Sharp County, Arkansas Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Sharp County is 3rd in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Sharp County is 6th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Home ownership rate

Sharp County is 11th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Sharp County is 12th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - White

Sharp County is 14th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Income below poverty line

Sharp County is 18th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Sharp County, Arkansas Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Sharp County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	17,054	46th	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	604.4	55th	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	28.6	38th	56	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Sharp County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	5.3%	59th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.1%	59th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	24.9%	3rd	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Sharp County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.0%	18th	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.8%	37th	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Sharp County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	96.2%	12th	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	62nd	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.0%	22nd	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	62nd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	51st	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	23rd	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	62nd	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	94.6%	11th	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Sharp County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	50.6%	47th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.7%	64th	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Sharp County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	9,842	37th	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.4%	64th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	7,106	41st	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	81.5%	6th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$77,300	42nd	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.4	53rd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	15	30th	8,231	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Sharp County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$16,146	65th	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$29,590	68th	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	24.0%	14th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Sharp County	Rank	Arkansas	US
Non-farm private establishments	317	43rd	64,471	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,658	53rd	980,644	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	0	73rd	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$155,959	44th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,792	39th	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$12,969	39th	$3,559,795	$613,795,732

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