Miller County vs Union County

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

Miller County and Union 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 38,368 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($50,221 vs $49,983 in Miller County). Miller County has the higher median home value ($148,200 vs $114,700 in Union County).

Population, income & housing

	Miller County	Union County
Population	42,588	38,368
Median age	39.0 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,983	$50,221
Median home value	$148,200	$114,700
Median gross rent	$882	$825
Housing units	19,810	18,663
Homeownership rate	65.3%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Miller County	Union County
Population	43,572 → 42,588 (-2.3%)	39,449 → 38,368 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$43,371 → $49,983 (+15.2%)	$44,663 → $50,221 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$109,100 → $148,200 (+35.8%)	$86,500 → $114,700 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $882 (+19.7%)	$674 → $825 (+22.4%)

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

Union County

Population

39,44938,368

Median household income

$44,663$50,221

Median home value

$86,500$114,700

Median gross rent

$674$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Miller County	Union County
Under 5	6.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.3%
75 and over	6.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Miller County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	59.7%
Black or African American	25.5%	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Miller County	Union County
No high school diploma	13.1%	12.0%
High school graduate	40.4%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Miller County	Union County
Drove alone	82.5%	85.0%
Carpooled	10.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	6.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Miller County	Union County
1-unit, detached	69.1%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	3.3%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Miller County	Union County
Poverty rate	21.0%	19.4%
Average household size	2.53	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1983	1977