Independence County vs. Lawrence County
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Independence County (AR) Lawrence County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 37,678 16,434
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.8% -5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 36,641 17,410
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 36,647 17,415
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.4% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.2% 22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.5% 19.7%
Female persons, percent 51.2% 50.6%
White alone, percent 94.1% 96.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.3% 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.8% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 0.8% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 6.5% 1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 88.3% 94.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 2,434 1,106
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.1% 0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 16,591 8,009
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 72.1% 66.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $105,200 $75,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,004 $812
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $333 $316
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $633 $543
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 6.8% 8.7%
Building permits, 2018 32 16
Households, 2014-2018 14,268 6,531
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.54 2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.8% 84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 4.9% 1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 82.4% 77.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 61.6% 63.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.8% 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 18.9% 15.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 14.2% 17.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.1% 8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.7% 53.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 49.3% 48.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 48,817 9,212
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 282,052 40,380
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,211,422 73,224
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 441,118 196,284
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,914 $11,538
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 18.7 25.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $43,523 $38,528
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $23,426 $20,451
Persons in poverty, percent 14.5% 17.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 782 287
Total employment, 2017 14,223 3,035
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 520,458 91,654
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.5% 0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,472 1,126
All firms, 2012 2,898 1,384
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,709 683
Women-owned firms, 2012 729 517
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,580 1,333
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 404 73
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,233 1,250
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.3% 24.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 48.0 29.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 763.95 587.61
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Independence county (AR) and Lawrence county (AR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.