Prairie County, Arkansas

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,162
Median household income: $51,094
Median home value: $87,500

Prairie County is a county in Arkansas with a population of 8,162. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $51,094, its median household income sits below Arkansas's $58,773.

Between 2019 and 2023, Prairie County's population held roughly steady from 8,189 to 8,162, while its median household income rose 19.8% from $42,660 to $51,094.

The median resident is 45.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,162
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,094
Median home value: $87,500
Median gross rent: $637
Housing units: 4,093
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1898,162

Median household income

$42,660$51,094

Median home value

$67,400$87,500

Median gross rent

$619$637

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,189	$42,660	$67,400	$619
2020	8,138	$42,754	$71,800	$646
2021	8,306	$47,335	$80,200	$690
2022	8,217	$47,045	$87,200	$645
2023	8,162	$51,094	$87,500	$637

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	373	4.6%
5 to 17	1,276	15.6%
18 to 24	581	7.1%
25 to 34	857	10.5%
35 to 44	867	10.6%
45 to 54	1,074	13.2%
55 to 64	1,211	14.8%
65 to 74	1,004	12.3%
75 and over	919	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,846	83.9%
Black or African American	857	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.1%
Two or more races	264	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	179	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate43.9%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	835	14.1%
High school graduate	2,605	43.9%
Some college or associate's	1,501	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	662	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	329	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone85.4%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,987	85.4%
Carpooled	294	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	62	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	125	3.6%
Other means	29	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,063	31.5%
15 to 29 min	915	27.1%
30 to 44 min	650	19.3%
45 to 59 min	432	12.8%
60+ min	312	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 9.4% (739 of 7,890)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,033	62.3%
Nonfamily households	1,228	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,261	79.7%
Vacant	832	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,480	76.1%
Renter-occupied	781	23.9%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other19.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,967	72.5%
1-unit, attached	7	0.2%
2 to 4 units	213	5.2%
5 to 19 units	96	2.3%
20 or more units	16	0.4%
Mobile home & other	794	19.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 05117
State: Arkansas
Land area: 648 sq mi
Water area: 28 sq mi
Center point: 34.8311, -91.5536