Lafayette County, Arkansas

Lafayette County has a population of 6,136 and has shrunk 6.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $81,000, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $41,278.

Home price
$81,000
Income
$41,278
Population
6,136
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$81,000county
Median gross rent$755county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile27.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use18.4%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$1,055county
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$41,278county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate22.3%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 home3.4%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force44.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.3%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$36,068county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.61%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 time29.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport36307county
Miles to nearest general aviation field20 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 station27 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%county
Traffic deaths16.3county
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 higher9.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.5%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment808county
Students per full-time teacher8.3county
Free lunch eligible81.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year29.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.0%county
Frequent mental distress20.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity42.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes21.2%county

Place

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

Population6,136county
Land area in square miles529county
People per square mile of land11.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-6.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age49.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.8%county
Share of households that are one person30.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages1.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents491county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-19county
Households that moved in133county
Households that moved away138county
Average income of arriving households$39,752county
Average income of departing households$36,312county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature65.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.6 incounty
Annual snowfall1.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.49 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F85 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing40 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days237 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 18county
Average first fall frostNov 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
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 electricity53.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas35.0%county
Homes heated by propane8.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband68.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk16.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk86.6county
Landslide risk15.9county
Hail risk72.3county
Earthquake risk53.8county
Tornado risk42.7county
Tropical cyclone risk63.1county
Extreme heat risk49.6county
Winter weather risk12.6county
Strong wind risk46.3county
Wildfire risk21.6county

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

Figures marked county are measured for Lafayette 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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