Yell County, AR Demographic Data
Yell County, AR Summary
Yell County is located in Arkansas
- Population: 22,029
- Area: 948.86 sq. miles
- Land Area: 929.98 sq. miles
- Water Area: 18.87 sq. miles
- Population Density: 23.21 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 866.47 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Yell County, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,985
51%
50.8
Male
10,731
49%
49.2
Total Population
21,716
323,128,000
Yell County, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,430
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,491
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,562
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,557
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,133
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,368
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,687
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,999
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,651
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,178
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,035
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,175
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
450
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,302
75.1%
77.2
Female
8,368
51.3%
51.3
Male
7,934
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,250
70.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,125
19.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,660
16.9%
15.2
Female
2,016
55.1%
55.8
Male
1,644
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Yell County, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
21,534
99.2%
96.8
White
17,708
81.5%
72.6
Black or African American
590
2.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
163
0.8%
0.8
Asian
308
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
7
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
103
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
198
0.9%
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
2,765
12.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
182
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,191
19.3%
17.8
Mexican
3,418
15.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
74
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
699
3.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,525
80.7%
82.2
Yell County, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,541
10.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,680
11.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,943
40.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,810
19.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
478
3.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,482
10.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
609
4.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,221
22.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,322
77.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,091
14.4%
31.2
Yell County, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,223
24.5%
33.7%
Now Married
9,128
53.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,993
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
513
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,376
8.0
5.8%
Yell County, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,526
81.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,760
18.5%
21.6%
Spanish
3,408
16.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
188
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
152
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
12
0.1%
1.1%
Yell County, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
594
7.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
419
5.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,158
15.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
992
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,466
19.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,043
13.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
984
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
618
8.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
120
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
98
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
39,323
57,617
Per capita income
18,981
31,128
Yell County, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
736
8.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
538
6.1%
9.8
Construction
660
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,762
20.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
186
2.1%
6.6
Information
125
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,128
24.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
405
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
439
5.0%
11.4
Public administration
345
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
883
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
486
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
129
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,425
16.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,204
25.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,131
24.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,651
18.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,411
16.0%
18.1%
Yell County, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,623
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,998
81.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
897
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
29
0.3%
5.1
Walked
201
2.3%
2.7
Other means
160
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
338
3.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.7
26.6
Yell County, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
378
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,974
26.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,076
41.1%
37.1
3 or more
2,064
27.5%
21.0
Yell County, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,492
76.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,148
68.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,344
31.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,250
23.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Yell County, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,742
1 room
186
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
282
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
587
6.0%
9.1
4 rooms
1,946
20.0%
16.5
5 rooms
2,810
28.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,914
19.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,067
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
495
5.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
455
4.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Yell County, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,742
1-unit, detached
7,343
75.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
93
1.0%
5.9
2-units
140
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
245
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
304
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
142
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
110
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,331
13.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
34
0.3%
0.1
Yell County, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
560
5.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
423
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
469
4.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
993
10.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,853
19.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,693
17.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,451
14.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,066
21.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
198
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
36
0.4%
1.4%
Yell County, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,538
20.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
702
9.4%
4.7
Electricity
4,677
62.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
546
7.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
28
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
1
0.0%
1.1
Yell County, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,565
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
27
1.1%
7.0%
Less than $500
97
3.8%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
167
6.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
219
8.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
620
24.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,435
55.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,149
45.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
375
14.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
192
7.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
245
9.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
575
22.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
29
0.0%
0.0%
Yell County, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,906
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
0.5%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
33
1.7%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
118
6.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
587
30.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,159
60.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
438
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
572
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
317
17.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
384
20.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
255
13.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
100
5.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
183
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
625
33.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
480
0.0%
0.0%
Yell County, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,148
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
875
17.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,697
33.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
882
17.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
780
15.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
664
12.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
155
3.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
66
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
29
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
100,100
205,000