Craighead County vs Faulkner County

A side-by-side comparison of Craighead County and Faulkner County: population, income, housing, and more.

Craighead County and Faulkner County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Faulkner County has the higher population (126,001 vs 112,097 in Craighead County). Faulkner County has the higher median household income ($65,071 vs $57,615 in Craighead County). Faulkner County has the higher median home value ($211,300 vs $198,700 in Craighead County).

Population, income & housing

	Craighead County	Faulkner County
Population	112,097	126,001
Median age	34.5 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,615	$65,071
Median home value	$198,700	$211,300
Median gross rent	$930	$980
Housing units	47,983	52,862
Homeownership rate	59.2%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craighead County	Faulkner County
Population	107,345 → 112,097 (+4.4%)	123,624 → 126,001 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$47,286 → $57,615 (+21.8%)	$52,827 → $65,071 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$140,700 → $198,700 (+41.2%)	$161,500 → $211,300 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $930 (+22.9%)	$826 → $980 (+18.6%)

Craighead County

Population

107,345112,097

Median household income

$47,286$57,615

Median home value

$140,700$198,700

Median gross rent

$757$930

Faulkner County

Population

123,624126,001

Median household income

$52,827$65,071

Median home value

$161,500$211,300

Median gross rent

$826$980

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craighead County	Faulkner County
Under 5	6.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.5%	16.9%
18 to 24	10.7%	14.9%
25 to 34	14.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	11.1%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.0%
75 and over	5.7%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craighead County	Faulkner County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	77.7%
Black or African American	16.6%	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craighead County	Faulkner County
No high school diploma	9.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	32.4%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craighead County	Faulkner County
Drove alone	82.9%	83.0%
Carpooled	9.2%	7.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.8%	6.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craighead County	Faulkner County
1-unit, detached	68.7%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	11.4%
20 or more units	3.3%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Craighead County	Faulkner County
Poverty rate	19.1%	15.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1991	1997