Union County, Arkansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Union County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	37,900	3,049,391	334,922,499	1257th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,259	$60,773	$80,734	2458th of 3,221
Median Age	41.4	38.5	38.9	1677th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.1%	25.7%	35.7%	2157th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$120,900	$188,000	$332,700	2655th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$847	$947	$1,413	1768th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.5%	16.0%	12.5%	592nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	4.9%	5.2%	914th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	36.5	58.7	n/a	1834th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.0%	5.4%	14.1%	1530th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.8	n/a	n/a	2888th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.7%	66.4%	65.2%	1897th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.1	22.5	26.4	2518th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.9%	8.8%	15.1%	2134th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.5%	n/a	n/a	1549th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.4%	47.0%	46.9%	2748th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.5%	n/a	n/a	2577th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Union County, Arkansas

Statistic	Union County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.7%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	32.1%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.1	51.2	61.4

Age in Union County, Arkansas

Statistic	Union County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	41.4	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	23.7%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.2%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Union County, Arkansas

Statistic	Union County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	15,002	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	59.7%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.7%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.2%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.4%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	29.7%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Union County, Arkansas

Statistic	Union County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,883	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.3%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.2%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.3%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.5%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.2%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.4%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Union County, Arkansas

Statistic	Union County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	18,649	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.5%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.7%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.6%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.3%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.4%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$685	$1,040	n/a

Education in Union County, Arkansas

Statistic	Union County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	11.5%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.8%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.6%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.2%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.8%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Union County, Arkansas

Statistic	Union County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.2%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.6%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.7%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.0%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Union County, Arkansas

Statistic	Union County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.7%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.8%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.4%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	5.9%	16.7%

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