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

Statewide Claims to Fame

Ouachita County is 3rd in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Female residents

Ouachita County is 10th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Ouachita County is 10th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Ouachita County is 16th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Main Cities Within Ouachita County, Arkansas

Camden, Arkansas

Ouachita County, Arkansas Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Ouachita County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	25,396	27th	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	732.8	24th	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	35.6	28th	56	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Ouachita County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	24th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.1%	43rd	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.3%	35th	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Ouachita County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.2%	16th	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	13.2%	33rd	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Ouachita County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	57.2%	66th	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	40.4%	10th	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	58th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	43rd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	10th	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	30th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	64th	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	55.9%	65th	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Ouachita County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	53.0%	3rd	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.8%	59th	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Ouachita County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	13,034	25th	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.8%	34th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	10,782	24th	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.1%	44th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$63,400	60th	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.4	57th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2	54th	8,231	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Ouachita County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$19,079	36th	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$33,008	47th	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.8%	34th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Ouachita County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Non-farm private establishments	539	26th	64,471	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	7,869	23rd	980,644	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,153	25th	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$185,662	37th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,135	56th	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$14,614	35th	$3,559,795	$613,795,732

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