Crittenden County, Arkansas

Crittenden County has a population of 47,266 and has shrunk 4.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $160,200, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $55,358.

Home price
$160,200
Income
$55,358
Population
47,266
Unemployment
10.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$160,200county
Median gross rent$911county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented42.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,255county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,274county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,154county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,683county
Home insurance / yr$3,733(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.6(statewide)
Median household income$55,358county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate21.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.1%county
Unemployment rate10.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government12.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.4%county
Economic output per resident$49,610county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.62%county
Top state income tax3.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax1.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.48%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service16 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2439366county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station9.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.7%county
Traffic deaths84.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.4%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment8770county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Free lunch eligible90.0%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools4county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year28.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.1%county
Frequent mental distress21.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population47,266county
Land area in square miles612county
People per square mile of land77.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store29.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract20.9%county
Population change since 2020-4.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age36.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.3%county
Share of households that are one person28.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages2.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents199county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-12county
Households that moved in1,019county
Households that moved away1,097county
Average income of arriving households$41,162county
Average income of departing households$45,604county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year96county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings4.2%county
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation61.3 incounty
Annual snowfall8.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.45 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F76 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing52 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days236 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 18county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.0¢county
Household electricity use1,141 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity48.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas46.4%county
Homes heated by propane4.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband86.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk72.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk83.8county
Landslide risk39.8county
Hail risk34.6county
Earthquake risk96.4county
Tornado risk73.3county
Tropical cyclone risk47.3county
Extreme heat risk89.3county
Winter weather risk45.5county
Strong wind risk41.1county
Wildfire risk5.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Crittenden County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arkansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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