Families
Overall Housing Cost Burden
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Overall Housing Cost Burden
2020-24
Arkansas County23%
Ashley County24%
Baxter County26%
Benton County19%
Boone County22%
Bowie County, Texas30%
Bradley County25%
Calhoun County13%****
Carroll County28%
Chicot County26%**
Clark County25%
Clay County20%
Cleburne County23%
Cleveland County22%**
Columbia County21%
Conway County19%
Craighead County27%
Crawford County20%
Crittenden County29%
Cross County26%
Dallas County20%**
Desha County26%
Drew County25%**
Faulkner County27%
Franklin County22%
Fulton County27%
Garland County27%
Grant County19%
Greene County24%
Hempstead County25%
Hot Spring County17%
Howard County25%
Independence County23%
Izard County23%
Jackson County25%
Jefferson County26%
Johnson County27%
Lafayette County18%**
Lawrence County24%
Lee County27%**
Lincoln County19%**
Little River County17%**
Logan County18%
Lonoke County19%
Madison County16%**
Marion County21%
Miller County27%
Mississippi County25%
Monroe County18%**
Montgomery County20%**
Nevada County20%****
Newton County22%**
Ouachita County25%
Perry County14%**
Phillips County33%
Pike County23%
Poinsett County24%
Polk County20%
Pope County22%
Prairie County19%**
Pulaski County29%
Randolph County22%
Saline County20%
Scott County25%**
Searcy County26%**
Sebastian County25%
Sevier County24%**
Sharp County26%
St. Francis County32%
Stone County21%**
Union County28%
Van Buren County26%
Washington County27%
White County23%
Woodruff County26%
Yell County18%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: 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%.




Number of Unaffordable Housing Units
2020-24
Arkansas County1,536
Ashley County1,770
Baxter County5,106
Benton County21,721
Boone County3,440
Bowie County, Texas10,480
Bradley County926
Calhoun County220****
Carroll County3,168
Chicot County1,034**
Clark County2,040
Clay County1,204
Cleburne County2,391
Cleveland County637**
Columbia County1,745
Conway County1,598
Craighead County11,829
Crawford County4,672
Crittenden County5,253
Cross County1,686
Dallas County523**
Desha County1,188
Drew County1,795**
Faulkner County13,496
Franklin County1,552
Fulton County1,266
Garland County11,962
Grant County1,360
Greene County4,374
Hempstead County1,865
Hot Spring County2,044
Howard County1,260
Independence County3,310
Izard County1,208
Jackson County1,522
Jefferson County6,317
Johnson County2,827
Lafayette County477**
Lawrence County1,563
Lee County735**
Lincoln County697**
Little River County799**
Logan County1,496
Lonoke County5,405
Madison County1,016**
Marion County1,645
Miller County4,478
Mississippi County3,787
Monroe County505**
Montgomery County752**
Nevada County664****
Newton County708**
Ouachita County2,140
Perry County578**
Phillips County2,017
Pike County953
Poinsett County2,149
Polk County1,560
Pope County5,431
Prairie County609**
Pulaski County50,000
Randolph County1,601
Saline County10,045
Scott County995**
Searcy County832**
Sebastian County13,026
Sevier County1,336**
Sharp County1,749
St. Francis County2,488
Stone County1,117**
Union County4,140
Van Buren County1,947
Washington County26,347
White County6,957
Woodruff County704
Yell County1,525

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: 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
5
OUT OF 51
2020-24

STATE TREND

Decreasing

24%
2020-24
1% = 12,060
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What does this measure?

The share of housing units with people paying 30% or more of their income in rent or ownership costs.

Why is this important?

The federal government considers 30% of income a threshold for affordable housing. People paying more than 30% are considered to be cost-burdened.

How is Arkansas doing?

In 2020-24, 24% of housing units in Arkansas were unaffordable, lower than the national rate of 31%. The state's rate declined 3 percentage points since 2010-14.

Within the state, about a third of units were considered unaffordable in Phillips (33%), St. Francis (32%), and Bowie (30%) Counties. Other counties such as Perry and Calhoun, were less than half that rate (14% and 13%, respectively).

Notes about the data

Multi-year figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined five years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census.




Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Overall Housing Cost Burden
2010-142015-192020-24
Arkansas27%24%24%
United States35%31%31%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: 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%.






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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Increasing
Education: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Education: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Increasing
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 Maintaining
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
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 Maintaining
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
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 Increasing
Families: Medical Debt Decreasing
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
Equity: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Equity: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Equity: Graduation Rate Increasing
Equity: Remediation Rate Increasing
Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Equity: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Equity: Medical Debt Decreasing
Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Equity: Volunteering Increasing
Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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