Prairie Grove Jobs

Prairie Grove is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,540 at the 2000 census. Located here is the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. The park spans a large amount of land and contains a visitor center, museum, several monuments, a driving tour and a collection of period buldings and homes you can tour. During Labor Day weekend in the fall, the park hosts the Clothesline Fair which is a typical southern style hometown celebration. Crafts vendors and artists from all over the nation descend on this southern town to display and sell their talents and wares. The highlight of the festival is a nightly square dance contest for local children from ages 3 to 18 which is especially refreshing and entertaining to watch.

The most popular companies with Prairie Grove jobs are:

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Among the most common occupations in Prairie Grove are Sales and office occupations, 27%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Prairie Grove, Arkansas work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 9 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Prairie Grove Jobs are for dental assistant jobs, assistant manager jobs, team member jobs, restaurant general manager jobs, manager associate product jobs and cashier jobs.

The leading industries in Prairie Grove, Arkansas are Educational, health and social services, 21%; Manufacturing, 16%; and Retail trade, 14%. Simply Hired's Prairie Grove job listings indicate that the following industries in Prairie Grove are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Misc Information Services, Misc Store Retailers and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Prairie Grove, Arkansas is $25,353, and the median income of households in Prairie Grove was $34,628.

Prairie Grove has an unemployment rate of 2.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Prairie Grove Trends data, the number of Prairie Grove, Arkansas jobs has decreased by 43% since April 2008.

Population of Prairie Grove Total population 2,540 Male 46.14% Female 53.86% Median age 35.9     Prairie Grove Housing Owner-occupied homes 72.3% Median cost of a home $81,700 Median mortgage payment $497 Renter-occupied homes 27.7% Vacant housing 6.9% Median monthly rent $483     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,227 Median for all female full-time $20,479     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 36% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 20% Currently married 56% Separated 2% Widowed 10% Divorced 12%     Race White 97% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 2%     Prairie Grove Commute Carpool 9.3% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 23 minutes

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