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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: Van Buren 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

16,192

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

7,959

49.2

Female

8,233

50.8

 

 

 

Under 5 years

833

5.1

5 to 9 years

962

5.9

10 to 14 years

1,031

6.4

15 to 19 years

1,021

6.3

20 to 24 years

713

4.4

25 to 34 years

1,589

9.8

35 to 44 years

2,131

13.2

45 to 54 years

2,074

12.8

55 to 59 years

1,053

6.5

60 to 64 years

1,008

6.2

65 to 74 years

2,032

12.5

75 to 84 years

1,300

8.0

85 years and over

445

2.7

 

 

 

Median age (years)

44.2

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

12,705

78.5

Male

6,121

37.8

Female

6,584

40.7

21 years and over

12,193

75.3

62 years and over

4,385

27.1

65 years and over

3,777

23.3

Male

1,686

10.4

Female

2,091

12.9

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

15,952

98.5

White

15,673

96.8

Black or African American

50

0.3

American Indian and Alaska Native

122

0.8

Asian

40

0.2

Asian Indian

12

0.1

Chinese

0

0.0

Filipino

20

0.1

Japanese

0

0.0

Korean

3

0.0

Vietnamese

2

0.0

Other Asian 1

3

0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

7

0.0

Native Hawaiian

1

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

1

0.0

Samoan

1

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

4

0.0

Some other race

60

0.4

Two or more races

240

1.5

 

 

 

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

 

 

White

15,903

98.2

Black or African American

72

0.4

American Indian and Alaska Native

284

1.8

Asian

60

0.4

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

18

0.1

Some other race

107

0.7

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

16,192

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

215

1.3

Mexican

121

0.7

Puerto Rican

10

0.1

Cuban

7

0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

77

0.5

Not Hispanic or Latino

15,977

98.7

White alone

15,550

96.0

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

16,192

100.0

In households

15,916

98.3

Householder

6,825

42.2

Spouse

4,031

24.9

Child

3,928

24.3

Own child under 18 years

3,083

19.0

Other relatives

651

4.0

Under 18 years

315

1.9

Nonrelatives

481

3.0

Unmarried partner

251

1.6

In group quarters

276

1.7

Institutionalized population

262

1.6

Noninstitutionalized population

14

0.1

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

6,825

100.0

Family households (families)

4,804

70.4

With own children under 18 years

1,722

25.2

Married-couple family

4,031

59.1

With own children under 18 years

1,304

19.1

Female householder, no husband present

525

7.7

With own children under 18 years

282

4.1

Nonfamily households

2,021

29.6

Householder living alone

1,803

26.4

Householder 65 years and over

983

14.4

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

1,928

28.2

Households with individuals 65 years and over

2,551

37.4

 

 

 

Average household size

2.33

(X)

Average family size

2.79

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

9,164

100.0

Occupied housing units

6,825

74.5

Vacant housing units

2,339

25.5

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

1,260

13.7

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

3.7

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

10.5

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

6,825

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

5,537

81.1

Renter-occupied housing units

1,288

18.9

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.36

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.23

(X)

(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.