Barling (Arkansas)

Sebastian County

05-03640

Barling is a city in Sebastian County in the U.S. state of Arkansas. In 2000, the city had 4176 inhabitants. The place belongs to the metropolitan area of ​​Fort Smith.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 57.2 km ², of which 56.8 km ² of land and 0.3 km ² omitted ( = 0.59 %) to water.

Demographics

Demographic data

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 4176 people Barling. The population density was 73.5 people per km ². There were 1697 housing units at an average 29.9 per km ². The population consisted of 87.05 % White, 1.39 % African American, 1.87 % Native American, 5.10% Asian, 0.02 % Pacific Islander, 2.04 % reported from other races and 2.54 % from two or more races. 3.98 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Barlings distributed to 1599 households out of which 35.2 % were living in children under 18 years. 53.3 % married couples living together, 12.6 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8 % were non-families. 26.5% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 10.3% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size is 3.07.

The city population was spread out with 26.5 % under the, 8.7 % 18 -24- year-old, 30.3 % 25 -44- year-old, 21.8 % 45-64 year olds and 12.7 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 85.9 males.

The median household income in Barling was 37 605 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 41 421 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 28 218 U.S. dollars, compared to 22 936 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income in Barling was 16.485 U.S. dollars. 11.9 % of the population and 10.0 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 15.8 % of minors and 14.3 % of those age 65 or over.