Families
Overall Housing Cost Burden
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Overall Housing Cost Burden
2018-22
Arkansas County22%
Ashley County23%
Baxter County25%
Benton County19%
Boone County22%
Bowie County, Texas29%
Bradley County24%
Calhoun County10%******
Carroll County24%
Chicot County27%
Clark County25%
Clay County21%
Cleburne County19%
Cleveland County19%**
Columbia County23%
Conway County20%
Craighead County26%
Crawford County21%
Crittenden County30%
Cross County27%
Dallas County15%****
Desha County27%
Drew County21%
Faulkner County28%
Franklin County22%
Fulton County27%
Garland County27%
Grant County20%**
Greene County24%
Hempstead County21%**
Hot Spring County20%
Howard County25%
Independence County23%
Izard County22%
Jackson County23%
Jefferson County27%
Johnson County28%
Lafayette County20%**
Lawrence County18%
Lee County31%**
Lincoln County21%**
Little River County14%**
Logan County18%
Lonoke County21%
Madison County18%**
Marion County20%
Miller County26%
Mississippi County23%
Monroe County24%**
Montgomery County16%**
Nevada County29%**
Newton County21%**
Ouachita County21%
Perry County14%**
Phillips County28%
Pike County19%
Poinsett County23%
Polk County20%
Pope County26%
Prairie County17%**
Pulaski County29%
Randolph County22%
Saline County20%
Scott County19%**
Searcy County22%**
Sebastian County24%
Sevier County20%**
Sharp County23%
St. Francis County30%
Stone County22%**
Union County24%
Van Buren County25%
Washington County27%
White County24%
Woodruff County22%**
Yell County17%

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
2018-22
Arkansas County1,434
Ashley County1,645
Baxter County4,683
Benton County19,428
Boone County3,350
Bowie County, Texas9,868
Bradley County871
Calhoun County148******
Carroll County2,743
Chicot County1,099
Clark County1,999
Clay County1,282
Cleburne County2,029
Cleveland County531**
Columbia County1,794
Conway County1,711
Craighead County10,931
Crawford County4,839
Crittenden County5,646
Cross County1,797
Dallas County335****
Desha County1,230
Drew County1,468
Faulkner County13,495
Franklin County1,476
Fulton County1,274
Garland County11,488
Grant County1,359**
Greene County4,253
Hempstead County1,536**
Hot Spring County2,344
Howard County1,282
Independence County3,345
Izard County1,050
Jackson County1,379
Jefferson County6,605
Johnson County2,794
Lafayette County499**
Lawrence County1,173
Lee County804**
Lincoln County725**
Little River County667**
Logan County1,513
Lonoke County5,912
Madison County1,147**
Marion County1,437
Miller County4,120
Mississippi County3,509
Monroe County666**
Montgomery County588**
Nevada County921**
Newton County609**
Ouachita County1,814
Perry County548**
Phillips County1,709
Pike County766
Poinsett County2,068
Polk County1,546
Pope County6,080
Prairie County550**
Pulaski County48,971
Randolph County1,553
Saline County9,472
Scott County755**
Searcy County661**
Sebastian County12,252
Sevier County1,082**
Sharp County1,562
St. Francis County2,458
Stone County1,036**
Union County3,607
Van Buren County1,681
Washington County24,886
White County6,923
Woodruff County580**
Yell County1,318

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
6
OUT OF 51
2018-22

STATE TREND

Decreasing

24%
2018-22
1% = 11,717
See here for full explanation

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 2018-22, 24% of housing units in Arkansas were unaffordable, lower than the national level of 31%. The state's rate declined 4 percentage points since 2008-12.

Within the state, about a third of units were considered unaffordable in St. Francis County, Crittenden County (both 30%) and Lee County (31%). Other counties such as Perry and Little River, were less than half that rate (both 14%).

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. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the fourth quarter.




Source: U.S. Census Bureau


Overall Housing Cost Burden
2008-122013-172018-22
Arkansas28%25%24%
United States36%32%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 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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