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The median home value in Hempstead County, AR is $122,536 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.82% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$122,536
Year-over-Year
+3.82%
National Rank
#2832 of 3071
Hempstead County ranks 57th out of 74 counties in AR by median home price, and is -47.7% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AR, the typical county has a median home value of $166,302, making Hempstead County -26.3% below the AR state median.
Households here earn a median of $46,787 a year against a typical home value of $122,536 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.6×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 16% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hempstead County recorded a violent crime rate of 710 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,197 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 8,445 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hempstead County is $122,536. That's up 3.82% from a year earlier. That is about 47.7% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Hempstead County the 57th most expensive of 74 counties in Arkansas.
Median household income here is $46,787, so a typical home costs about 2.6× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hempstead County recorded 710 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,445 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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