Nevada County, AR

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2021 Population

8,340

1.1% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

0.897% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

25.2%

18% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$42,670

6.82% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$71,100

7.08% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Nevada County, AR had a population of 8.34k people with a median age of 45 and a median household income of $42,670. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Nevada County, AR grew from 8,249 to 8,340, a 1.1% increase and its median household income grew from $39,946 to $42,670, a 6.82% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Nevada County, AR are White (Non-Hispanic) (62.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (35.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.65%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.168%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.0719%).

None of the households in Nevada County, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Nevada County, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Nevada County, AR was $71,100, and the homeownership rate was 67.9%.

Most people in Nevada County, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Nevada County, AR was 2 cars per household.

Nevada County, AR borders Clark County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, and Pike County, AR.

United States Arkansas Hope, AR

Population & Diversity

Nevada County, AR is home to a population of 8.34k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2021, 0.012% of Nevada County, AR residents were born outside of the country (1 people).

In 2021, there were 1.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.24k people) in Nevada County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.94k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 138 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2021 Citizenship

100%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 100% of Nevada County, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Nevada County, AR was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Nevada County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Nevada County, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.24k ± 3
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.94k ± 64
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
138 ± 69.1

0.012%

Hispanic Population

1 people

0.012% of the people in Nevada County, AR are hispanic (1 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Nevada County, AR as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.012%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1 people

0.0121%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1 people

As of 2021, 0.012% of Nevada County, AR residents (1 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Nevada County, AR was 0.0121%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Nevada County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
204 ± 83
Gulf War (2001-)
113 ± 71
Gulf War (1990s)
51 ± 40

Nevada County, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.81 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Nevada County, AR employs 3.14k people. The largest industries in Nevada County, AR are Health Care & Social Assistance (522 people), Manufacturing (512 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (410 people), and the highest paying industries are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($50,197), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,556), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($44,219).

Employment

Occupations

3.14k

2021 Value

± 424

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 20%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Nevada County, AR grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 3.1k employees to 3.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nevada County, AR, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (403 people), Production Occupations (342 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (307 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nevada County, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.14k

2021 Value

± 424

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 20%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Nevada County, AR grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 3.1k employees to 3.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nevada County, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (522 people), Manufacturing (512 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (410 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nevada County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Nevada County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,403

Median earning men ± $6,826

$27,123

Median earning women ± $5,231

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($85,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,395), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,563).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,000), Other Services Except Public Administration ($37,344), and Manufacturing ($34,259).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

46
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
30
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
26
Other Services, Except Public Administration

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Arkansas to other states, or from other states to Arkansas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Arkansas product (by dollars) was Meat/seafood with $14.8B, followed by Mixed freight ($14.6B) and Coal-n.e.c. ($9.99B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Arkansas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$142B

2020 Value in Arkansas

$271B

Projected 2050 Value in Arkansas

90.7% growth

In 2020, total outbound Arkansas trade was $142B. This is expected to increase 90.7% to $271B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Arkansas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Arkansas to other states, or from other states to Arkansas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$11.3B
Mississippi
$7.08B
Oklahoma
$5.91B

In 2020, the top outbound Arkansas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $11.3B, followed by Mississippi with $7.08B and Oklahoma and $5.91B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Arkansas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada County, AR went to Donald J. Trump with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32%), followed by Other (4.2%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32%)
Democratic Party
Other (4.2%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada County, AR went to Donald J. Trump with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32%), followed by Other (4.2%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nevada County, AR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.862% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.801% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (802k), Some college (542k), and Secondary Education (364k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Nevada County, AR was $71,100 in 2021, which is 0.29 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $66,400 to $71,100, a 7.08% increase. The homeownership rate in Nevada County, AR is 67.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Nevada County, AR have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Nevada County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Nevada County, AR is $42,670. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Nevada County, AR was Census Tract 901 with a value of $54,167, followed by Census Tract 902 and Census Tract 903, with respective values of $40,744 and $35,350.

Property

$71,100

Median Property Value 2021

±$7,437

$2,085

Median Property Taxes

±$286

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Nevada County, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Nevada County, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.9%

Homeownership

2021

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 67.9% of the housing units in Nevada County, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Nevada County, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 901
Census Tract 902
Census Tract 903

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Nevada County, AR was Census Tract 901 with a value of $54,167, followed by Census Tract 902 and Census Tract 903, with respective values of $40,744 and $35,350.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Nevada County, AR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$42,670

Median Household Income

± $5,767

3.07k

Number of Households

± 399

In 2021, the median household income of the 3.07k households in Nevada County, AR grew to $42,670 from the previous year's value of $39,946.

The following chart displays the households in Nevada County, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Nevada County, AR is from Arkansas.

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.45

2020 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2021, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0627% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (79.2%)
Carpooled (17.5%)
Public Transit (1.47%)

In 2021, 79.2% of workers in Nevada County, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (1.47%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nevada County, AR have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.55% of the workforce in Nevada County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Nevada County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Nevada County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Nevada County, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nevada County, AR (2.06k out of 8.16k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Nevada County, AR is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95% of the population of Nevada County, AR has health coverage, with 27.1% on employee plans, 36.8% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 14% on non-group plans, and 2.23% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.97%

Uninsured

27.1%

Employer Coverage

36.8%

Medicaid

14.9%

Medicare

14%

Non-Group

2.23%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Nevada County, AR declined by 36.4% from 7.82% to 4.97%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Nevada County, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Nevada County, AR.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.7% in Nevada County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Nevada County, AR.

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