Howard County vs Little River County

A side-by-side comparison of Howard County and Little River County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Howard County has the higher population (12,701 vs 11,959 in Little River County). Little River County has the higher median household income ($52,241 vs $44,492 in Howard County). Howard County has the higher median home value ($135,400 vs $113,400 in Little River County).

Population, income & housing

	Howard County	Little River County
Population	12,701	11,959
Median age	39.4 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$44,492	$52,241
Median home value	$135,400	$113,400
Median gross rent	$702	$812
Housing units	6,162	6,071
Homeownership rate	71.2%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howard County	Little River County
Population	13,311 → 12,701 (-4.6%)	12,347 → 11,959 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$36,059 → $44,492 (+23.4%)	$45,113 → $52,241 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$95,900 → $135,400 (+41.2%)	$77,900 → $113,400 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $702 (+16.8%)	$601 → $812 (+35.1%)

Howard County

Population

13,31112,701

Median household income

$36,059$44,492

Median home value

$95,900$135,400

Median gross rent

$601$702

Little River County

Population

12,34711,959

Median household income

$45,113$52,241

Median home value

$77,900$113,400

Median gross rent

$601$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howard County	Little River County
Under 5	6.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.0%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	16.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.3%
75 and over	8.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howard County	Little River County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	71.9%
Black or African American	20.8%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howard County	Little River County
No high school diploma	10.6%	9.0%
High school graduate	43.7%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howard County	Little River County
Drove alone	80.2%	85.9%
Carpooled	13.7%	8.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	2.3%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howard County	Little River County
1-unit, detached	74.1%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	18.5%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Howard County	Little River County
Poverty rate	19.8%	16.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1979	1980