Howard County (Arkansas)

According to the US Census Bureau, Howard County has a total area of ​​1,541 square kilometers, of which 1,520 square meters. kilometers is land and 21 square meters. kilometer - water. The area of ​​water resources of the district is 1.31% of its total area.

Neighboring Counties

• Regiment - North
• Pike East
• Hempstead - Southeast
• Little River - Southwest
• Sevi - West

The distribution range of the district population by age ranges. 2000 census data

According to the 2000 census ^[1], 14,300 people, 3,922 families lived in Howard County , there were 5,471 households and 6,297 residential buildings. The average population density was 9 people per square kilometer. According to the census, the racial makeup of the county was as follows: 73.60% White , 21.86% Black or African American , 0.41% Native American , 0.50% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.86% mixed races, 2.76% - of other nationalities. Hispanic and Latino Americans accounted for 5.08% of all district residents.

Of the 5,471 households, 34.10% raised children under the age of 18, 55.20% were cohabiting couples, women lived without husbands in 12.70% of families, and 28.30% had no families. 25.70% of the total number of families at the time of the census lived independently, while 12.60% were single elderly people aged 65 years and older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04.

According to the 2000 census, the population of the district according to the age range was as follows: 26.90% - residents under 18 years of age, 8.60% - between 18 and 24 years old, 27.80% - from 25 to 44 years old, 21.60% - from 45 to 64 years old and 15.10% - at the age of 65 years and older. The average age of the residents of the district was 36 years. For every 100 females in the okrug, 95.10 are males, while for every hundred females 18 years and older, 91.20 are males also over 18 years old.

The average income per household in the district was $ 28,699 , and the average income per family in the district was $ 34,510. At the same time, men had an average income of $ 28,086 per year, compared to $ 17,266 of the average annual income for women. The per capita income for the county was $ 15,586 a year. 11.90% of the total number of families in the district and 15.50% of the total population were below the poverty line at the time of the census, with 20.10% of those under the age of 18 and 17.00% at the age of 65 and older.

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