Montgomery County, Arkansas

• White (non-Hispanic) 7,634 89.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 424 5.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 72 0.8%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 81 0.9%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 241 2.8%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 96 1.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 5 0.1%

• Under 18 1,601 18.7%
• 18–24 515 6.0%
• 25–44 1,610 18.8%
• 45–64 2,496 29.2%
• 65 and over 2,331 27.3%

Median household income

$51,291

90% interval $45,263–$57,319

−$10,855 vs AR · 51st of 75

Below poverty line

19.8%

90% interval 15.8%–23.8%

+4.5 pp vs AR · 25th of 75

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.3%

+1.05 pp vs. state

County GDP

$209.0M

0.11% of state

Avg. annual pay

$37,768

Establishments

188

• Education & health services 291 22.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 287 22.4%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 225 17.5%
• Public administration 133 10.4%
• Construction 99 7.7%
• Financial activities 54 4.2%
• Professional & business services 7 0.5%
• Information 4 0.3%

The sectors listed cover 85.7% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

80.6%

+14.2 pp vs AR · 7th of 75

Median gross rent

$636

−$311 vs AR · 63rd of 75

Owner-occupied

2,993

Renter-occupied

722

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Public administration, $47,983/yr) pays 3.0× the lowest (Information, $16,126/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 6.8 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 2,987 80.6%
• Democratic 645 17.4%
• Other / third-party 75 2.0%

• Spanish 231 2.8%
• Tagalog 6 0.1%

Households

3,715

Family households

2,572

69.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

464

18.0% of families

Single-mother families

170

6.6% of families

Veterans

558

8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 3,243 38.2%
• Mainline Protestant 386 4.5%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 90 1.1%
• Catholic 45 0.5%

Health insured

89.8%

±2.4 pp

Uninsured

10.2%

±2.4 pp

13th of 75

With a disability

27.9%

±2.8 pp

4th of 75

Bachelor's or higher

16.7%

±3.3 pp

−9.0 pp vs AR · 39th of 75

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

13.1%

90% interval 11.6%–14.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

18th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

7 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + criminal jurisdiction across five subject-matter divisions: civil, criminal, juvenile, probate, domestic relations); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 arcourts.gov; counts for small rural circuits are approximate (single-county or single-judge circuits typically carry 2-4 judges per Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-2402). Five circuits (8th, 9th, 11th, 18th, 19th) are administratively subdivided into East/West subdistricts for judge-residence purposes; the counts here combine both subdistricts.)

Court seats

Hot Springs, Mena, Mount Ida

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

6

86.31 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

5