Sharp County, Arkansas

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Sharp County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Sharp County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	17,773	3,049,391	334,922,499	1996th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,637	$60,773	$80,734	2977th of 3,221
Median Age	47.1	38.5	38.9	454th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.9%	25.7%	35.7%	2940th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$105,100	$188,000	$332,700	2913th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$766	$947	$1,413	2363rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.5%	16.0%	12.5%	1000th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.1%	4.9%	5.2%	266th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	29.4	58.7	n/a	2017th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	5.4%	14.1%	2462nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.7	n/a	n/a	2268th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.8%	66.4%	65.2%	811th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.5	22.5	26.4	890th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.2%	8.8%	15.1%	2035th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.4%	n/a	n/a	1374th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.5%	47.0%	46.9%	1127th of 3,222
Broadband Access	67.1%	n/a	n/a	3019th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Sharp County, Arkansas

Statistic	Sharp County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.5%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.0	51.2	61.4

Age in Sharp County, Arkansas

Statistic	Sharp County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	47.1	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.2%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.5%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Sharp County, Arkansas

Statistic	Sharp County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	6,856	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.3%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.6%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.8%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.9%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	23.0%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sharp County, Arkansas

Statistic	Sharp County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,969	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.2%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.1%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.5%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.5%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.6%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.3%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Sharp County, Arkansas

Statistic	Sharp County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	9,525	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.4%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.1%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.0%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.2%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.3%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$584	$1,040	n/a

Education in Sharp County, Arkansas

Statistic	Sharp County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	13.8%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.6%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.7%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.8%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.1%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sharp County, Arkansas

Statistic	Sharp County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.1%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.5%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.5%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.4%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Sharp County, Arkansas

Statistic	Sharp County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.1%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	5.9%	16.7%

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