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Ruddell township, Independence County, AR

11,455 Population
26.8 square miles 427.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.9 ±2.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Independence County: 38.7 ±0.6
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,466 ±$3,624 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Independence County: $30,847 ±$2,428
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$48,568 ±$7,272 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Independence County: $56,609 ±$4,487
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.6% ±5.8% (3,072  ±638) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Independence County: 20.4% † 7,610 (±3.4% / ±1,253)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Arkansas: 16% 473,903 (±0.3% / ±7,279)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

13.4 minutes ±1.6 (60,100  ±9,702) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Independence County: 19.5 302,720 (±1.1 / ±21,926)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,886 ±340 Number of households
  • Independence County: 14,638 ±398
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.3 (10,681  ±510) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Independence County: 2.5 37,222 (±0.1 / ±23)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.8% ±4.6% (177  ±121) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Independence County: 6.6% † 563 (±2.3% / ±194)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 5.6% 39,177 (±0.2% / ±1,481)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,580 ±320 Number of housing units
  • Independence County: 16,786 ±28
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$127,600 ±$22,472 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Independence County: $142,600 ±$13,680
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arkansas: $188,000 ±$1,754
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12% ±4.2% (1,349  ±472.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Independence County: 9.6% † 3,620 (±1.7% / ±636.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.1% ±6.8% (5,841  ±619.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Independence County: 88.2% 22,268 (±4.2% / ±1,057.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.5% ±3.8% (1,134  ±269.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Independence County: 18.1% † 4,577 (±1.9% / ±488.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about half 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

9.7% ±1.9% (1,105  ±226) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Independence County: 4% 1,516
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Arkansas: 5.4% 165,740
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.9% ±1.8% (419  ±156) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Independence County: 6.2% † 1,784 (±1% / ±297)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
419 Total veterans ±156 419 Male ±156 N/A Female ±21

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