Howard County, Arkansas

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,701
Median household income: $44,492
Median home value: $135,400

Home to 12,701 residents, Howard County is one of Arkansas's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $44,492 runs below the Arkansas figure of $58,773.

Between 2019 and 2023, Howard County's population declined 4.6% from 13,311 to 12,701, while its median household income rose 23.4% from $36,059 to $44,492.

Households average 2.42 people. The median gross rent is $702.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,701
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $44,492
Median home value: $135,400
Median gross rent: $702
Housing units: 6,162
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,31112,701

Median household income

$36,059$44,492

Median home value

$95,900$135,400

Median gross rent

$601$702

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,311	$36,059	$95,900	$601
2020	13,267	$38,038	$101,000	$649
2021	12,894	$39,558	$107,600	$691
2022	12,779	$44,824	$125,300	$732
2023	12,701	$44,492	$135,400	$702

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	872	6.9%
5 to 17	2,418	19.0%
18 to 24	999	7.9%
25 to 34	1,143	9.0%
35 to 44	2,035	16.0%
45 to 54	1,272	10.0%
55 to 64	1,632	12.8%
65 to 74	1,274	10.0%
75 and over	1,056	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,985	62.9%
Black or African American	2,636	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.3%
Asian	75	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	412	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,559	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	893	10.6%
High school graduate	3,679	43.7%
Some college or associate's	2,437	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	984	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	419	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,101	80.2%
Carpooled	698	13.7%
Public transit	27	0.5%
Walked	163	3.2%
Bicycle	3	0.1%
Worked from home	120	2.3%
Other means	1	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,585	51.8%
15 to 29 min	1,187	23.8%
30 to 44 min	636	12.7%
45 to 59 min	215	4.3%
60+ min	370	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 19.8% (2,477 of 12,520)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,519	68.1%
Nonfamily households	1,650	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,169	83.9%
Vacant	993	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,680	71.2%
Renter-occupied	1,489	28.8%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,566	74.1%
1-unit, attached	17	0.3%
2 to 4 units	333	5.4%
5 to 19 units	104	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,142	18.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 05061
State: Arkansas
Land area: 587 sq mi
Water area: 8.25 sq mi
Center point: 34.0831, -93.9909