As of 2019 the region's population increased by 1.9% since 2014, growing by 708. Population is expected to increase by 1.8% between 2019 and 2024, adding 692.
From 2014 to 2019, jobs increased by 9.7% in Independence County, AR from 16,352 to 17,938. This change outpaced the national growth rate of 7.3% by 2.4%. As the number of jobs increased, the labor force participation rate increased from 52.0% to 54.6% between 2014 and 2019.
Median household income is $16.8K below the national median household income of $60.3K.
