Howard County vs. Little River County

	Howard County (AR)	Little River County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,341	12,326
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.2%	-6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,775	13,168
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,789	13,171
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.0%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.0%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.9%	21.0%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	51.8%
White alone, percent	74.9%	75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	21.0%	19.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.6%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.6%	3.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.7%	72.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	785	864
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.8%	0.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,274	6,527
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.5%	72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$92,500	$72,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$915	$887
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$317	$305
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$590	$567
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.9%	8.0%
Households, 2014-2018	5,096	5,440
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.59	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	12.4%	1.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	81.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	63.5%	62.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.9%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.7%	11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.5%	16.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.6%	9.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	54.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.2%	49.6%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	162,503	104,240
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,831	$8,069
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.8	26.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,900	$45,388
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,590	$26,216
Persons in poverty, percent	17.3%	16.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	282	175
Total employment, 2017	6,103	2,726
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	195,416	137,268
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.4%	1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	747	575
All firms, 2012	1,032	656
Men-owned firms, 2012	637	367
Women-owned firms, 2012	186	211
Minority-owned firms, 2012	97	74
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	848	555
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	150	85
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	809	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	0.0%	21.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	23.4	24.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	588.55	532.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

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