Cross County, Arkansas

Cross County has a population of 16,543 and has shrunk 3.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $117,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $50,863.

Home price
$117,500
Income
$50,863
Population
16,543
Unemployment
10.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$117,500county
Median gross rent$764county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$671county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,224county
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$50,863county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate19.7%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 home4.5%county
Unemployment rate10.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government18.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.2%county
Economic output per resident$35,530county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.51%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 time25.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2439366county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station41 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.0%county
Traffic deaths30.2county
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 higher18.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.0%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment3112county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible72.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution41 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians42county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year23.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.0%county
Frequent mental distress20.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.8%county

Place

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

Population16,543county
Land area in square miles616county
People per square mile of land26.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract52.4%county
Population change since 2020-3.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents9county
Median age40.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.9%county
Share of households that are one person27.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.5%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents368county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-12county
Households that moved in311county
Households that moved away394county
Average income of arriving households$41,225county
Average income of departing households$41,985county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year28county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation57.8 incounty
Annual snowfall7.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.47 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F66 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing53 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days236 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 20county
Average first fall frostNov 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$134county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,104 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity58.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas28.0%county
Homes heated by propane11.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband84.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk39.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk82.8county
Landslide risk50.0county
Hail risk41.9county
Earthquake risk94.7county
Tornado risk61.5county
Tropical cyclone risk49.6county
Extreme heat risk70.4county
Winter weather risk36.0county
Strong wind risk70.4county
Wildfire risk12.5county

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 Cross 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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