Howard County vs. Polk County

	Howard County (AR)	Polk County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,341	20,049
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.2%	-2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,775	20,658
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,789	20,662
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.0%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.0%	22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.9%	23.0%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	51.3%
White alone, percent	74.9%	93.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	21.0%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.6%	2.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	1.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.6%	6.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.7%	87.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	785	1,944
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.8%	4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,274	10,131
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.5%	75.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$92,500	$90,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$915	$848
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$317	$311
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$590	$584
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.9%	5.3%
Households, 2014-2018	5,096	8,204
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.59	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	85.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.4%	6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	80.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	63.5%	62.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.9%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.7%	13.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.5%	16.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.6%	13.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	49.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.2%	45.4%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	162,503	193,462
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,831	$9,451
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.8	23.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,900	$37,035
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,590	$20,176
Persons in poverty, percent	17.3%	20.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	282	447
Total employment, 2017	6,103	4,824
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	195,416	147,795
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.4%	-2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	747	1,538
All firms, 2012	1,032	1,766
Men-owned firms, 2012	637	945
Women-owned firms, 2012	186	489
Minority-owned firms, 2012	97	159
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	848	1,530
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	150	248
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	809	1,358
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%	22.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	23.4	24.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	588.55	857.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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