Lonoke County, AR

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2024 Population

75,272

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.8

1.34% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.4%

6.73% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$72,828

1.93% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$193,600

5.16% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

34,210

1.36% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lonoke 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.

98.8% of the residents in Lonoke County, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lonoke County, AR was $193,600, and the homeownership rate was 75%.

Most people in Lonoke County, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Lonoke County, AR was 2 cars per household.

Lonoke County, AR borders Arkansas County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, and White County, AR.

United States Arkansas Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

Population & Diversity

Lonoke County, AR is home to a population of 75.3k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.66% of Lonoke County, AR residents were born outside of the country (2k people).

In 2024, there were 15 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (62.5k people) in Lonoke County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.17k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.71k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Lonoke County, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lonoke County, AR was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lonoke County, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
62.5k ± 342
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.17k ± 363
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.71k ± 409

5.4%

Hispanic Population

4.06k people

5.4% of the people in Lonoke County, AR are hispanic (4.06k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lonoke County, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,711 ± 6,271 people
El Salvador
16,390 ± 3,135 people
India
10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

Foreign-Born Population

2.66%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2k people

2.65%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.98k people

As of 2024, 2.66% of Lonoke County, AR residents (2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lonoke County, AR was 2.65%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
2,416 ± 396
Gulf War (1990s)
1,556 ± 347
Vietnam
1,017 ± 203

Lonoke County, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lonoke County, AR.

Economy

The economy of Lonoke County, AR employs 34.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lonoke County, AR were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,001 people), Retail Trade (4,155 people), and Manufacturing (2,862 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($99,113), Utilities ($69,797), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,449).

Employment

Occupations

34.2k

2024 Value

± 1,560

1.36%

1 Year growth

± 6.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lonoke County, AR grew at a rate of 1.36%, from 33.8k employees to 34.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lonoke County, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,783 people), Management Occupations (3,286 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,789 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lonoke County, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

34.2k

2024 Value

± 1,560

1.36%

1 Year growth

± 6.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lonoke County, AR grew at a rate of 1.36%, from 33.8k employees to 34.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lonoke County, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,001 people), Retail Trade (4,155 people), and Manufacturing (2,862 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lonoke County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Lonoke County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,172

Median earning men ± $1,919

$38,546

Median earning women ± $1,945

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,436), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,615).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($74,267), Construction ($56,402), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,971).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

106
Construction
66
Other Services (except Public Administration)
66
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$98.7k
Manufacturing
$75.2k
Retail Trade
$65.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

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

Voting results are not available for Lonoke County, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.6%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lonoke County, AR was $193,600 in 2024, which is 0.582 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $184,100 to $193,600, a 5.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Lonoke County, AR is 75%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lonoke County, AR have an average commute time of 29.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lonoke County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lonoke County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.06%.

Housing

Property

$193,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,119

$21,403

Median Property Taxes

±$1,127

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 Lonoke County, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

75%

Homeownership

2024

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75% of the housing units in Lonoke County, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$72,828

Median Household Income

± $2,770

28.6k

Number of Households

± 1,314

In 2024, the median household income of the 28.6k households in Lonoke County, AR grew to $72,828 from the previous year's value of $71,449.

The following chart displays the households in Lonoke 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (81%)
Carpooled (9.3%)
Worked At Home (7.9%)

In 2024, 81% of workers in Lonoke County, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.3%) and those who worked at home (7.9%).

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

29.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lonoke County, AR have a longer commute time (29.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.07% of the workforce in Lonoke County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lonoke 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 Lonoke County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lonoke County, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lonoke County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.06%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lonoke County, AR (7.74k out of 74.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lonoke County, AR is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 11.8% of the children was living in poverty in Lonoke County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 340 in Lonoke County, AR. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 50.4 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

93.8% of the population of Lonoke County, AR has health coverage, with 42.9% on employee plans, 17.6% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 16.8% on non-group plans, and 5.81% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lonoke County, AR see 6,793 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,793 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3419 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 904 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

6,793 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lonoke County, AR

Primary care physicians in Lonoke County, AR see an average of 6,793 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,793 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lonoke County, AR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 19.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.22%

Uninsured

42.9%

Employer Coverage

17.6%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

16.8%

Non-Group

5.81%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lonoke County, AR declined by 7.75% from 6.74% to 6.22%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 51.9 in Lonoke County, AR.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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% in Lonoke County, AR.

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