Independence County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 33,19388.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,4456.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8582.3%Two or more races
  • 6901.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2690.7%Asian alone
  • 640.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 110.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 127
• Thefts: 912
• Auto thefts: 97

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 332
• Thefts: 753
• Auto thefts: 65

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $771 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $561 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Independence County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $590 a month.

Cities in this county include: Batesville, Newark, Cushman, Sulphur Rock, Pleasant Plains, Oil Trough, Magness, Moorefield.

Neighboring counties: Bertie County, North Carolina , Canadian County, Oklahoma , Dewey County, Oklahoma , Logan County, Oklahoma , Loudon County, Tennessee , Washita County, Oklahoma .

Current college students: 1,382
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,125 (33.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2412010 or later
• 4552000 to 2009
• 1851990 to 1999
• 661980 to 1989
• 331970 to 1979
• 42Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,910
• One, attached: 43
• Two: 370
• 3 or 4: 398
• 5 to 9: 272
• 10 to 19: 121
• 20 to 49: 231
• 50 or more: 73
• Mobile homes: 3,265
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Independence County with a mortgage: 5,212 (33 second mortgage, 149 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,095

Religion statistics for Independence County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Independence County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 2017 - May 19, 2017, FEMA Id: 4318, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2015 to January 22, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4254: February 05, 2016, FEMA Id: 4254, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2015 to June 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4226: June 26, 2015, FEMA Id: 4226, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2014 to April 28, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4174: April 29, 2014, FEMA Id: 4174, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2013 to June 03, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4124: June 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4124, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1819: February 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 1819, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.05% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,066 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.21% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($22,433 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($13,632 average AGI)

Independence County:	1.84%
Arkansas average:	2.88%

from Sharp County, AR	0.79% ($31,000 average AGI)
from White County, AR	0.47% ($31,193)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.36% ($37,279)
from Jackson County, AR	0.33% ($29,100)
from Izard County, AR	0.25% ($38,833)
from Cleburne County, AR	0.23% ($26,571)
from Stone County, AR	0.21% ($21,400)

6.10% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($52,012 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.36% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($24,467 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($27,547 average AGI)

Independence County:	1.73%
Arkansas average:	2.91%

to Sharp County, AR	0.75% ($24,066 average AGI)
to White County, AR	0.50% ($47,017)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.45% ($33,963)
to Craighead County, AR	0.32% ($53,154)
to Jackson County, AR	0.32% ($30,711)
to Izard County, AR	0.26% ($29,258)
to Benton County, AR	0.23% ($39,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Independence County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,563 (1,841 living alone), Female householders: 6,816 (2,085 living alone)

• 7,283 spouses (7,240 opposite-sex spouses), 874 unmarried partners, (862 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,626 children (8,442 natural, 198 adopted, 965 stepchildren), 1,878 grandchildren, 179 brothers or sisters, 620 parents, 90 foster children, 651 other relatives, 1,093 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,070

Size of family households: 4,520 2-persons, 2,003 3-persons, 2,041 4-persons, 892 5-persons, 407 6-persons, 121 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,916 1-person, 598 2-persons, 31 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

4,461 married couples with children.
2,242 single-parent households (978 men, 1,264 women).

94.9% of residents of Independence speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 18% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $209,627,000 ($6,050 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,282,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $93,911,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $47,151,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,655,000
Federal grants: $47,672,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,088,000 ($169,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,150,000 ($215,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,261,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,193,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,364,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.32 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

• Year house built in Independence County, Arkansas
• 1,0912014 or later
• 5732010 to 2013
• 2,0982000 to 2009
• 3,1541990 to 1999
• 3,0901980 to 1989
• 3,3091970 to 1979
• 1,2641960 to 1969
• 8331950 to 1959
• 7481940 to 1949
• 7091939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Independence County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Independence County, Arkansas
• 41 room
• 592 rooms
• 1813 rooms
• 1,0504 rooms
• 2,4505 rooms
• 2,9566 rooms
• 1,4997 rooms
• 6808 rooms
• 1,3769+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Independence County, Arkansas
• 1511 room
• 1152 rooms
• 6073 rooms
• 1,1194 rooms
• 1,0375 rooms
• 5416 rooms
• 2517 rooms
• 1548 rooms
• 1109+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Independence County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Independence County, Arkansas
• 4no bedroom
• 2041 bedroom
• 1,8982 bedrooms
• 6,0033 bedrooms
• 1,8574 bedrooms
• 3325+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Independence County, Arkansas
• 152no bedroom
• 5881 bedroom
• 1,7012 bedrooms
• 1,5103 bedrooms
• 1364 bedrooms
• 145+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Independence County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Independence County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 182no vehicle
• 2,5051 vehicle
• 4,0932 vehicles
• 2,1323 vehicles
• 9534 vehicles
• 4575+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Independence County in renter-occupied apartments
• 482no vehicle
• 1,7091 vehicle
• 1,5272 vehicles
• 3193 vehicles
• 644 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

84.6% of Independence County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Arkansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 25,699
• Other state: 10,587
• Northeast: 545
• Midwest: 3,613
• South: 3,903
• West: 2,563

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,215
• Number of aged recipients: 157
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,058
• Number of recipients under 18: 186
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 753
• Number of recipients older than 64: 276
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 568
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 504