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Independence township, Lee County, AR

4,219 Population
123.4 square miles 34.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Lee County: 41.9 ±1.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$16,849 ±$2,492 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Lee County: $23,465 † ±$6,815
  • about half the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$22,212 ±$6,898 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Lee County: $34,375 † ±$6,510
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

53.2% ±7.3% (2,192  ±320) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Lee County: 39.4% † 2,667 (±4.5% / ±304)
  • more than double 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)

20.5 minutes ±10.5 (16,820  ±4,749) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Lee County: 23.1 † 39,245 (±6.6 / ±6,858)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,542 ±203 Number of households
  • Lee County: 2,690 ±195
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (4,146  ±222) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Lee County: 2.5 6,798 (±0.2 / ±81)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.9% ±11.6% (115  ±114) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lee County: 10.5% † 138 (±8.6% / ±115)
  • more than double the rate in Arkansas: 5.6% 39,177 (±0.2% / ±1,481)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,165 ±145 Number of housing units
  • Lee County: 3,694 ±33
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$81,500 ±$36,383 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Lee County: $75,300 † ±$13,239
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Arkansas: $188,000 ±$1,754
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.6% ±4.8% (315  ±198.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Lee County: 7.9% † 644 (±2.6% / ±215.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.2% ±11.4% (2,081  ±329.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Lee County: 79.8% 4,721 (±6.5% / ±389.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
6.7% ±3.2% (169  ±80.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lee County: 7.2% † 428 (±1.9% / ±109.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about one-fifth 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

0.3% ±0.4% (12  ±16) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Lee County: 1.1% 90
  • 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

3.4% ±2.1% (106  ±65) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Lee County: 5.1% † 345 (±1.4% / ±95)
  • about half the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
106 Total veterans ±65 106 Male ±65 N/A Female ±13

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