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Cushman-Union township, Independence County, AR

1,524 Population
50.4 square miles 30.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.4 ±4.8 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Independence County: 38.7 ±0.6
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,967 ±$14,561 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Independence County: $30,847 ±$2,428
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,000 ±$22,650 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Independence County: $56,609 ±$4,487
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.7% ±5.9% (133  ±93) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Independence County: 20.4% † 7,610 (±3.4% / ±1,253)
  • about half the rate in Arkansas: 16% 473,903 (±0.3% / ±7,279)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.7 minutes ±9.5 (14,010  ±3,867) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Independence County: 19.5 302,720 (±1.1 / ±21,926)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

624 ±114 Number of households
  • Independence County: 14,638 ±398
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.6 (1,524  ±274) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Independence County: 2.5 37,222 (±0.1 / ±23)
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.5% ±3.1% (9  ±12) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Independence County: 6.6% † 563 (±2.3% / ±194)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 5.6% 39,177 (±0.2% / ±1,481)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

739 ±141 Number of housing units
  • Independence County: 16,786 ±28
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$112,900 ±$17,820 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Independence County: $142,600 ±$13,680
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arkansas: $188,000 ±$1,754
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.2% ±15.9% (290  ±245.8) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in Independence County: 9.6% † 3,620 (±1.7% / ±636.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.4% ±7.1% (1,005  ±195.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Independence County: 88.2% 22,268 (±4.2% / ±1,057.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.9% ±10% (269  ±122.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Independence County: 18.1% † 4,577 (±1.9% / ±488.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.2% ±0.3% (3  ±5) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Independence County: 4% 1,516
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 5.4% 165,740
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.6% ±5.4% (77  ±64) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Independence County: 6.2% † 1,784 (±1% / ±297)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
77 Total veterans ±64 29 Male ±27 48 Female ±54

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