Pope County vs. Searcy County

	Pope County (AR)	Searcy County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	64,000	7,958
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.6%	-2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	61,754	8,189
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	61,754	8,195
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.7%	20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.8%	25.0%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	49.9%
White alone, percent	92.1%	95.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.4%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.4%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.6%	92.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,493	699
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.2%	0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	26,437	4,933
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.4%	77.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$125,000	$98,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$990	$856
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$335	$299
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$664	$524
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.2%	5.1%
Households, 2014-2018	22,628	3,271
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.66	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	0.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.6%	75.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.3%	58.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.8%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.0%	12.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	18.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.5%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	49.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.0%	44.7%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	869,392	49,780
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,852	$6,217
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.1	30.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,914	$36,390
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,110	$20,709
Persons in poverty, percent	16.0%	24.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,598	111
Total employment, 2017	23,207	910
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	880,667	22,660
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	-12.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,800	798
All firms, 2012	4,601	690
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,564	414
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,239	202
Minority-owned firms, 2012	281	25
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,084	639
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	442	53
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,867	591
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	1.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.3%	19.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	76.0	12.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	812.55	666.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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