Sharp County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Manufacturing (17.4%), Retail trade (13.8%), Construction (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Sharp County, Arkansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Sharp County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	44.3 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 8,221	(48.0%)
Females: 8,898	(52.0%)

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Sharp County:	2.3 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$29,803
Arkansas:	$38,134

This county:	$342
State:	$421

Sharp County:	$80,011
Arkansas:	$101,000

Detached houses: $119,991

Here:	$119,991
State:	$148,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,716

Here:	$92,716
State:	$165,561

In 2-unit structures: $75,460

Here:	$75,460
State:	$140,742

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $62,733

Here:	$62,733
State:	$146,569

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $277,890

Here:	$277,890
State:	$199,870

Mobile homes: $37,715

Here:	$37,715
State:	$38,244

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $36,000

Here:	$36,000
State:	$29,738

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

This county:	18.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

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: Fulton County , Independence County , Izard County , Lawrence County , Randolph County , Oregon County, Missouri .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sharp County: Ben-Gay (A), Camp Kiwania (B), Camp Miramichee (C), Grange (D), Hilltop (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sharp County include: Banks Church (A), Bear Creek Church (B), Lone Oak Church (C), Bettis Church (D), Liberty Hill Church (E), Bold Spring Church (F), Bradford Chapel (G), Bristol Church (H), Cabin Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Schales Cemetery (1), Dail Cemetery (2), Hall Cemetery (3), Groves Cemetery (4), Shiloh Cemetery (5), Kellett Cemetery (6), Noth Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Duck Pond (A), Persimmon Pond (B), Runyans Lake (C), Lake Galilee (D), Spring Lake (E), Lake Cave City (F), Street Lake (G), Cedar Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A), Johnson Branch (B), Mars Branch (C), Martins Creek (D), Mays Branch (E), Meeks Branch (F), Hurricane Creek (G), Miller Prong (H), Humphrey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sharp County include: Doctor Toms Park (1), Harold E Alexander Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Poughkeepsie Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.7%
Arkansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 391
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 133 (66% naturalized citizens)

Sharp County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,250
• One, attached: 245
• Two: 54
• 3 or 4: 162
• 5 to 9: 39
• 10 to 19: 28
• 20 or more: 69
• Mobile homes: 1,363
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 132

Housing units in Sharp County with a mortgage: 1,910 (77 second mortgage, 80 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,736

Here:	52.4% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Sharp County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/24/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Sharp County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 76.0 miles away from Sharp County center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from Sharp County center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 97.5 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from Sharp County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,487 (77%) Carpooled: 933 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 1 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 134 (2%) Other means: 49 (1%) Worked at home: 245 (4%)

10.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,954 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.58%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.64% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($13,099 average AGI)
4.94% relocated from other states ($15,854 average AGI)

Sharp County:	4.94%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Independence County, AR	1.47% ($22,202 average AGI)
from Fulton County, AR	0.81% ($28,674)
from Craighead County, AR	0.58% ($26,091)
from Izard County, AR	0.51% ($21,034)
from Lawrence County, AR	0.40% ($22,522)
from Mississippi County, AR	0.19% ($32,273)
from Shelby County, TN	0.19% ($39,091)

7.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.97%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.17% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($15,984 average AGI)
2.79% relocated to other states ($8,828 average AGI)

Sharp County:	2.79%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Independence County, AR	1.69% ($22,638 average AGI)
to Craighead County, AR	0.61% ($24,147)
to Fulton County, AR	0.59% ($24,667)
to Izard County, AR	0.32% ($32,667)
to Lawrence County, AR	0.31% ($18,118)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,820 (3,935 aged, 885 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,600 (4,342 male householders, 836 female householders)

  4,356 spouses, 4,204 children (3,675 natural, 144 adopted, 385 stepchildren), 339 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 95 parents, 164 other relatives, 212 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,292 (835 male householders (695 living alone)), 1,218 female householders (1,159 living alone)), 239 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 227 (194 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,847 2-persons, 1,091 3-persons, 768 4-persons, 332 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,854 1-person, 180 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

97.7% of residents of Sharp County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $129,653,000 ($7413 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

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+44 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.2
State:	5.6

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

57% of Sharp County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Arkansas.

Sharp County:	56.7%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 9473
• Northeast: 398
• Midwest: 4055
• South: 2086
• West: 920

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,800

Here:	5.4%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	5.6%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	15.6%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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