Pope County vs. Van Buren County

Pope County (AR)Van Buren County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)64,00016,603
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.6%-3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)61,75417,274
Population, Census, April 1, 201061,75417,295
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.7%20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%26.0%
Female persons, percent50.4%50.3%
White alone, percent92.1%96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent3.4%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.3%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.4%3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.6%93.5%
Veterans, 2014-20184,4931,309
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.2%1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)26,43710,463
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.4%76.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$125,000$101,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$990$986
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$335$331
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$664$652
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.2%9.5%
Building permits, 2018896
Households, 2014-201822,6286,852
Persons per household, 2014-20182.662.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.4%87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.0%1.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.6%78.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201871.3%60.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.8%85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.0%14.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.0%17.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.5%9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.0%44.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.0%39.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)218,19043,995
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)322,36935,553
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)869,392168,365
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,852$9,886
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.129.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,914$36,897
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,110$21,622
Persons in poverty, percent16.0%16.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,598310
Total employment, 201723,2073,330
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)880,667123,632
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.8%-8.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,8001,254
All firms, 20124,6011,675
Men-owned firms, 20122,5641,063
Women-owned firms, 20121,239319
Minority-owned firms, 201228161
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,0841,558
Veteran-owned firms, 2012442149
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,8671,382
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200721.3%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201076.024.4
Land area in square miles, 2010812.55708.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pope county (AR) and Van Buren county (AR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.