Pocahontas Population and Demographics

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Pocahontas City, Arkansas Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Pocahontas Population: 6518 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 2988 45.84% Female 3530 54.16%       Under 5 years 441 6.77% 5 to 9 years 431 6.61% 10 to 14 years 417 6.4% 15 to 19 years 443 6.8% 20 to 24 years 446 6.84% 25 to 34 years 805 12.35% 35 to 44 years 860 13.19% 45 to 54 years 711 10.91% 55 to 59 years 305 4.68% 60 to 64 years 291 4.46% 65 to 74 years 621 9.53% 75 to 84 years 467 7.16% 85 years and over 280 4.3%       Median age (years) 38       18 years and over 4970 76.25% Male 2185 33.52% Female 2785 42.73% 21 years and over 4694 72.02% 62 years and over 1527 23.43% 65 years and over 1368 20.99% Male 463 7.1% Female 905 13.88%       Race     One race 6459 99.09% White 6340 97.27% Black or African American 72 1.1% American Indian and Alaska Native 29 0.44% Asian 5 0.08% Asian indian 2 0.03% Chinese 1 0.02% Filipino 1 0.02% Japanese 1 0.02% Korean 0 0% Vietnamese 0 0% Other Asian 0 0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 13 0.2% Two or more races 59 0.91%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 6518 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 58 0.89% Mexican 34 0.52% Puerto Rican 2 0.03% Cuban 6 0.09% Other Hispanic or Latino 16 0.25% Not Hispanic or Latino 6460 99.11% White alone 6304 96.72%       Relationship     Total Population 6518 100.00% In households 6260 96.04% Householder 2693 41.32% Spouse 1292 19.82% Child 1810 27.77% Own child under 18 years 1407 21.59% Other relatives 272 4.17% Under 18 years 119 1.83% Nonrelatives 193 2.96% Unmarried partner 90 1.38% In group quarters 258 3.96% Institutionalized population 247 3.79% Non-Institutionalized population 11 0.17%       Households by Type     Total Households 2693 100.0 % Family households (families) 1743 64.72% With own children under 18 years 809 30.04% Married-couple family 1292 47.98% With own children under 18 years 553 20.53% Female householder, no husband present 354 13.15% With own children under 18 years 199 7.39% Non Family households 950 35.28% Householder living alone 858 31.86% Householder 65 years and over 465 17.27%       Households with individuals under 18 years 883 32.79% Households with individuals 65 years and over 884 32.83%       Average Household size 2.32 Average family size 2.94       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 2924 100.00% Occupied housing units 2693 92.1% Vacant housing units 231 7.9% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 0.27% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 2693 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 1609 59.75% Renter-occupied housing units. 1084 40.25%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.4 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.21

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