Sharp County, Arkansas

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,597
Median household income: $42,950
Median home value: $94,600

Sharp County is a county in Arkansas with a population of 17,597. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $42,950 runs below the Arkansas figure of $58,773.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sharp County's population grew 2.7% from 17,139 to 17,597, while its median household income rose 23.9% from $34,671 to $42,950.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.3% of the population. 77.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,597
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $42,950
Median home value: $94,600
Median gross rent: $648
Housing units: 9,515
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,13917,597

Median household income

$34,671$42,950

Median home value

$80,700$94,600

Median gross rent

$527$648

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,139	$34,671	$80,700	$527
2020	17,217	$35,573	$75,200	$552
2021	17,243	$37,361	$77,000	$569
2022	17,422	$43,332	$89,900	$610
2023	17,597	$42,950	$94,600	$648

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	929	5.3%
5 to 17	2,707	15.4%
18 to 24	1,210	6.9%
25 to 34	1,671	9.5%
35 to 44	1,796	10.2%
45 to 54	2,109	12.0%
55 to 64	2,695	15.3%
65 to 74	2,582	14.7%
75 and over	1,898	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,064	91.3%
Black or African American	107	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	99	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	894	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	409	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,867	14.6%
High school graduate	5,172	40.6%
Some college or associate's	4,191	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,070	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	451	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,676	77.7%
Carpooled	870	14.4%
Public transit	14	0.2%
Walked	54	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	334	5.5%
Other means	73	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,756	30.9%
15 to 29 min	1,520	26.7%
30 to 44 min	1,206	21.2%
45 to 59 min	507	8.9%
60+ min	698	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 17.3% (2,997 of 17,277)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,441	65.2%
Nonfamily households	2,369	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,810	71.6%
Vacant	2,705	28.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,418	79.6%
Renter-occupied	1,392	20.4%

1-unit, detached81.6%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,762	81.6%
1-unit, attached	84	0.9%
2 to 4 units	312	3.3%
5 to 19 units	105	1.1%
20 or more units	73	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1,179	12.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 05135
State: Arkansas
Land area: 605 sq mi
Water area: 2.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.1734, -91.4711