Arkansas · GEOID 05111

Poinsett County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 22,543 · 10,449 housing units

Median household income

$46,707

State $61,888

Median home value

$103,000

State $192,777

Median gross rent

$619

State $955

Homeownership rate

64.4%

State 66.4%

Renter cost-burden rate

48.9%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

15.2%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

2.7%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

2.6%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

15.9%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

2.21

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Poinsett County	Arkansas
Population	22,543	3,049,391
Population density (per sq. mi.)	29.73	—
Median household income	$46,707	$61,888
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$65,700	—
Households	8,792	—
Average household size	2.53 people	—
Owner-occupied	64.4%	66.4%
Renter-occupied	35.6%	33.6%
Race	84.5% White · 5.3% 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

Poinsett County compared with Arkansas.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

11.4% 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	20.2%	$28,147	$704	$73,753
1 earner	37.7%	$52,634	$1,316	$164,902
2 earners	33.0%	$89,691	$2,242	$302,841
3+ earners	9.0%	$116,411	$2,910	$402,302

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

8,792

Average size: 2.53 people

Households with children

2,188

24.9% of households

Per-capita income

$25,536

Poverty rate: 18.1%

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 74.6% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 12.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

52.8% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,978.00 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: $103,000.

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: $619.

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 1,657 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 9.4% · For rent 5.1% · Seasonal 7.9% · Other 74.6%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

17.5% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 82.5% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

1.3%

131 units of 10,449 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

11.8%

1,236 units of 10,449 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$37,366

100% MHI$46,707

120% MHI$56,048

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Poinsett 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	$39,850	$45,550	$56,900
100% AMI	$45,990	$52,560	$65,700
120% AMI	$55,200	$63,050	$78,850

HUD FMR Area: Poinsett County, 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

48.9% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (18.6% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

15.2% 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 Poinsett County.

Covered employment

3,949

Across 14 sectors

Establishments

330

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$50,663

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	718	$62,705	$202,390	+$99,390	$1,568
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	714	$29,196	$77,658	−$25,342	$730
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	677	$46,761	$143,041	+$40,041	$1,169
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	657	$47,905	$147,299	+$44,299	$1,198
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	456	$82,110	$274,622	+$171,622	$2,053
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	295	$37,303	$107,835	+$4,835	$933
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	124	$57,415	$182,699	+$79,699	$1,435
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	85	$47,965	$147,523	+$44,523	$1,199
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	65	$68,169	$222,729	+$119,729	$1,704
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	51	$38,564	$112,529	+$9,529	$964
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	47	$61,148	$196,594	+$93,594	$1,529
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	44	$41,784	$124,515	+$21,515	$1,045
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	8	$23,348	$55,890	−$47,110	$584
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	8	$15,911	$28,207	−$74,793	$398

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	657	$47,905	$147,299	+$44,299	$1,198
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	409	$18,862	$39,191	−$63,809	$472
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	275	$61,718	$198,716	+$95,716	$1,543
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	272	$71,129	$233,747	+$130,747	$1,778
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	264	$28,810	$76,221	−$26,779	$720
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	231	$37,016	$106,767	+$3,767	$925
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	214	$32,192	$88,810	−$14,190	$805
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	186	$56,553	$179,490	+$76,490	$1,414
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	184	$98,343	$335,047	+$232,047	$2,459
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	171	$35,871	$102,505	−$495	$897
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	153	$22,195	$51,598	−$51,402	$555
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	148	$23,090	$54,929	−$48,071	$577
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	98	$62,625	$202,092	+$99,092	$1,566
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	71	$49,717	$154,044	+$51,044	$1,243
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	62	$46,484	$142,010	+$39,010	$1,162
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	57	$54,192	$170,702	+$67,702	$1,355
NAICS 115 Support activities for agriculture and forestry NAICS 115	56	$60,686	$194,874	+$91,874	$1,517
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	52	$42,266	$126,309	+$23,309	$1,057
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	51	$38,564	$112,529	+$9,529	$964
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	49	$49,415	$152,920	+$49,920	$1,235
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	47	$61,148	$196,594	+$93,594	$1,529
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	44	$41,784	$124,515	+$21,515	$1,045
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	42	$45,012	$136,530	+$33,530	$1,125
NAICS 493 Warehousing and storage NAICS 493	34	$45,044	$136,650	+$33,650	$1,126
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	27	$36,597	$105,207	+$2,207	$915
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	25	$30,599	$82,880	−$20,120	$765
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	23	$39,218	$114,963	+$11,963	$980
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	17	$45,562	$138,578	+$35,578	$1,139
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	13	$51,372	$160,205	+$57,205	$1,284
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	13	$52,292	$163,629	+$60,629	$1,307
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	12	$20,156	$44,008	−$58,992	$504
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	10	$56,977	$181,068	+$78,068	$1,424
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	10	$45,642	$138,876	+$35,876	$1,141
NAICS 712 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions NAICS 712	8	$23,348	$55,890	−$47,110	$584
NAICS 519 Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services NAICS 519	8	$15,911	$28,207	−$74,793	$398

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	1,900	140	8%	$13.27	$27,610	$71,754	$690
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	1,340	(140)	(9%)	$13.66	$28,410	$74,732	$710
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	500	—	—	$13.99	$29,100	$77,301	$728
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	920	(150)	(14%)	$14.08	$29,280	$77,971	$732
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	1,180	210	22%	$14.43	$30,010	$80,688	$750
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	1,940	(310)	(14%)	$15.54	$32,320	$89,287	$808
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	1,050	(80)	(7%)	$16.26	$33,820	$94,870	$846
Tellers SOC 43-3071	220	(70)	(24%)	$17.82	$37,060	$106,930	$927
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	1,260	30	2%	$18.32	$38,110	$110,839	$953
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	390	110	39%	$18.65	$38,790	$113,370	$970
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	50	(30)	(38%)	$18.95	$39,420	$115,715	$986
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	560	180	47%	$20.18	$41,980	$125,244	$1,050
Paramedics SOC 29-2043	60	—	—	$22.54	$46,880	$143,484	$1,172
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	160	30	23%	$22.77	$47,360	$145,270	$1,184
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	110	(60)	(35%)	$23.07	$47,990	$147,616	$1,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	1,220	260	27%	$24.26	$50,460	$156,810	$1,262
Electricians SOC 47-2111	340	140	70%	$24.81	$51,600	$161,053	$1,290
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	230	(40)	(15%)	$24.99	$51,970	$162,430	$1,299
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	570	60	12%	—	$55,890	$177,022	$1,397
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	1,990	630	46%	$39.40	$81,950	$274,026	$2,049

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: 05111 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.