Sharp County vs. Independence County
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Sharp County (AR) Independence County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 17,366 37,678
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.6% 2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 17,264 36,641
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 17,264 36,647
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.6% 24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 26.1% 17.5%
Female persons, percent 50.7% 51.2%
White alone, percent 95.5% 94.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.9% 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 0.8%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 2.3% 6.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 93.4% 88.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 1,916 2,434
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 0.8% 3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 9,882 16,591
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 75.8% 72.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $81,000 $105,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $780 $1,004
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $291 $333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $549 $633
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 5.1% 6.8%
Building permits, 2018 10 32
Households, 2014-2018 7,354 14,268
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.29 2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.4% 83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 1.0% 4.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 80.4% 82.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 57.7% 61.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 83.6% 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 11.3% 18.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 19.1% 14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.5% 8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 44.8% 55.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 39.0% 49.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 13,138 48,817
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 29,740 282,052
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 152,565 441,118
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $8,946 $11,914
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.1 18.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $33,708 $43,523
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $20,721 $23,426
Persons in poverty, percent 20.7% 14.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 310 782
Total employment, 2017 2,624 14,223
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 68,278 520,458
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.7% 1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,230 2,472
All firms, 2012 1,449 2,898
Men-owned firms, 2012 774 1,709
Women-owned firms, 2012 493 729
Minority-owned firms, 2012 35 186
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,387 2,580
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 166 404
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,200 2,233
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 28.6 48.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 604.44 763.95
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sharp county (AR) and Independence county (AR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.