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Clark
County Statistics & Demographics
Courtesy
of the U.S. Census Bureau
| People |
Clark
County |
Arkansas |
| Population,
2001 estimate |
23,517 |
2,692,090 |
| 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 |
74.3% |
80.0% |
| Black
or African American persons, percent, 2000 |
22.0% |
15.7% |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent,
2000 |
0.5% |
0.7% |
| Asian
persons, percent, 2000 |
0.6% |
0.8% |
| Female
persons, percent, 2000 |
51.9% |
51.2% |
| Persons
of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent,
2000 |
2.4% |
3.2% |
| High
school graduates, persons 25 years and
over, 1990 |
8,311 |
992,669 |
| College
graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
2,288 |
199,304 |
| Housing
units, 2000 |
10,166 |
1,173,043 |
| Homeownership
rate, 2000 |
65.7% |
69.4% |
| Households,
2000 |
8,912 |
1,042,696 |
| Persons
per household, 2000 |
2.38 |
2.49 |
| Households
with persons under 18, percent, 2000 |
33.0% |
35.6% |
| Median
household money income, 1997 model-based
estimate |
$26,783 |
$27,875 |
| Business |
Clark
County |
Arkansas |
| Private nonfarm establishments,
1999 |
583 |
62,737 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 1999 |
7,819 |
954,948 |
| Private nonfarm employment,
percent change 1990-1999 |
36.0% |
27.2% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 1999 |
1,159 |
151,948 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997
($1000) |
401,064 |
45,185,963 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
171,275 |
21,643,695 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$7,723 |
$8,575 |
| Minority-owned firms, percent of
total, 1997 |
F |
6.7% |
| Women-owned firms, percent of
total, 1997 |
15.2% |
22.0% |
| Housing units authorized by
building permits, 2000 |
29 |
9,203 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2001
($1000) |
106,875 |
16,632,110 |
| Local government employment -
full-time equivalent, 1997 |
669 |
90,806 |
| Geography |
Clark
County |
Arkansas |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
865 |
52,068 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
27.2 |
51.3 |
CLARK COUNTY INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL
Location: 640 South 6th Street, Suite A, Arkadelphia, AR
71923
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1068, Arkadelphia, AR 71923
(870) 245-2242 • Fax: (870) 230-5551
Email: info@clarkcountyic.com
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