Van Buren County vs. Searcy County

	Van Buren County (AR)	Searcy County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,603	7,958
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.9%	-2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,274	8,189
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,295	8,195
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.0%	20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	26.0%	25.0%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	49.9%
White alone, percent	96.2%	95.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.1%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.5%	92.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,309	699
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.1%	0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,463	4,933
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.8%	77.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$101,600	$98,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$986	$856
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$331	$299
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$652	$524
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.5%	5.1%
Households, 2014-2018	6,852	3,271
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.1%	86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.1%	0.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	75.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	60.4%	58.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.8%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.1%	12.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	17.9%	18.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.8%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.7%	49.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.7%	44.7%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	168,365	49,780
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,886	$6,217
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.7	30.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,897	$36,390
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,622	$20,709
Persons in poverty, percent	16.4%	24.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	310	111
Total employment, 2017	3,330	910
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	123,632	22,660
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-8.2%	-12.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,254	798
All firms, 2012	1,675	690
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,063	414
Women-owned firms, 2012	319	202
Minority-owned firms, 2012	61	25
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,558	639
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	149	53
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,382	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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	19.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	24.4	12.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	708.14	666.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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