People QuickFacts Conway Arkansas Population, 2006 estimate 55,334 2,810,872 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 27.3% 5.1% Population, 2000 43,167 2,673,400 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.9% 6.8% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.3% 25.4% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.0% 14.0% Female persons, percent, 2000 52.5% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 84.0% 80.0% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 12.1% 15.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3% 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.2% 1.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.3% 3.2%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 35.6% 53.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 2.6% 2.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.3% 5.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 85.9% 75.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 36.0% 16.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.9 21.9  Housing units, 2000 17,289 1,173,043 Homeownership rate, 2000 55.1% 69.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $99,900 $72,800  Households, 2000 16,039 1,042,696 Persons per household, 2000 2.44 2.49 Median household income, 1999 $37,063 $32,182 Per capita money income, 1999 $18,509 $16,904 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.3% 15.8%     Business QuickFacts Conway Arkansas Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 163,162 34,470,795 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 685,590 25,611,630 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,786 $9,463 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 69,451 2,766,905 Total number of firms, 2002 3,880 209,010 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.9% 4.3% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.1% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 17.5% 23.7%      Geography QuickFacts Conway Arkansas Land area, 2000 (square miles) 35 52,068 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,231.6 51.3 FIPS Code 15190 05 Counties Faulkner County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts