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Monroe County is 5th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Female residents

Monroe County is 8th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Income below poverty line

Monroe County is 9th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Monroe County is 15th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Monroe County is 17th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Residents 65 or older

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Monroe County Rank Arkansas US
Current population (2012) 7,828 72nd 2,949,131 313,914,040
Size in square miles 607.1 53rd 52,035.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 13.4 68th 56 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Monroe County Rank Arkansas US
Residents younger than 5 5.8% 50th 6.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.2% 55th 24.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 20.1% 17th 15.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Monroe County Rank Arkansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 71.5% 70th 82.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 13.7% 27th 19.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Monroe County Rank Arkansas US
Race - White 56.5% 67th 80.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 41.1% 9th 15.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7% 37th 0.9% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 34th 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 66th 0.3% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 52nd 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.9% 60th 6.8% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 55.2% 66th 73.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Monroe County Rank Arkansas US
Female residents 52.5% 5th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.0% 55th 4.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Monroe County Rank Arkansas US
Housing units 4,362 69th 1,324,369 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 15.1% 15th 15.2% 25.9%
Households 3,462 69th 1,121,386 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 62.9% 66th 67.5% 66.1%
Home median value $58,900 65th $105,100 $186,200
People per household 2.4 64th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 3 47th 8,231 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Monroe County Rank Arkansas US
Income per capita $17,074 61st $21,833 $27,915
Income per household $28,306 70th $40,149 $52,762
Income below poverty line 25.4% 8th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Monroe County Rank Arkansas US
Non-farm private establishments 187 58th 64,471 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 1,621 63rd 980,644 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 832 60th 238,994 27,092,908
Retail sales $82,241 58th $32,974,282 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,599 32nd $11,602 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $8,190 53rd $3,559,795 $613,795,732

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