Independence County vs Miller County

A side-by-side comparison of Independence County and Miller County: population, income, housing, and more.

Independence County and Miller County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Miller County has the higher population (42,588 vs 38,120 in Independence County). Independence County has the higher median household income ($56,009 vs $49,983 in Miller County). Miller County has the higher median home value ($148,200 vs $120,500 in Independence County).

Population, income & housing

	Independence County	Miller County
Population	38,120	42,588
Median age	39.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,009	$49,983
Median home value	$120,500	$148,200
Median gross rent	$814	$882
Housing units	16,740	19,810
Homeownership rate	67.6%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence County	Miller County
Population	37,427 → 38,120 (+1.9%)	43,572 → 42,588 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$44,319 → $56,009 (+26.4%)	$43,371 → $49,983 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $120,500 (+21.8%)	$109,100 → $148,200 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $814 (+29.0%)	$737 → $882 (+19.7%)

Independence County

Population

37,42738,120

Median household income

$44,319$56,009

Median home value

$98,900$120,500

Median gross rent

$631$814

Miller County

Population

43,57242,588

Median household income

$43,371$49,983

Median home value

$109,100$148,200

Median gross rent

$737$882

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence County	Miller County
Under 5	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.1%
75 and over	7.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence County	Miller County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	66.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	25.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence County	Miller County
No high school diploma	12.5%	13.1%
High school graduate	39.4%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence County	Miller County
Drove alone	81.1%	82.5%
Carpooled	9.6%	10.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	2.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	3.7%
Other means	1.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence County	Miller County
1-unit, detached	68.1%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	22.5%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Independence County	Miller County
Poverty rate	19.6%	21.0%
Average household size	2.56	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1987	1983