Craighead County, Arkansas

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 112,097
Median household income: $57,615
Median home value: $198,700

Home to 112,097 residents, Craighead County is one of Arkansas's counties. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $57,615, its median household income sits in line with Arkansas's $58,773.

From 2019 to 2023, Craighead County's population grew 4.4% from 107,345 to 112,097, while its median household income rose 21.8% from $47,286 to $57,615.

The typical home was built around 1991. 19.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 112,097
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $57,615
Median home value: $198,700
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 47,983
Homeownership rate: 59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

107,345112,097

Median household income

$47,286$57,615

Median home value

$140,700$198,700

Median gross rent

$757$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	107,345	$47,286	$140,700	$757
2020	109,081	$49,730	$149,700	$780
2021	109,875	$51,788	$157,100	$824
2022	111,038	$55,169	$182,600	$870
2023	112,097	$57,615	$198,700	$930

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,579	6.8%
5 to 17	20,789	18.5%
18 to 24	12,017	10.7%
25 to 34	16,579	14.8%
35 to 44	14,948	13.3%
45 to 54	12,531	11.2%
55 to 64	12,263	10.9%
65 to 74	9,005	8.0%
75 and over	6,386	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	80,425	71.7%
Black or African American	18,660	16.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	239	0.2%
Asian	1,291	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	38	0.0%
Some other race	135	0.1%
Two or more races	4,410	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,899	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,989	9.7%
High school graduate	23,207	32.4%
Some college or associate's	21,604	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	11,967	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7,945	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	41,698	82.9%
Carpooled	4,619	9.2%
Public transit	26	0.1%
Walked	710	1.4%
Bicycle	4	0.0%
Worked from home	2,906	5.8%
Other means	308	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,898	37.8%
15 to 29 min	21,238	44.8%
30 to 44 min	4,637	9.8%
45 to 59 min	1,149	2.4%
60+ min	2,443	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 19.1% (20,670 of 108,405)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,907	66.7%
Nonfamily households	14,450	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	43,357	90.4%
Vacant	4,626	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,668	59.2%
Renter-occupied	17,689	40.8%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32,976	68.7%
1-unit, attached	585	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6,108	12.7%
5 to 19 units	4,380	9.1%
20 or more units	1,572	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2,362	4.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 05031
State: Arkansas
Land area: 707 sq mi
Water area: 5.53 sq mi
Center point: 35.8277, -90.6314