What is the population of Sharp County, Arkansas?

The population of Sharp County, Arkansas is 17,885, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Sharp County, Arkansas?

The median household income in Sharp County, Arkansas is $43,478, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Sharp County, Arkansas is $62,801, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Sharp County, Arkansas is 6.5%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Sharp County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	17,885	3,059,436	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	29.5	57.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	8.23%	0.31%	0.57%
Median age	48.8	36.6	37.1
Households	6,810	1,188,527	128,459,983

Year	Sharp County

Group	Share

Sharp County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Sharp County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$43,478	$58,772	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.87%	4.71%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Sharp County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$62,801	$123,805	$242,182
Median rent	$647	$913	$1,342
Homeownership rate	79.6%	66.1%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Metric	Sharp County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.7	18.5	22.5
Work from home	5.5%	7.8%	13.4%

Sharp County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Sharp County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	22.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.48	2.54

Sharp County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Sharp County	Arkansas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	74.9	75.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	27.1%	22.8%	16.3%
Smokers	25.3%	23.3%	19.0%