What is the population of Ashley County, Arkansas?

The population of Ashley County, Arkansas is 18,658, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Ashley County, Arkansas?

The median household income in Ashley County, Arkansas is $44,313, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Ashley County, Arkansas is $79,285, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Ashley County, Arkansas is 6.0%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Ashley County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	18,658	3,059,436	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	19.8	57.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.62%	0.31%	0.57%
Median age	40.1	36.6	37.1
Households	7,199	1,188,527	128,459,983

Year	Ashley County

Group	Share

Ashley County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Ashley County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$44,313	$58,772	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	2.89%	4.71%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Ashley County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$79,285	$123,805	$242,182
Median rent	$639	$913	$1,342
Homeownership rate	72.1%	66.1%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Ashley County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	14.0	18.5	22.5
Work from home	3.0%	7.8%	13.4%

Ashley County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Ashley County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	22.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.57	2.48	2.54

Ashley County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Ashley County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.2	75.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	23.2%	22.8%	16.3%
Smokers	24.2%	23.3%	19.0%