Hempstead County vs. Lafayette County

	Hempstead County (AR)	Lafayette County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21,741	6,682
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.8%	-12.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,593	7,643
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,609	7,645
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.8%	18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.0%	24.0%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	50.9%
White alone, percent	66.1%	61.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	30.2%	36.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.2%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.3%	59.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,149	439
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,539	4,390
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.7%	76.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$79,400	$63,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$985	$811
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$318	$291
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$657	$377
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.5%	6.5%
Households, 2014-2018	7,971	2,859
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	91.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.8%	2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.2%	68.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.2%	55.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.0%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.1%	16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	16.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.8%	10.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.4%	48.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.6%	44.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	22,697	3,143
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	62,905	8,079
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	197,584	30,468
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,831	$4,091
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.7	24.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,355	$32,412
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,168	$26,005
Persons in poverty, percent	20.6%	22.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	384	106
Total employment, 2017	6,168	724
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	200,617	23,928
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.9%	2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	995	340
All firms, 2012	1,469	597
Men-owned firms, 2012	786	346
Women-owned firms, 2012	486	110
Minority-owned firms, 2012	263	74
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,137	499
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	116	80
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,266	488
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	31.1	14.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	727.52	528.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hempstead county (AR) and Lafayette county (AR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.