Jefferson County, Arkansas

Jefferson County has a population of 64,802 and has shrunk 6.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $113,400, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $51,096.

Home price
$113,400
Income
$51,096
Population
64,802
Unemployment
8.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$113,400county
Median gross rent$888county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198054.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$863county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$728county
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$51,096county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate18.6%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 home5.0%county
Unemployment rate8.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.9%county
Share of workers employed by government23.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.8%county
Economic output per resident$53,404county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.66%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 time22.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1145693county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.5%county
Traffic deaths52.5county
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 higher20.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.4%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment8520county
Students per full-time teacher13.1county
Free lunch eligible77.1%county
Elementary schools12county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public66.7%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians73county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year27.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.3%county
Frequent mental distress21.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.3%county

Place

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

Population64,802county
Land area in square miles872county
People per square mile of land74.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store13.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract20.6%county
Population change since 2020-6.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person34.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages3.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls69.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents318county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in1,175county
Households that moved away1,388county
Average income of arriving households$35,568county
Average income of departing households$42,839county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year60county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings16.7%county
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature64.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.50 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F79 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing44 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days243 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 14county
Average first fall frostNov 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,056 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity52.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas41.7%county
Homes heated by propane3.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband82.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk78.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk62.9county
Landslide risk46.7county
Hail risk77.1county
Earthquake risk95.6county
Tornado risk92.5county
Tropical cyclone risk65.3county
Extreme heat risk91.4county
Winter weather risk78.2county
Strong wind risk95.8county
Wildfire risk57.6county

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 teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jefferson 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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