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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $355 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Arkansas County is $367 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $662 a month.
Cities in this county include: Stuttgart
, De Witt
, Gillett
, Humphrey
, Almyra
, St. Charles
, LaGrange
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2005 air pollution in Arkansas County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
14.0 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
36 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Desha County
, Jefferson County
, Lincoln County
, Lonoke County
, Monroe County
, Phillips County
, Prairie County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Arkansas County: McGaughey
Landing
(A),
Moore Landing
(B),
Oakhills Country Club
(C),
One Horse Store
(D),
Pendleton Ferry
(E),
Arkansas Post
(F),
University of Arkansas Rice Branch Experiment Station
(G),
Camp Doughboy
(H),
H Lake Landing
(I),
Indiana Spur
(J)
Churches in Arkansas County include: Malcolm
Chapel
(A),
Bayou Meto Church
(B),
Love Rest Number 2 Church
(C),
Lone Star Church
(D),
Belleview Church
(E),
Benson Bridge Church
(F),
Bethel Church
(G),
Big La Grue Church
(H),
Liberty Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Lutheran
Cemetery
(1),
Bayless Cemetery
(2),
Bayou Meto Cemetery
(3),
Haller Cemetery
(4),
Lone Tree Cemetery
(5),
Nichols Cemetery
(6),
Childers Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Otter
Lake
(A),
Cooks Lake
(B),
Crockett Lake
(C),
Black Lake
(D),
Owens Lake
(E),
Bear Pond
(F),
Oxbow Lake
(G),
Luckett Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little
Post Bayou
(A),
McPete Branch
(B),
Menard Bayou
(C),
Meto, Bayou
(D),
Mill Bayou
(E),
Hurricane Bayou
(F),
Five Fork
(G),
Fletchers Branch
(H),
Lee Branch
(I)
Parks in Arkansas County include: Merrisach
Lake Recreation Area
(1),
Moore Bayou Recreation Area
(2),
White River National Wildlife Refuge
(3),
Arkansas Post National Memorial
(4),
Trusten Holder State Wildlife Management Area
(5),
Notrebes Bend Recreation Area
(6),
Bayou Meto State Game Area
(7)
Post offices: Tichnor
Post Office
(A),
Crocketts Bluff Post Office
(B),
Ethel Post Office
(C)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 743
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 83 (45% naturalized citizens)
| Arkansas
County: |
0.4% | | Whole
state: | 2.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 7
- 1990
to 1994: 19
- 1985
to 1989: 17
- 1980
to 1984: 20
- 1975
to 1979: 3
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1965
to 1969: 9
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Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 7,164
- One,
attached: 149
- Two:
197
- 3
or 4: 229
- 5
to 9: 290
- 10
to 19: 48
- 20
or more: 105
- Mobile
homes: 1,429
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 61
Housing units in Arkansas County with a mortgage: 2,274 (142 second mortgage, 97 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,091 Agriculture
in Arkansas County
Average size of farms: 777 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $190833
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $294.61
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.03%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.89%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $154699
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 82.66%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 86.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $212908
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 72.11%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.72
Corn for grain: 1364 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 65031 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 185504 harvested acresArkansas
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 40 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 16 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Machinery
(10%)
- Food
(10%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Repair
and maintenance (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (15%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Finance
and insurance (8%)
- Food
(7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Machinery
(6%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (6%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Laos
(24%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (20%)
- Mexico
(19%)
- Germany
(10%)
- Philippines
(10%)
- Other
Caribbean (5%)
- Italy
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Arkansas County:
|
- United
States or American (20%)
- German
(13%)
- English
(8%)
- Irish
(7%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Dutch
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 7,570 (82%)
- Carpooled:
1,115 (12%)
- Taxi:
7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
19 (0%)
- Walked:
158 (2%)
- Other
means: 85 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 266 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 242
people in nursing homes
- 67
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 38
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 6
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,937.
5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,017 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.03% | | Arkansas
average: | 7.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.19% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($16,390 average AGI)
1.83% relocated from other states ($10,627 average AGI)
| Arkansas
County: |
1.83% | | Arkansas
average: | 3.66% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Monroe County, AR
|
0.53% ($22,405 average AGI) |
| from
Pulaski County, AR
|
0.44% ($22,613) |
| from
Prairie County, AR
|
0.39% ($21,815) |
| from
Jefferson County, AR
|
0.37% ($31,192) |
| from
Lonoke County, AR
|
0.23% ($34,125) |
| from
Phillips County, AR
|
0.16% ($25,091) |
5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,872 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.99% | | Arkansas
average: | 7.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.42% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($24,206 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($7,669 average AGI)
| Arkansas
County: |
1.57% | | Arkansas
average: | 3.00% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Pulaski County, AR
|
0.95% ($28,731 average AGI) |
| to
Jefferson County, AR
|
0.57% ($23,150) |
| to
Prairie County, AR
|
0.47% ($26,545) |
| to
Lonoke County, AR
|
0.38% ($38,370) |
| to
Monroe County, AR
|
0.35% ($46,040) |
| to
Faulkner County, AR
|
0.24% ($40,941) |
| to
White County, AR
|
0.14% ($31,600) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8
Births
per 1000 population in Arkansas County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Arkansas County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Arkansas County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,841 (3,188 aged, 653 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 20,384
- In
family households: 17,648 (4,554 male householders, 1,476 female householders)
4,572
spouses, 5,692 children (5,076 natural, 137 adopted, 479 stepchildren), 620 grandchildren, 119 brothers or sisters, 146 parents, 230 other relatives, 239 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,736 (1,089 male householders (947 living alone)), 1,354 female householders (1,260 living alone)), 293 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 365 (316 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,855 2-persons, 1,495 3-persons, 1,082 4-persons, 399 5-persons, 117 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,207 1-person, 214 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 7 5-persons.
3,031 married couples with children.
1,454 single-parent households (219 men, 1,235 women).
97.7% of residents of Arkansas County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (17% speak English very well, 60% speak English well, 23% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $184,268,000 ($9154 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,609,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,770,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,887,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $31,199,000
Federal grants: $41,052,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,730,000 ($2,136,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,630,000 ($3,435,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,601,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,906,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,604,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,406
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,489
| Here: |
74 per 1000 residents | | State: |
53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +6
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -570
| Here: |
-28 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Arkansas County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.86 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 173
- 1995
to 1998: 452
- 1990
to 1994: 373
- 1980
to 1989: 1,237
- 1970
to 1979: 2,262
- 1960
to 1969: 1,647
- 1950
to 1959: 1,459
- 1940
to 1949: 945
- 1939
or earlier: 1,124
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Arkansas County, Arkansas: |
- 1
room: 14
- 2
rooms: 59
- 3
rooms: 111
- 4
rooms: 611
- 5
rooms: 1,637
- 6
rooms: 1,493
- 7
rooms: 914
- 8
rooms: 529
- 9
or more rooms: 365
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Arkansas County, Arkansas: |
- 1
room: 17
- 2
rooms: 98
- 3
rooms: 249
- 4
rooms: 861
- 5
rooms: 737
- 6
rooms: 445
- 7
rooms: 179
- 8
rooms: 79
- 9
or more rooms: 59
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Arkansas County: |
- no
bedroom: 23
- 1
bedroom: 183
- 2
bedrooms: 1,409
- 3
bedrooms: 3,316
- 4
bedrooms: 693
- 5
or more bedrooms: 109
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Arkansas County: |
- no
bedroom: 17
- 1
bedroom: 362
- 2
bedrooms: 1,281
- 3
bedrooms: 889
- 4
bedrooms: 147
- 5
or more bedrooms: 28
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Arkansas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 286
- 1
vehicle: 1,594
- 2
vehicles: 2,850
- 3
vehicles: 766
- 4
vehicles: 199
- 5
or more vehicles: 38
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Arkansas County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 453
- 1
vehicle: 1,472
- 2
vehicles: 670
- 3
vehicles: 105
- 4
vehicles: 8
- 5
or more vehicles: 16
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61% of Arkansas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Arkansas.
| Arkansas
County: |
61.1% | | State
average: |
54.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 17574
- Northeast:
93
- Midwest:
1096
- South:
1415
- West:
471
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (51%)
- Electricity
(33%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (53%)
- Electricity
(35%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood
(2%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 198
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 61
| Here: |
9.1% | | Arkansas: | 14.7% |
Arkansas
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $518,000
Solid Waste Management: $284,000
- Construction
- General Public Buildings: $62,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,811,000
Corrections - Other: $1,691,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,225,000
Financial Administration: $556,000
Police Protection: $493,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $470,000
Central Staff Services: $320,000
Libraries: $284,000
Solid Waste Management: $258,000
Health Services - Other: $46,000
General Public Buildings: $21,000
Other Hospitals: $0
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $42,000
Highways: $32,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $41,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $124,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $596,000
Interest Earnings: $113,000
Property Sale Other: $4,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $53,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
Central Staff: $5,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,900,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,163,000
General Support: $774,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $2,547,000
Property: $1,655,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,397,000
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