Hempstead County, Arkansas

Hempstead County has a population of 19,508 and has shrunk 4.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $105,700, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $46,787.

Home price
$105,700
Income
$46,787
Population
19,508
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$105,700county
Median gross rent$815county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198053.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$908county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$692county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,188county
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$46,787county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate20.2%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 home3.9%county
Unemployment rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.1%county
Share of workers employed by government19.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.5%county
Economic output per resident$67,820county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.57%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 time21.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport36307county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.6 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.4%county
Traffic deaths128.2county
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 higher16.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.4%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3212county
Students per full-time teacher9.9county
Free lunch eligible90.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools3county
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 institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.1%county
Frequent mental distress19.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.5%county

Place

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

Population19,508county
Land area in square miles727county
People per square mile of land26.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract26.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.7%county
Share of households that are one person37.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.8%county
Second languages11.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls63.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents469county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in335county
Households that moved away442county
Average income of arriving households$38,857county
Average income of departing households$38,950county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature64.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation57.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.48 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F74 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing51 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days226 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 26county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use965 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity45.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas46.0%county
Homes heated by propane5.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.2%county
Households with broadband75.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk43.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk61.2county
Landslide risk34.9county
Hail risk87.7county
Earthquake risk75.5county
Tornado risk72.8county
Tropical cyclone risk65.0county
Extreme heat risk70.0county
Winter weather risk54.1county
Strong wind risk68.9county
Wildfire risk32.8county

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 Hempstead 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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