Blytheville, AR

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General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0507330, place: Blytheville city, Arkansas)

Total Population: 18,272
Male: 8,474 (46.38%)
Female: 9,798 (53.62%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,597 (8.74%)
5 to 9 years: 1,543 (8.44%)
10 to 14 years: 1,469 (8.04%)
15 to 19 years: 1,422 (7.78%)
20 to 24 years: 1,334 (7.3%)
25 to 34 years: 2,312 (12.65%)
35 to 44 years: 2,435 (13.33%)
45 to 54 years: 2,149 (11.76%)
55 to 59 years: 726 (3.97%)
60 to 64 years: 713 (3.9%)
65 to 74 years: 1,307 (7.15%)
75 to 84 years: 913 (5%)
85 years and over: 352 (1.93%)

Median age: 32.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 12,805 (70.08%)
21 years and over: 11,971 (65.52%)
62 years and over: 3,003 (16.43%)
65 years and over: 2,572 (14.08%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 12,805 (70.08%)
--Male: 5,741 (31.42%)
--Female: 7,064 (38.66%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 2,572 (14.08%)
--Male: 943 (5.16%)
--Female: 1,629 (8.92%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 18,020 (98.62%)
--White: 8,151 (44.61%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 239 (1.31%)
--Black or African American: 9,528 (52.15%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 35 (0.19%)
--Asian: 109 (0.6%)
----Asian Indian: 19 (0.1%)
----Chinese: 8 (0.04%)
----Filipino: 19 (0.1%)
----Japanese: 10 (0.05%)
----Korean: 15 (0.08%)
----Vietnamese: 30 (0.16%)
----Other Asian: 8 (0.04%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 12 (0.07%)
----Native Hawaiian: 6 (0.03%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 3 (0.02%)
----Samoan: 3 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 87 (0.48%)
Two or more Races: 252 (1.38%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 239 (1.31%)
--Mexican: 133 (0.73%)
--Puerto Rican: 17 (0.09%)
--Cuban: 5 (0.03%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 84 (0.46%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 18,033 (98.69%)
--White Alone: 8,151 (44.61%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 17,998 (98.5%)
--Householder: 7,001 (38.32%)
--Spouse: 2,962 (16.21%)
--Child: 5,886 (32.21%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 4,525 (24.76%)
--Other relatives: 1,416 (7.75%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 841 (4.6%)
--Nonrelatives: 733 (4.01%)
----Unmarried partner: 351 (1.92%)
Living in group quarters: 274 (1.5%)
--Institutionalized Population: 193 (1.06%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 81 (0.44%)
Total households: 7,001
Family households (families): 4,748 (67.82%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,331 (33.3%)
--Married-couple families: 2,962 (42.31%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,234 (17.63%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,462 (20.88%)
----With own children under 18 years: 922 (13.17%)
Nonfamily households: 2,253 (32.18%)
--Householder living alone: 1,966 (28.08%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 834 (11.91%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 2,729 (38.98%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,828 (26.11%)
Average household size: 2.57 people
Average family size: 3.16 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 8,533
Occupied housing units: 7,001 (82.05%)
Vacant housing units: 1,532 (17.95%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 21 (0.25%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.1%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 25.1%
Occupied housing units: 7,001 (82.05%)
Owner occupied housing units: 3,817 (44.73%)
Renter occupied housing units: 3,184 (37.31%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.6 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.54 people

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