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YELL
COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS
AREA DESCRIPTION - YELL COUNTY, ARKANSAS
Yell County, Arkansas was created in 1840
from parent counties of Pope and Scott. There
are two county seats, one in Dardanelle and
the other in Danville. Yell County is Arkansas's
41st county, formed on 5 December 1840 and named
after Archibald Yell, who was the state's
first member of the United States House of Representatives
and the second governor of Arkansas; he later
fell in combat at the Battle of Buena Vista
during the Mexican-American War.
Professional golfer John Daly was raised
in Yell County, moving there from California with
his family when he was 5. He owns the Lion's Den
Golf Course near Dardanelle.
In the 1969 Hollywood movie True Grit,
starring John Wayne, actress Kim Darby played
character Mattie Ross, who was constantly speaking
of herself being from Yell County, near Dardanelle.
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Census
2000 Demographic Profile Highlights:
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Total
population
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21,139
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Male
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10,545
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49.9
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49.1%
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Female
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10,594
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50.1
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50.9%
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Median
age (years)
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36.1
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(X)
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35.3
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Under
5 years
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1,378
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6.5
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6.8%
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18
years and over
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15,688
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74.2
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74.3%
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65
years and over
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3,178
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15.0
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12.4%
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One
race
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20,797
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98.4
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97.6%
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White
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18,312
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86.6
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75.1%
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Black
or African American
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310
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1.5
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12.3%
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American
Indian and Alaska Native
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123
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0.6
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0.9%
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Asian
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146
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0.7
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3.6%
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Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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6
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0.0
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0.1%
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Some
other race
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1,900
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9.0
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5.5%
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Two
or more races
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342
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1.6
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2.4%
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Hispanic
or Latino (of any race)
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2,691
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12.7
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12.5%
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Household
population
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20,706
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98.0
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97.2%
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Group
quarters population
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433
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2.0
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2.8%
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Average
household size
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2.61
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(X)
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2.59
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Average
family size
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3.04
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(X)
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3.14
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Total
housing units
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9,157
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Occupied
housing units
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7,922
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86.5
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91.0%
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Owner-occupied
housing units
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5,774
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72.9
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66.2%
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Renter-occupied
housing units
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2,148
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27.1
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33.8%
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Vacant
housing units
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1,235
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13.5
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9.0%
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Social
Characteristics - show more
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Number
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Percent
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U.S.
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Population
25 years and over
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13,659
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High
school graduate or higher
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8,756
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64.1
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80.4%
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Bachelor's
degree or higher
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1,490
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10.9
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24.4%
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Civilian
veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)
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1,966
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12.6
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12.7%
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Disability
status (population 5 years and over)
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5,165
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26.6
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19.3%
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Foreign
born
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2,147
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10.2
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11.1%
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Male,
Now married, except separated (population 15
years and over)
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5,163
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63.4
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56.7%
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Female,
Now married, except separated (population 15
years and over)
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4,991
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58.7
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52.1%
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Speak
a language other than English at home (population
5 years and over)
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2,654
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13.4
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17.9%
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Economic
Characteristics - show
more >>
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Number
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Percent
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U.S.
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In
labor force (population 16 years and over)
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9,641
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58.8
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63.9%
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Mean
travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years
and over)
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22.8
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(X)
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25.5
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Median
household income in 1999 (dollars)
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28,916
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(X)
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41,994
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Median
family income in 1999 (dollars)
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33,409
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(X)
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50,046
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Per
capita income in 1999 (dollars)
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15,383
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(X)
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21,587
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Families
below poverty level
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685
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11.7
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9.2%
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Individuals
below poverty level
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3,190
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15.4
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12.4%
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Housing
Characteristics - show more
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Number
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Percent
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U.S.
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Single-family
owner-occupied homes
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3,470
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Median
value (dollars)
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60,600
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(X)
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119,600
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Median
of selected monthly owner costs
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(X)
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(X)
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With
a mortgage (dollars)
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644
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(X)
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1,088
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Not
mortgaged (dollars)
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221
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(X)
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295
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(X)
Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1)
and Summary File 3 (SF 3) |
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