Families
Cost of Homeownership
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Cost of Home Ownership
2018-22
Arkansas County2.1
Ashley County1.9
Baxter County3.3
Benton County3.0
Boone County3.0
Bowie County, Texas2.7
Bradley County2.0
Calhoun County1.4
Carroll County3.0
Chicot County2.4
Clark County3.0
Clay County1.9
Cleburne County3.1
Cleveland County2.2
Columbia County2.6
Conway County2.6
Craighead County3.3
Crawford County2.7
Crittenden County2.8
Cross County2.0
Dallas County2.4
Desha County2.3
Drew County2.8
Faulkner County3.2
Franklin County2.5
Fulton County2.6
Garland County3.1
Grant County2.1
Greene County2.9
Hempstead County2.3
Hot Spring County2.4
Howard County2.8
Independence County2.1
Izard County2.4
Jackson County2.0
Jefferson County2.2
Johnson County2.8
Lafayette County1.8
Lawrence County1.9
Lee County2.4
Lincoln County2.2
Little River County1.8
Logan County2.4
Lonoke County2.5
Madison County2.9
Marion County3.4
Miller County2.9
Mississippi County2.2
Monroe County2.0
Montgomery County2.7
Nevada County2.0
Newton County3.2
Ouachita County2.0
Perry County2.3
Phillips County2.0
Pike County2.0
Poinsett County2.2
Polk County2.5
Pope County2.9
Prairie County1.9
Pulaski County3.2
Randolph County2.4
Saline County2.7
Scott County2.2
Searcy County2.5
Sebastian County2.9
Sevier County1.9
Sharp County2.1
St. Francis County2.1
Stone County4.1
Union County2.2
Van Buren County2.6
Washington County3.8
White County2.9
Woodruff County1.9
Yell County2.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Ratio of median home value to median household income. Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.







NATIONAL RANKING
9

OUT OF 51
2018-22

STATE TREND

Maintaining


2.9

2018-22

What does this measure?

The median home value divided by the median household income, adjusted for inflation.

Why is this important?

The ratio provides a rough estimate of the affordability of homes in a community. A ratio less than 2 or 3 is generally considered affordable.

How is Arkansas doing?

In 2018-22, the state's housing affordability ratio was 2.9, up from 2.6 in 2008-12 but lower than the national ratio of 3.8. This makes Arkansas 9th in the nation for this indicator including all 50 states and D.C. This did not vary substantially across racial and ethnic groups, with the ratio for Black and African American households (2.7) only slightly higher than the ratio for Hispanic and White Households (both 2.5). The ratio only differed slightly by gender with the ratio at 2.7 for females and 2.5 for males.

Within the state, 14 counties had ratios of 3.0 or higher. Homes were the least affordable in Stone and Washington counties with ratios of 4.1 and 3.8 respectively. Homes were most affordable in Calhoun County at 1.4.

What contributes to racial and ethnic disparities?

Historic and current policies and systems, from racist housing policies to employment discrimination to education systems that fail to equitably serve all populations, have prevented people of color from fully participating in our economy, locking them out of economic opportunity. This has resulted in lower incomes for people of color, which means housing costs are a greater burden.

Notes about the data

The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined 5 years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. However, because the information came from a survey, the samples responding to the survey were not always large enough to produce reliable results, especially in small geographic areas. CGR has noted on data tables the estimates with relatively large margins of error. Estimates with 3 asterisks have the largest margins, plus or minus 50% or more of the estimate. Two asterisks mean plus or minus 35%-50%, and one asterisk means plus or minus 20%-35%. For all estimates, the confidence level is 90%, meaning there is 90% probability the true value (if the whole population were surveyed) would be within the margin of error (or confidence interval). The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census. Data for this indicator is expected to be released annually in December.




Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Cost of Home Ownership
20002008-122013-172018-22
Arkansas2.12.62.72.9
United States2.73.43.43.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Ratio of median home value to median household income. Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.






Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Cost of Home Ownership by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian and Native AlaskanAsianBlack or African AmericanHispanicNative Hawaiian and Other Pacific IslanderSome Other RaceTwo or More RacesWhite
Arkansas2.62.42.72.54.32.52.72.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African-American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). So the totals for these categories cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group.





Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Cost of Home Ownership by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas2.72.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau









INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Not Applicable
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Not Applicable
Education: Grade 3 Reading Decreasing
Education: Grade 8 Math Maintaining
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Increasing
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Not Applicable
Families: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Community: Charitable Giving Increasing
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Racial Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Racial Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Racial Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Racial Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Racial Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Racial Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Racial Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Racial Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Racial Equity: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Racial Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Racial Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Racial Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Racial Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Racial Equity: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Racial Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Racial Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable








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