68th	64,471	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	992	68th	980,644	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	532	68th	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$35,796	69th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$3,345	71st	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,793	69th	$3,559,795	$613,795,732

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