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Arkansas (AR)Batesville501870

Independence County, AR

Batesville metro * 36.8K residents

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36.8K

Population

$56.6K

Median income

per household

$142.6K

Home value

20.4%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $56.6K.
  • Median home value: $142.6K.
  • Poverty rate: 20.4% (high poverty; top quartile vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

1 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$56.6K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$142.6K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

20.4%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

42.8%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

19.4%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

17.9%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

2.5×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

Income distribution
Income bracketShare of households
< $50k44.8%
$50–100k31.1%
$100–200k19.4%
$200k+4.8%
< $50k
44.8%
$50–100k
31.1%
$100–200k
19.4%
$200k+
4.8%

Housing tenure

Owner-occupied vs renter-occupied housing (ACS).

Housing tenure
TenurePercent
Owners69.2%
Renters30.8%
69.2%
Owners
Owners
69.2%
Renters
30.8%
See Batesville metro economy→See AR state economy→

Health

0 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

41.6%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

13.4%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

17.1%

U.S.

12.8%

See Batesville metro health data→See AR state health data→

Connectivity

1 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

75.3%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

37.8%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

78.2%

U.S.

77.4%

See Batesville metro connectivity→See AR state connectivity→

Map

Independence County, AR

Population

36.8K

Area

763.7 sq mi

Density

48.2/sq mi

Neighbors

Cleburne County, ARIzard County, ARJackson County, ARLawrence County, ARSharp County, ARStone County, ARWhite County, AR

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2026-02
Broadband
2024-06-arcgis
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-04-26

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC Broadband Data Collection (fixed broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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