Sharp County, Arkansas - DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000

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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Sharp County, Arkansas

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	17,119	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	8,221	48.0
Female	8,898	52.0

Under 5 years	940	5.5
5 to 9 years	1,019	6.0
10 to 14 years	1,093	6.4
15 to 19 years	1,053	6.2
20 to 24 years	717	4.2
25 to 34 years	1,735	10.1
35 to 44 years	2,160	12.6
45 to 54 years	2,192	12.8
55 to 59 years	1,087	6.3
60 to 64 years	1,082	6.3
65 to 74 years	2,237	13.1
75 to 84 years	1,339	7.8
85 years and over	465	2.7

Median age (years)	44.3	(X)

18 years and over	13,372	78.1
Male	6,340	37.0
Female	7,032	41.1
21 years and over	12,862	75.1
62 years and over	4,711	27.5
65 years and over	4,041	23.6
Male	1,769	10.3
Female	2,272	13.3

RACE
One race	16,881	98.6
White	16,630	97.1
Black or African American	84	0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	116	0.7
Asian	21	0.1
Asian Indian	0	0.0
Chinese	7	0.0
Filipino	5	0.0
Japanese	1	0.0
Korean	1	0.0
Vietnamese	3	0.0
Other Asian ¹	4	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	27	0.2
Two or more races	238	1.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	16,860	98.5
Black or African American	99	0.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	307	1.8
Asian	30	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0
Some other race	60	0.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	17,119	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	167	1.0
Mexican	108	0.6
Puerto Rican	5	0.0
Cuban	2	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	52	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,952	99.0
White alone	16,503	96.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	17,119	100.0
In households	16,893	98.7
Householder	7,211	42.1
Spouse	4,321	25.2
Child	4,279	25.0
Own child under 18 years	3,398	19.8
Other relatives	623	3.6
Under 18 years	278	1.6
Nonrelatives	459	2.7
Unmarried partner	221	1.3
In group quarters	226	1.3
Institutionalized population	200	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	26	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	7,211	100.0
Family households (families)	5,142	71.3
With own children under 18 years	1,863	25.8
Married-couple family	4,321	59.9
With own children under 18 years	1,408	19.5
Female householder, no husband present	582	8.1
With own children under 18 years	328	4.5
Nonfamily households	2,069	28.7
Householder living alone	1,848	25.6
Householder 65 years and over	1,040	14.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	2,048	28.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,765	38.3

Average household size	2.34	(X)
Average family size	2.79	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	9,342	100.0
Occupied housing units	7,211	77.2
Vacant housing units	2,131	22.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,169	12.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	5.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	7,211	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,790	80.3
Renter-occupied housing units	1,421	19.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.33	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.38	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.