Jackson
Arkansas

What stands out

If you had to describe Jackson County in numbers, start here: the median home price is in the bottom 2% of American counties ($93K), the restaurant count per person is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0.3 per 1,000), and violent crime is in the top 5% of American counties (5.0 per 1,000). Within Arkansas it ranks 7th of 74 counties for the median home price, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Jackson County, Arkansas. 16,784 people live here with you. The population grew 0.8% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +217).

Arkansas has been cutting its income tax rates every legislative session since 2015, and the top rate is now well under 4%. Home prices remain among the lowest in the country, especially outside Northwest Arkansas, where Walmart, Tyson and J.B. Hunt have built a fast-growing corporate corridor around Bentonville and Fayetteville. Tornado season is real across the whole state.

Money

The typical household here brings in $41,929 a year, lower than 92% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $49,233. Unemployment runs 5.0%, higher than 88% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 20 minutes each way.

Arkansas takes 3.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,471 a year.

Home

The median home costs $93K, cheaper than 98% of American counties, about 1.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $670 a month. Property tax is 0.55% of home value, roughly $470 a year on that median home, lower than 83% of American counties. 67% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 5.0 per 1,000 residents, higher than 95% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 14 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 71.8 years, shorter than 89% of American counties. There are 7 active physicians in the county, about 4.2 per 10,000 people. 11.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.95 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 59% of American counties. 86% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 44 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 38% of eligible voters turned out. Under Arkansas law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 62°F, highs near 72 and lows near 52, warmer than 73% of American counties. About 52 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 75 out of 100, riskier than 75% of American counties; the county has had 35 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 275 Mbps down, faster than 86% of American counties. There are 3 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.3 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.