Sharp County vs. Lawrence County

Sharp County (AR)Lawrence County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)17,36616,434
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.6%-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)17,26417,410
Population, Census, April 1, 201017,26417,415
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent26.1%19.7%
Female persons, percent50.7%50.6%
White alone, percent95.5%96.4%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.3%1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent93.4%94.8%
Veterans, 2014-20181,9161,106
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.8%0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)9,8828,009
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.8%66.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$81,000$75,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$780$812
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$291$316
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$549$543
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.1%8.7%
Building permits, 20181016
Households, 2014-20187,3546,531
Persons per household, 2014-20182.292.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.4%84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.0%1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201880.4%77.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201857.7%63.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.6%85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201811.3%15.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201819.1%17.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.5%8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201844.8%53.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201839.0%48.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)13,1389,212
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)29,74040,380
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)152,565196,284
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,946$11,538
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.125.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,708$38,528
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,721$20,451
Persons in poverty, percent20.7%17.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017310287
Total employment, 20172,6243,035
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)68,27891,654
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,2301,126
All firms, 20121,4491,384
Men-owned firms, 2012774683
Women-owned firms, 2012493517
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,3871,333
Veteran-owned firms, 201216673
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,2001,250
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%24.1%
Population per square mile, 201028.629.6
Land area in square miles, 2010604.44587.61

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sharp county (AR) and Lawrence county (AR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.