Prairie County, Arkansas

Prairie County has a population of 8,064 and has shrunk 4.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $96,400, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $51,646.

Home price
$96,400
Income
$51,646
Population
8,064
Unemployment
3.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$96,400county
Median gross rent$625county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.6%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$1,150county
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$51,646county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate11.8%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 home3.3%county
Unemployment rate3.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.6%county
Share of workers employed by government16.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$33,158county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.72%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 time26.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1145693county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.1 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 station43 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.3%county
Traffic deaths359.6county
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 higher18.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.4%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1202county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible73.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution29 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians12county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.2%county
Frequent mental distress19.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

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

Population8,064county
Land area in square miles648county
People per square mile of land12.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.6%county
Share of households that are one person35.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents362county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in167county
Households that moved away147county
Average income of arriving households$49,006county
Average income of departing households$43,265county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
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°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.5 incounty
Annual snowfall5.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.47 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F69 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing50 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days248 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 10county
Average first fall frostNov 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,153 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity67.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.2%county
Homes heated by propane9.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband72.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk43.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk44.9county
Landslide risk22.9county
Hail risk46.4county
Earthquake risk87.0county
Tornado risk65.4county
Tropical cyclone risk49.6county
Extreme heat risk51.4county
Winter weather risk31.8county
Strong wind risk36.1county
Wildfire risk20.4county

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 Prairie 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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