Clark County, Arkansas QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Clark County Arkansas
?  Population, 2000 23,5462,673,400
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 9.8%13.7%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.0%6.8%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 21.7%25.4%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.6%14.0%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 74.3%80.0%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 22.0%15.7%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%0.7%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6%0.8%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 1.4%1.5%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.2%1.3%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.9%51.2%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.4%3.2%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 73.5%78.6%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 8,311992,669
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,288199,304
?  Housing units, 2000 10,1661,173,043
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 65.7%69.4%
?  Households, 2000 8,9121,042,696
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.382.49
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 33.0%35.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $26,783$27,875
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 18.9%17.5%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 24.6%25.0%

Business QuickFacts Clark County Arkansas
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 58862,353
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 8,204944,935
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 42.7%25.8%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,101143,236
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 401,06445,185,963
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 171,27521,643,695
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $7,723$8,575
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA7,594
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 39150,440
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 4311,502
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 99,26613,630,842
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 66990,806

Geography QuickFacts Clark County Arkansas
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 86552,068
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 27.251.3
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown