Independence County, Arkansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Independence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	38,175	3,049,391	334,922,499	1246th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,609	$60,773	$80,734	2367th of 3,221
Median Age	38.7	38.5	38.9	2436th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.1%	25.7%	35.7%	2338th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$142,600	$188,000	$332,700	2357th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$845	$947	$1,413	1785th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.4%	16.0%	12.5%	516th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.9%	5.2%	1942nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	50.0	58.7	n/a	1534th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.0%	5.4%	14.1%	1211th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.3	n/a	n/a	2060th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.2%	66.4%	65.2%	2376th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.5	22.5	26.4	2629th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	8.8%	15.1%	2437th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.6%	n/a	n/a	1320th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.4%	47.0%	46.9%	783rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	68.1%	n/a	n/a	2997th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Independence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Independence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.9%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	31.5	51.2	61.4

Age in Independence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Independence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	38.7	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.6%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.7%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.6%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Independence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Independence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	14,638	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.3%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.8%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.6%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	24.7%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Independence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Independence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,847	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.7%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.4%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.6%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.8%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.4%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.0%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.7%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Independence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Independence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	16,786	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.4%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.7%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.8%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.8%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.6%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$750	$1,040	n/a

Education in Independence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Independence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	11.8%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.4%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.7%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.0%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Independence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Independence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.0%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.6%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.6%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.5%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Independence County, Arkansas

Statistic	Independence County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.3%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.1%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.4%	5.9%	16.7%

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