Monroe County vs. Prairie County

	Monroe County (AR)	Prairie County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,900	8,074
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-15.4%	-7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,155	8,716
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,149	8,715
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.2%	23.8%
Female persons, percent	53.5%	49.7%
White alone, percent	56.3%	86.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	40.0%	11.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.0%	1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.3%	84.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	472	590
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	0.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,452	4,545
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.0%	72.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$64,300	$68,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$859	$891
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$308	$335
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$514	$593
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.6%	7.6%
Building permits, 2018	8	5
Households, 2014-2018	3,326	3,826
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.16	2.12
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.3%	0.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.0%	76.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	55.4%	54.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.1%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	10.5%	15.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.9%	12.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.5%	9.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.8%	54.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.9%	47.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,894	3,994
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	126,222	67,168
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	90,632	54,327
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,578	$6,423
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.2	26.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,190	$41,846
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,274	$24,075
Persons in poverty, percent	26.0%	15.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	192	149
Total employment, 2017	1,813	934
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	51,411	27,779
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	10.1%	3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	532	481
All firms, 2012	819	640
Men-owned firms, 2012	488	307
Women-owned firms, 2012	152	214
Minority-owned firms, 2012	135	43
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	640	579
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	195	54
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	572	565
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%	9.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.4	13.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	607.12	647.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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