Sharp County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 16,01093.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5493.2%Two or more races
  • 4042.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1250.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 520.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 140.08%Asian alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 85
• Thefts: 58
• Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 53
• Thefts: 48
• Auto thefts: 12

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $468 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $410 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sharp County is $380 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cherokee Village, Cave City, Highland, Ash Flat, Hardy, Evening Shade, Sidney, Williford.

Neighboring counties: Calloway County, Kentucky , Mercer County, West Virginia , San Bernardino County, California , Madison County, Tennessee , Portsmouth city, Virginia .

Current college students: 391
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 137 (48.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 282010 or later
• 452000 to 2009
• 51990 to 1999
• 261980 to 1989
• 401970 to 1979
• 46Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,829
• One, attached: 129
• Two: 168
• 3 or 4: 266
• 5 to 9: 62
• 10 to 19: 64
• 20 to 49: 51
• 50 or more: 3
• Mobile homes: 1,412
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Housing units in Sharp County with a mortgage: 2,540 (47 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,255

Religion statistics for Sharp County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sharp County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2014 to April 28, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4174: April 29, 2014, FEMA Id: 4174, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 05, 2013 to December 07, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4160: January 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1861: December 03, 2009, FEMA Id: 1861, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1819: February 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 1819, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Tropical Storm Ike, Incident Period: September 13, 2008 to September 23, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1804: October 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1804, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1744: February 07, 2008, FEMA Id: 1744, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

10.24% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($29,531 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.78% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($17,223 average AGI)
3.46% relocated from other states ($12,308 average AGI)

Sharp County:	3.46%
Arkansas average:	2.88%

from Independence County, AR	1.70% ($24,066 average AGI)
from Fulton County, AR	1.07% ($22,561)
from Craighead County, AR	0.73% ($31,231)
from Lawrence County, AR	0.49% ($23,654)
from Izard County, AR	0.45% ($33,667)

8.65% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,338 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.71% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($18,437 average AGI)
2.95% relocated to other states ($11,899 average AGI)

Sharp County:	2.95%
Arkansas average:	2.91%

to Independence County, AR	1.81% ($31,000 average AGI)
to Fulton County, AR	0.89% ($28,383)
to Craighead County, AR	0.59% ($24,258)
to Izard County, AR	0.40% ($26,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 15.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sharp County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,818 (1,272 living alone), Female householders: 3,660 (1,520 living alone)

• 3,197 spouses (3,181 opposite-sex spouses), 419 unmarried partners, (382 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,465 children (4,003 natural, 116 adopted, 341 stepchildren), 576 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 193 parents, 21 foster children, 231 other relatives, 430 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 208

Size of family households: 2,411 2-persons, 849 3-persons, 628 4-persons, 338 5-persons, 98 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,784 1-person, 312 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 27 4-persons.

1,848 married couples with children.
1,164 single-parent households (457 men, 707 women).

99.1% of residents of Sharp speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $129,653,000 ($7,413 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,166,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,916,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,348,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $422,000
Federal grants: $22,668,000
Federal procurement contracts: $913,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,385,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,330,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,933,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,515,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.54 millions of gallons per day (51% from ground, 49% from surface)

• Year house built in Sharp County, Arkansas
• 1742014 or later
• 1722010 to 2013
• 1,2962000 to 2009
• 1,6971990 to 1999
• 1,8091980 to 1989
• 2,8241970 to 1979
• 1,0271960 to 1969
• 4131950 to 1959
• 901940 to 1949
• 3411939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sharp County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sharp County, Arkansas
• 51 room
• 292 rooms
• 2323 rooms
• 9304 rooms
• 1,6145 rooms
• 1,2006 rooms
• 7547 rooms
• 5778 rooms
• 4279+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sharp County, Arkansas
• 811 room
• 842 rooms
• 2703 rooms
• 3534 rooms
• 5145 rooms
• 1736 rooms
• 1267 rooms
• 498 rooms
• 719+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sharp County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sharp County, Arkansas
• 5no bedroom
• 2541 bedroom
• 1,8442 bedrooms
• 2,6263 bedrooms
• 9104 bedrooms
• 1655+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sharp County, Arkansas
• 82no bedroom
• 2841 bedroom
• 6382 bedrooms
• 6103 bedrooms
• 494 bedrooms
• 475+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sharp County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sharp County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 162no vehicle
• 1,6511 vehicle
• 2,4912 vehicles
• 9133 vehicles
• 3254 vehicles
• 2285+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sharp County in renter-occupied apartments
• 259no vehicle
• 8981 vehicle
• 4422 vehicles
• 793 vehicles
• 114 vehicles
• 185+ vehicles

83.6% of Sharp County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Arkansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 9,591
• Other state: 7,449
• Northeast: 420
• Midwest: 3,806
• South: 2,160
• West: 1,070

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 819
• Number of aged recipients: 90
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 729
• Number of recipients under 18: 119
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 535
• Number of recipients older than 64: 165
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 377
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 387

Sharp County on our top lists:

• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"