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Arkansas, District 2 Census Data

Population: 666,058

Arkansas, District 2

National

Gender

Arkansas, District 2	National
Male: 48.5% Female: 51.5%	Male: 49.1% Female: 50.9%

Race / Origin

Arkansas, District 2	National
White: 76.6% Black of African American: 19.5% American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5% Asian: 0.9% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.0% Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 2.4% Two or More Races: 1.3%	White: 75.1% Black of African American: 12.3% American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9% Asian: 3.6% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1% Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5% Two or More Races: 2.4%

Age

Arkansas, District 2	National
Median Age: 35.2 18 years and over: 74.8% 65 years and over: 12.2%	Median Age: 35.3 18 years and over: 74.3% 65 years and over: 12.4%

Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)

Arkansas, District 2	National
English Only: 95.1% Language other than English: 4.9% Spanish: 2.8%	English Only: 82.1% Language other than English: 17.9% Spanish: 10.7%

Employment Status (population 16 years and older)

Arkansas, District 2	National
Employed: 60.4% Unemployed: 3.8%	Employed: 59.7% Unemployed: 3.7%

Income

Arkansas, District 2	National
Median Household Income: $37,221 Per capita Income: $19,615 Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $31,819 Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $24,319 Families below poverty level: 9.5% Individuals below poverty level: 12.7%	Median Household Income: $41,994 Per capita Income: $21,587 Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057 Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194 Families below poverty level: 9.2% Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%

Education (population 25 years and older)

Arkansas, District 2	National
Graduate / Professional Degree: 8.1% High School / Graduate or Higher: 81.3% Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 23.2%	Graduate / Professional Degree: 8.9% High School / Graduate or Higher: 80.4% Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 24.4%

Marital Status (population 15 years and older)

Arkansas, District 2	National
Never Married: 23.1% Now Married: 56.9% Divorced: 11.7%	Never Married: 27.1% Now Married: 54.4% Divorced: 9.7%

Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)

Arkansas, District 2	National
Management and Professional: 32.3% Service: 13.9% Sales and Office: 28.2% Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.5% Construction, Extraction, etc.: 10.1% Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.9%	Management and Professional: 33.6% Service: 14.9% Sales and Office: 26.7% Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7% Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4% Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%

Class Of Workers

Arkansas, District 2	National
Private wage and salary: 75.9% Government workers: 17.5% Self-employed: 6.3%	Private wage and salary: 78.5% Government workers: 14.6% Self-employed: 6.6%

Source: 2000 U.S. Census

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