- State:ArkansasCounty:Craighead CountyZips:72467,72402,72467,72467,72414,72405,72421,72403,72411,72419,72437,72447,72416,72417,72404,72401Coordinates:35.83080781590278, -90.63285354985328Area total:712.72 sq. mi., 1845.94 sq. km, 456140.80 acresArea land:707.30 sq. mi., 1831.91 sq. km, 452673.92 acresArea water:5.42 sq. mi., 14.03 sq. km, 3466.88 acresEstablished:1859Capital seat:
Jonesboro and Lake City
Address: 511 Union St
County Courthouse
Jonesboro, AR 72401-2833
Governing Body: Quorum Court with 13 board size
Governing Authority: Home Rule
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Craighead County, Arkansas, United States
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- Population:111,231; Population change: 15.33% (2010 - 2020)Population density:157 persons per square mileHousehold income:$40,209Households:37,410Unemployment rate:5.30% per 55,775 county labor force
- Sales taxes:8.00%Income taxes:7.00%GDP:$4.25 B, gross domestic product (GDP)
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Craighead County's population of Arkansas of 44,740 residents in 1930 has increased 2,49-fold to 111,231 residents after 90 years, according to the official 2020 census. U.S. Bureau of the Census beginning in 1900. Data for 1870-1890 are on a de facto or unspecified basis; data for 1900 and later years are resident totals.
Approximately 51.29% female residents and 48.71% male residents live in as of 2020, 59.22% in Craighead County, Arkansas are married and the remaining 40.78% are single population.
As of 2020, 59.22% in Craighead County, Arkansas are married and the remaining 40.78% are single population.
- Housing units:46,739 residential units of which 92.47% share occupied residential units.
20.1 minutes is the average time that residents in Craighead County require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
83.15% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 11.49% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 0.13% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 2.51% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Craighead County, Arkansas 60.10% are owner-occupied homes, another 32.72% are rented apartments, and the remaining 7.18% are vacant.
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The 63.97% of the population in Craighead County, Arkansas who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.
Since the 1860s, the two main parties have been the Republican Party (here in 2022 = 60.970%) and the Democratic Party (here in 2022 = 36.470%) of those eligible to vote in Craighead County, Arkansas.
