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Washington township, Independence County, AR

549 Population
39.7 square miles 13.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

59.7 ±12.2 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Independence County: 38.7 ±0.6
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,727 ±$7,908 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Independence County: $30,847 ±$2,428
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$34,464 ±$31,789 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Independence County: $56,609 ±$4,487
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

26.5% ±22.1% (139  ±128) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 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)

48.3 minutes ±28.3 (6,090  ±4,823) Mean travel time to work
  • more than double the figure in Independence County: 19.5 302,720 (±1.1 / ±21,926)
  • more than double the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • nearly double the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

313 ±136 Number of households
  • Independence County: 14,638 ±398
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.7 ±1 (525  ±204) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Independence County: 2.5 37,222 (±0.1 / ±23)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

418 ±148 Number of housing units
  • Independence County: 16,786 ±28
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$109,200 ±$29,458 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters 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

4.4% ±7.8% (24  ±43.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Independence County: 9.6% † 3,620 (±1.7% / ±636.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

75.6% ±36.6% (331  ±98.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Independence County: 88.2% 22,268 (±4.2% / ±1,057.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
9.6% ±8% (42  ±38.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Independence County: 18.1% † 4,577 (±1.9% / ±488.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about one-quarter 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

N/A Foreign-born population

6.9% ±5% (33  ±27) 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)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
33 Total veterans ±27 33 Male ±27 N/A Female ±13

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