Blytheville, AR Demographic Data
Blytheville, AR Summary
Blytheville is located in Mississippi County in Arkansas
- Population: 15,614
- Area: 20.85 sq. miles
- Land Area: 20.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 748.94 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 252.62 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Blytheville, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,851
53%
50.8
Male
6,998
47%
49.2
Total Population
14,849
323,128,000
Blytheville, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,120
7.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,177
7.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,061
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,042
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,151
7.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,919
12.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,613
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,745
11.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
847
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,061
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,178
7.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
680
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
255
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,725
72.2%
77.2
Female
5,691
53.1%
51.3
Male
5,034
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,106
68.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,765
18.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,113
14.2%
15.2
Female
1,209
57.2%
55.8
Male
904
42.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Blytheville, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
14,767
99.4%
96.8
White
5,844
39.4%
72.6
Black or African American
8,770
59.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.0%
0.8
Asian
32
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
16
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
16
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
115
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
82
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
475
3.2%
17.8
Mexican
432
2.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
43
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,374
96.8%
82.2
Blytheville, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
507
5.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
928
10.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,192
34.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,433
26.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
609
6.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
899
9.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
730
7.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,435
15.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,863
84.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,629
17.6%
31.2
Blytheville, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,118
35.8%
33.7%
Now Married
4,443
38.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,627
14.2%
11.0%
Separated
446
3.9%
2.0
Widowed
857
7.5
5.8%
Blytheville, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,168
95.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
561
4.1%
21.6%
Spanish
515
3.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
46
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Blytheville, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
947
15.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
609
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
768
12.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
835
13.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
913
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
970
15.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
472
7.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
454
7.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
115
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
71
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
33,880
57,617
Per capita income
19,493
31,128
Blytheville, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
123
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
581
9.3%
9.8
Construction
343
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,497
24.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
234
3.7%
6.6
Information
125
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,652
26.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
196
3.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
188
3.0%
11.4
Public administration
309
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
564
9.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
263
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
173
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
540
8.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,701
27.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,631
26.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,370
21.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,006
16.1%
18.1%
Blytheville, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,000
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,992
83.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
769
12.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1
0.0%
5.1
Walked
26
0.4%
2.7
Other means
113
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
99
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.8
26.6
Blytheville, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
586
9.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,340
38.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,402
39.0%
37.1
3 or more
826
13.4%
21.0
Blytheville, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,154
76.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,256
52.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,898
47.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,932
23.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
14
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Blytheville, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,086
1 room
96
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
174
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
380
4.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,557
19.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,274
28.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,618
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
773
9.6%
12.0
8 rooms
482
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
732
9.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Blytheville, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,086
1-unit, detached
5,920
73.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
148
1.8%
5.9
2-units
972
12.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
348
4.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
309
3.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
190
2.3%
4.4
20 or more units
60
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
139
1.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Blytheville, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
544
6.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
477
5.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,697
21.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,426
17.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,686
20.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
801
9.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
910
11.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
464
5.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
81
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Blytheville, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,875
63.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
35
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
2,217
36.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
27
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Blytheville, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,783
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
0.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
35
2.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
59
3.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
210
11.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
300
16.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,175
65.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
815
46.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
274
15.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
70
4.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
154
8.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
430
24.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
40
0.0%
0.0%
Blytheville, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,597
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
57
2.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
376
14.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,164
83.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
301
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
647
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
401
15.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
458
18.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
224
8.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
79
3.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
236
9.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,142
45.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
358
0.0%
0.0%
Blytheville, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,256
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
796
24.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,420
43.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
425
13.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
278
8.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
236
7.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
86
2.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
15
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,700
205,000