Poinsett County, AR Demographic Data
Poinsett County, AR Summary
Poinsett County is located in Arkansas
- Population: 24,433
- Area: 763.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 758.39 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.22 sq. miles
- Population Density: 31.99 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 336.29 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Poinsett County, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,298
51%
50.8
Male
11,833
49%
49.2
Total Population
24,131
323,128,000
Poinsett County, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,530
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,476
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,680
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,537
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,586
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,837
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,970
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,298
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,486
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,568
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,531
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,205
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
427
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,386
76.2%
77.2
Female
9,571
52.1%
51.3
Male
8,815
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,574
72.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,118
21.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,163
17.3%
15.2
Female
2,346
56.4%
55.8
Male
1,817
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Poinsett County, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
23,284
96.5%
96.8
White
21,558
89.3%
72.6
Black or African American
1,448
6.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
85
0.4%
0.8
Asian
28
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
28
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
165
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
847
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
665
2.8%
17.8
Mexican
529
2.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
4
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
3
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
129
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,466
97.2%
82.2
Poinsett County, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,344
8.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,130
13.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,930
42.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,445
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
910
5.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,069
6.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
494
3.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,474
21.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,848
78.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,563
9.5%
31.2
Poinsett County, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,837
24.9%
33.7%
Now Married
9,342
48.0%
47.5
Divorced
2,953
15.2%
11.0%
Separated
592
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,721
8.9
5.8%
Poinsett County, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,084
97.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
517
2.3%
21.6%
Spanish
421
1.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
96
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Poinsett County, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,025
10.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
794
8.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,476
15.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,421
15.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,726
18.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,712
18.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
735
7.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
473
5.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
64
0.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
45
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
35,163
57,617
Per capita income
17,710
31,128
Poinsett County, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
811
8.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
616
6.7%
9.8
Construction
644
7.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,955
21.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
341
3.7%
6.6
Information
182
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,473
16.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
498
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
585
6.3%
11.4
Public administration
360
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
1,138
12.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
424
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
206
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,306
14.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,295
24.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,908
20.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,985
21.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,739
18.8%
18.1%
Poinsett County, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,060
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,607
84.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
951
10.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.0%
5.1
Walked
91
1.0%
2.7
Other means
101
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
306
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.6
26.6
Poinsett County, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
750
7.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,329
35.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,670
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,722
18.2%
21.0
Poinsett County, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,471
86.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,890
62.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,581
37.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,455
13.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Poinsett County, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,926
1 room
320
2.9%
2.4
2 rooms
47
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
777
7.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,968
18.0%
16.5
5 rooms
3,084
28.2%
19.8
6 rooms
2,241
20.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,254
11.5%
12.0
8 rooms
664
6.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
571
5.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Poinsett County, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,926
1-unit, detached
7,996
73.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
73
0.7%
5.9
2-units
855
7.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
529
4.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
163
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
57
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
74
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
1,144
10.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
35
0.3%
0.1
Poinsett County, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
547
5.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
782
7.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,365
12.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,543
14.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,135
19.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,592
14.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,741
15.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,041
9.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
163
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
17
0.2%
1.4%
Poinsett County, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,111
43.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,000
10.6%
4.7
Electricity
4,167
44.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
14
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
168
1.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
8
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.0%
1.1
Poinsett County, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,603
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
3
0.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
13
0.5%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
52
2.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
190
7.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
814
31.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,531
58.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,293
50.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
334
13.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
281
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
171
6.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
498
19.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
Poinsett County, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,080
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
87
2.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,322
42.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,671
54.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
501
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
537
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
530
17.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
506
16.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
309
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
258
8.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
397
13.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,005
33.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
576
0.0%
0.0%
Poinsett County, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,890
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,397
23.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,743
46.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,010
17.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
399
6.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
241
4.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
87
1.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
13
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,900
205,000