Independence County, Arkansas Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Independence County is 5th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Independence County is 12th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Asian

Independence County is 14th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Foreign born residents

Independence County is 15th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Independence County is 16th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Independence County is 20th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Households

Independence County is 20th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Independence County is 20th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Retail sales

Main Cities Within Independence County, Arkansas

Batesville, Arkansas

Independence County, Arkansas Border Map

Independence County, Arkansas Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Independence County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	37,025	21st	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	764.0	21st	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	48	21st	56	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Independence County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	25th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.1%	24th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.2%	44th	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Independence County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.5%	33rd	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	13.2%	32nd	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Independence County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	94.7%	23rd	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.1%	48th	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	36th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	12th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	5th	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	43rd	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	16th	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	89.2%	22nd	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Independence County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	51.1%	25th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.3%	14th	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Independence County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	16,272	21st	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.6%	54th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	14,776	20th	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.0%	35th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$86,700	25th	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.4	55th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	39	24th	8,231	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Independence County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$19,927	26th	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$34,878	40th	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.4%	31st	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Independence County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Non-farm private establishments	784	20th	64,471	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	14,820	15th	980,644	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,110	21st	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$384,242	20th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,132	21st	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$34,685	22nd	$3,559,795	$613,795,732

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