Craighead County, Arkansas QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Craighead County Arkansas
?  Population, 2000 82,1482,673,400
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 19.1%13.7%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.9%6.8%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.1%25.4%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.8%14.0%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 89.3%80.0%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 7.8%15.7%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.7%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6%0.8%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9%1.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.1%1.3%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.6%51.2%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.1%3.2%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 88.2%78.6%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 28,371992,669
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 6,879199,304
?  Housing units, 2000 35,1331,173,043
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 63.9%69.4%
?  Households, 2000 32,3011,042,696
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.462.49
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 35.1%35.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $31,515$27,875
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 16.6%17.5%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 22.9%25.0%

Business QuickFacts Craighead County Arkansas
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 2,28962,353
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 32,834944,935
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 26.5%25.8%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 4,641143,236
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 1,257,59445,185,963
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 854,29721,643,695
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $11,204$8,575
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 1257,594
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 1,53250,440
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 84311,502
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 301,15413,630,842
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 2,47090,806

Geography QuickFacts Craighead County Arkansas
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 71152,068
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 115.551.3
?  Metropolitan Area Jonesboro, AR MSA 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown