Hempstead County vs. Little River County

	Hempstead County (AR)	Little River County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21,741	12,326
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.8%	-6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,593	13,168
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,609	13,171
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.8%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.0%	21.0%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.8%
White alone, percent	66.1%	75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	30.2%	19.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	1.7%
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%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.2%	3.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.3%	72.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,149	864
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	0.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,539	6,527
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.7%	72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$79,400	$72,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$985	$887
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$318	$305
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$657	$567
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.5%	8.0%
Households, 2014-2018	7,971	5,440
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.8%	1.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.2%	81.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.2%	62.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.0%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.1%	11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	16.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.8%	9.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.4%	54.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.6%	49.6%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	197,584	104,240
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,831	$8,069
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.7	26.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,355	$45,388
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,168	$26,216
Persons in poverty, percent	20.6%	16.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	384	175
Total employment, 2017	6,168	2,726
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	200,617	137,268
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.9%	1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	995	575
All firms, 2012	1,469	656
Men-owned firms, 2012	786	367
Women-owned firms, 2012	486	211
Minority-owned firms, 2012	263	74
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,137	555
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	116	85
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,266	548
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%	21.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	31.1	24.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	727.52	532.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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