Arkansas · GEOID 05091

Miller County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 42,360 · 19,844 housing units

Median household income

$48,836

State $61,888

Median home value

$153,900

State $192,777

Median gross rent

$892

State $955

Homeownership rate

64.4%

State 66.4%

Renter cost-burden rate

52.2%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

17.7%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

1.6%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

11.6%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

17.6%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

3.15

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Miller County	Arkansas
Population	42,360	3,049,391
Population density (per sq. mi.)	67.88	—
Median household income	$48,836	$61,888
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$78,300	—
Households	16,359	—
Average household size	2.51 people	—
Owner-occupied	64.4%	66.4%
Renter-occupied	35.6%	33.6%
Race	66.9% White · 25.5% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Miller County compared with Arkansas.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

15.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 25.7%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	23.7%	$26,614	$665	$68,047
1 earner	38.5%	$45,010	$1,125	$136,523
2 earners	31.6%	$100,481	$2,512	$343,005
3+ earners	6.3%	$140,119	$3,503	$490,551

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

16,359

Average size: 2.51 people

Households with children

4,219

25.8% of households

Per-capita income

$28,381

Poverty rate: 22.8%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

64.4% owner-occupied vs. state average 66.4%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 69.7% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 14.4%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

45.0% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,983.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $153,900.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $892.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 3,485 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 4.8% · For rent 22.2% · Seasonal 7.7% · Other 58.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

32.5% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 67.5% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

1.4%

268 units of 19,844 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

10.3%

2,051 units of 19,844 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$39,069

100% MHI$48,836

120% MHI$58,603

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Miller County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$46,900	$53,600	$66,950
100% AMI	$54,810	$62,640	$78,300
120% AMI	$65,750	$75,150	$93,950

HUD FMR Area: Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR HUD Metro FMR Area. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

52.2% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (28.2% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

17.7% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Miller County.

Covered employment

10,120

Across 17 sectors

Establishments

816

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$50,647

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	2,410	$73,945	$244,229	+$90,329	$1,849
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	1,297	$33,525	$93,772	−$60,128	$838
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	1,157	$20,602	$45,668	−$108,232	$515
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	914	$58,368	$186,246	+$32,346	$1,459
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	887	$50,559	$157,178	+$3,278	$1,264
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	720	$55,254	$174,655	+$20,755	$1,381
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	695	$40,008	$117,904	−$35,996	$1,000
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	653	$49,492	$153,207	−$693	$1,237
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	287	$37,356	$108,032	−$45,868	$934
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	232	$24,108	$58,719	−$95,181	$603
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	211	$70,396	$231,018	+$77,118	$1,760
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	172	$50,064	$155,336	+$1,436	$1,252
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	165	$63,831	$206,581	+$52,681	$1,596
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	137	$74,390	$245,885	+$91,985	$1,860
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	109	$44,251	$133,698	−$20,202	$1,106
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	69	$47,186	$144,623	−$9,277	$1,180
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	5	$67,880	$221,653	+$67,753	$1,697

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	996	$20,473	$45,188	−$108,712	$512
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	887	$50,559	$157,178	+$3,278	$1,264
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	617	$37,825	$109,778	−$44,122	$946
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	523	$66,894	$217,983	+$64,083	$1,672
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	504	$51,389	$160,268	+$6,368	$1,285
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	473	$51,059	$159,039	+$5,139	$1,276
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	458	$30,017	$80,714	−$73,186	$750
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	441	$55,803	$176,698	+$22,798	$1,395
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	383	$38,377	$111,833	−$42,067	$959
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	328	$65,822	$213,992	+$60,092	$1,646
NAICS 492 Couriers and messengers NAICS 492	300	$50,155	$155,674	+$1,774	$1,254
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	254	$72,257	$237,946	+$84,046	$1,806
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	253	$55,551	$175,760	+$21,860	$1,389
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	233	$27,705	$72,108	−$81,792	$693
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	186	$29,017	$76,992	−$76,908	$725
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	171	$79,571	$265,171	+$111,271	$1,989
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	169	$63,951	$207,028	+$53,128	$1,599
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	161	$65,062	$211,163	+$57,263	$1,627
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	161	$21,399	$48,635	−$105,265	$535
NAICS 493 Warehousing and storage NAICS 493	143	$49,229	$152,228	−$1,672	$1,231
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	141	$49,500	$153,236	−$664	$1,238
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	123	$38,773	$113,307	−$40,593	$969
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	116	$32,414	$89,636	−$64,264	$810
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	111	$41,993	$125,293	−$28,607	$1,050
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	109	$37,601	$108,944	−$44,956	$940
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	109	$44,251	$133,698	−$20,202	$1,106
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	99	$58,339	$186,138	+$32,238	$1,458
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	78	$57,275	$182,177	+$28,277	$1,432
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	70	$26,638	$68,136	−$85,764	$666
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	63	$46,979	$143,852	−$10,048	$1,174
NAICS 532 Rental and leasing services NAICS 532	61	$64,750	$210,002	+$56,102	$1,619
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	60	$26,406	$67,273	−$86,627	$660
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	54	$60,015	$192,377	+$38,477	$1,500
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	48	$126,698	$440,593	+$286,693	$3,167
NAICS 113 Forestry and logging NAICS 113	41	$53,424	$167,843	+$13,943	$1,336
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	40	$53,309	$167,415	+$13,515	$1,333
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	26	$43,043	$129,201	−$24,699	$1,076
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	20	$59,242	$189,499	+$35,599	$1,481
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	19	$40,581	$120,037	−$33,863	$1,015
NAICS 712 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions NAICS 712	17	$32,015	$88,151	−$65,749	$800
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	17	$17,211	$33,046	−$120,854	$430
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	14	$46,501	$142,073	−$11,827	$1,163
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	11	$58,022	$184,958	+$31,058	$1,451
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	11	$23,498	$56,448	−$97,452	$587
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	9	$39,816	$117,189	−$36,711	$995
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	5	$67,880	$221,653	+$67,753	$1,697
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	1	$113,752	$392,404	+$238,504	$2,844

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	2,170	220	11%	$11.94	$24,830	$61,406	$621
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	190	(200)	(51%)	$12.20	$25,380	$63,453	$635
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	1,410	(440)	(24%)	$12.94	$26,920	$69,186	$673
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	970	70	8%	$12.98	$26,990	$69,446	$675
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	1,650	(560)	(25%)	$15.07	$31,340	$85,639	$784
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	870	150	21%	$15.32	$31,860	$87,574	$797
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	820	(170)	(17%)	$15.70	$32,650	$90,515	$816
Tellers SOC 43-3071	210	(130)	(38%)	$17.20	$35,780	$102,166	$895
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	450	50	13%	$17.68	$36,760	$105,814	$919
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	1,050	(500)	(32%)	$18.41	$38,290	$111,509	$957
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	570	(170)	(23%)	$21.12	$43,940	$132,540	$1,099
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	90	0	0%	$22.11	$45,980	$140,134	$1,150
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	180	60	50%	$23.98	$49,880	$154,651	$1,247
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	150	10	7%	$25.03	$52,070	$162,803	$1,302
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	720	70	11%	—	$52,380	$163,957	$1,310
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	1,190	(760)	(39%)	$25.41	$52,850	$165,706	$1,321
Electricians SOC 47-2111	390	230	144%	$27.07	$56,300	$178,548	$1,408
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	400	30	8%	$27.80	$57,820	$184,206	$1,446
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	1,760	440	33%	$38.04	$79,130	$263,529	$1,978

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 05091 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.