Polk County vs. Montgomery County

	Polk County (AR)	Montgomery County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,049	8,924
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.9%	-6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	20,658	9,493
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	20,662	9,487
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.8%	18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.0%	27.0%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.5%
White alone, percent	93.7%	93.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.1%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	1.6%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.6%	4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.6%	90.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,944	814
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.5%	3.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,131	5,860
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.8%	82.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$90,100	$106,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$848	$947
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$311	$273
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$584	$446
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.3%	3.2%
Households, 2014-2018	8,204	3,761
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.44	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.8%	86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.4%	3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.8%	74.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.8%	58.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.6%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.3%	10.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.2%	18.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.0%	11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.9%	46.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.4%	37.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	18,107	23,240
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	193,462	28,822
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,451	$3,086
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.2	31.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,035	$37,855
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,176	$22,347
Persons in poverty, percent	20.0%	18.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	447	131
Total employment, 2017	4,824	790
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	147,795	25,389
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.3%	-3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,538	766
All firms, 2012	1,766	665
Men-owned firms, 2012	945	373
Women-owned firms, 2012	489	225
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,530	613
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	248	104
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,358	531
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	22.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	24.1	12.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	857.68	779.88

Source: United States Census Bureau

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