Sharp County, Arkansas demographics

Population: 17,243
Median age: 47.1

Median household income: 37,361

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Sharp County, Arkansas.

Population

202117,243
202017,217
201917,139
201817,043
201717,041
201617,027
201517,055
201417,117
201317,203
201217,278
201117,386
201017,432
200917,689

Sharp County, AR cities

Ash Flat city - 1,293

Cave City city - 2,291

Cherokee Village city - 4,977

Evening Shade city - 362

Hardy city - 715

Highland city - 1,185

Horseshoe Bend city - 2,432

Sidney town - 188

Williford town - 50

Census data for Sharp County, Arkansas

Demographic and housing estimates in Sharp County, Arkansas

Total population
Total population17,243
Male8,537
Female8,706
Population by age
Total population17,243
Under 5 years868
5 to 9 years790
10 to 14 years1,218
15 to 19 years1,113
20 to 24 years760
25 to 34 years1,605
35 to 44 years1,888
45 to 54 years2,064
55 to 59 years1,347
60 to 64 years1,274
65 to 74 years2,496
75 to 84 years1,230
85 years and over590
Median age (years)47.1
Under 18 years3,632
16 years and over14,029
18 years and over13,611
21 years and over13,057
62 years and over5,122
65 years and over4,316
Population by race
Total population17,243
One race16,412
   White16,106
   Black or African American166
   American Indian and Alaska Native36
   Asian35
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0
   Some other race69
Two or more races831
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population13,517
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population6,595
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population6,922

Social characteristics in Sharp County, Arkansas

Households by type
Total households6,841
Family households (families)3,405
Married-couple family356
Male householder, no wife present, family1,185
Female householder, no husband present, family936
Nonfamily households1,895
Average household size2,917
Average family size2.50

Economic characteristics in Sharp County, Arkansas

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households6,841
Less than $10,000641
$10,000 to $14,999457
$15,000 to $24,9991,021
$25,000 to $34,9991,140
$35,000 to $49,9991,059
$50,000 to $74,9991,253
$75,000 to $99,999725
$100,000 to $149,999292
$150,000 to $199,999147
$200,000 or more106
Median household income (dollars)37,361

Housing characteristics in Sharp County, Arkansas

Housing occupancy
Total housing units9,544
Occupied housing units6,841
Vacant housing units2,703
Units in structure
Total housing units9,544
1-unit, detached7,641
1-unit, attached95
2 units147
3 or 4 units160
5 to 9 units58
10 to 19 units62
20 or more units99
Mobile home1,277
Boat, RV, van, etc.5
Year structure built
Total housing units9,544
Built 2014 or later26
Built 2010 to 2013297
Built 2000 to 20091,140
Built 1990 to 19991,447
Built 1980 to 19891,790
Built 1970 to 19793,111
Built 1960 to 19691,047
Built 1950 to 1959349
Built 1940 to 194973
Built 1939 or earlier264
Rooms
Total housing units9,544
1 room161
2 rooms304
3 rooms522
4 rooms1,711
5 rooms2,532
6 rooms1,646
7 rooms1,032
8 rooms869
9 rooms or more767
Median rooms5.3
Bedrooms
Total housing units9,544
No bedroom161
1 bedroom748
2 bedrooms3,090
3 bedrooms4,100
4 bedrooms1,088
5 or more bedrooms357
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units6,841
Owner-occupied5,405
Renter-occupied1,436
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.47
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.60
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units6,841
Moved in 2017 or later523
Moved in 2015 to 20161,885
Moved in 2010 to 20141,208
Moved in 2000 to 20091,789
Moved in 1990 to 1999779
Moved in 1989 and earlier657
Value
Owner-occupied units5,405
Less than $50,0001,598
$50,000 to $99,9991,763
$100,000 to $149,999665
$150,000 to $199,999657
$200,000 to $299,999481
$300,000 to $499,999153
$500,000 to $999,99972
$1,000,000 or more16
Median (dollars)77,000
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units5,405
Housing units with a mortgage2,490
Housing units without a mortgage2,915
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent1,169
Less than $500475
$500 to $999659
$1,000 to $1,49931
$1,500 to $1,9990
$2,000 to $2,4994
$2,500 to $2,9990
$3,000 or more0
Median (dollars)569
No rent paid267

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