Paragould, AR

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population
45,954
0.633% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
37.8
0.8% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
17.6%
6.77% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$54,879
6.84% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$157,400
15.1% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
19,940
0.794% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Paragould, AR had a population of 46k people with a median age of 37.8 and a median household income of $54,879. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Paragould, AR grew from 45,665 to 45,954, a 0.633% increase and its median household income grew from $51,367 to $54,879, a 6.84% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Paragould, AR are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.06%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.49%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.19%), and White (Hispanic) (0.999%).

None of the households in Paragould, 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.

99.3% of the residents in Paragould, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Paragould, AR are Crowley's Ridge College (35 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Paragould, AR was $157,400, and the homeownership rate was 64.4%.

Most people in Paragould, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Paragould, AR was 2 cars per household.

Paragould, AR borders Jonesboro, AR and Kennett, MO.

Population & Diversity

Paragould, AR is home to a population of 46k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.875% of Paragould, AR residents were born outside of the country (402 people).

In 2022, there were 29.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (41.6k people) in Paragould, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.41k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 1.14k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.3%
2022 Citizenship
99.4%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.3% of Paragould, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Paragould, AR was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Paragould, AR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    41.6k ± 477
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    1.41k ± 511
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.14k ± 182
3.12%
Hispanic Population
1.43k people

In 2022, there were 29.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (41.6k people) in Paragould, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.41k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 1.14k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.12% of the people in Paragould, AR are hispanic (1.43k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    62,018 ± 6,050 people
  2. El Salvador
    15,360 ± 3,035 people
  3. India
    9,985 ± 2,449 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 62,018 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,360 and India with 9,985.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.875%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
402 people
0.764%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
349 people

As of 2022, 0.875% of Paragould, AR residents (402 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Paragould, AR was 0.764%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,050 ± 282
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    668 ± 232
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    393 ± 153

Paragould, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Paragould, AR employs 19.9k people. The largest industries in Paragould, AR are Manufacturing (3,897 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,751 people), and Retail Trade (2,730 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($68,649), Information ($65,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,477).

Males in Arkansas have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,335. The income inequality in Arkansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

19.9k
2022 Value
± 1,196
0.794%
1 Year growth
± 8.46%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Paragould, AR grew at a rate of 0.794%, from 19.8k employees to 19.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Paragould, AR, are Production Occupations (2,393 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,161 people), and Management Occupations (1,847 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Paragould, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

19.9k
2022 Value
± 1,196
0.794%
1 Year growth
± 8.46%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Paragould, AR grew at a rate of 0.794%, from 19.8k employees to 19.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Paragould, AR, are Manufacturing (3,897 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,751 people), and Retail Trade (2,730 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Paragould, AR, though some of these residents may live in Paragould, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,147
Median earning men ± $3,065
$32,485
Median earning women ± $3,345

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($90,652), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,899), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($58,047).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($55,260), Manufacturing ($43,306), and Public Administration ($42,321).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 337
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 235
    Manufacturing
  3. 203
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 62.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

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.

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
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.

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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.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Paragould, AR awarded 35 degrees. The student population of Paragould, AR in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 103 male students and 98 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Paragould, AR are White (31 and 88.6%), followed by Black or African American (2 and 5.71%), Asian (1 and 2.86%), and Unknown (1 and 2.86%).

The largest universities in Paragould, AR by number of degrees awarded are Crowley's Ridge College (35 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Paragould, AR are General Studies (9 and 25.7%), Sport & Fitness Management (6 and 17.1%), and Biblical Studies (6 and 17.1%).

The median tuition cost in Paragould, AR for private four year colleges is $13,000.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 201 students enrolled in Paragould, AR, 51.2% men and 48.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 167 records, of which 49.7% were women and 50.3% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 6 degrees awarded
  2. 6 degrees awarded
  3. 5 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Paragould, AR was Sport & Fitness Management with 6 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Paragould, AR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
35 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Crowley's Ridge College with 35 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 17 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Paragould, AR, which is 0.944 times less than the 18 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 31 degrees mean that there were 15.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 2 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($13,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,600) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($793) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.946% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.851% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (793k), Some college (528k), and Secondary Education (350k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Paragould, AR was $157,400 in 2022, which is 0.558 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $136,700 to $157,400, a 15.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Paragould, AR is 64.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Paragould, AR have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Paragould, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Paragould, AR is $54,879. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Paragould, AR was Benton County, AR with a value of $85,269, followed by Saline County, AR and Grant County, AR, with respective values of $73,236 and $68,598.

Property

$157,400
Median Property Value 2022
±$7,014
$11,421
Median Property Taxes
±$821

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

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Rent vs Own

64.4%
Homeownership
2022
64.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 64.4% of the housing units in Paragould, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.7%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Paragould, AR was Benton County, AR with a value of $85,269, followed by Saline County, AR and Grant County, AR, with respective values of $73,236 and $68,598.

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$54,879
Median Household Income
± $2,724
17.7k
Number of Households
± 1,025

In 2022, the median household income of the 17.7k households in Paragould, AR grew to $54,879 from the previous year's value of $51,367.

The following chart displays the households in Paragould, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Paragould, AR is from Arkansas.
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.45
2021 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (82.3%)
  2. Carpooled (10.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.05%)

In 2022, 82.3% of workers in Paragould, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (3.05%).

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.

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Commute Time

22.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Paragould, AR have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.33% of the workforce in Paragould, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

17.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Paragould, AR (7.89k out of 44.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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Health

90.9% of the population of Paragould, AR has health coverage, with 37.4% on employee plans, 28.9% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.51% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1471 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1471 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2056 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 393 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,471 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arkansas

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see an average of 1,471 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,471 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.4% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

9.13%
Uninsured
37.4%
Employer Coverage
28.9%
Medicaid
11.9%
Medicare
11.1%
Non-Group
1.51%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Paragould, AR grew by 17.4% from 7.77% to 9.13%.

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

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