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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $506 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Baxter County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $493 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.
Cities in this county include: Mountain Home
, Gassville
, Cotter
, Lakeview
, Norfork
, Briarcliff
, Big Flat
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Neighboring
counties: Fulton County
, Izard County
, Marion County
, Searcy County
, Stone County
, Ozark County, Missouri
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Baxter County: Jordan
Landing
(A),
Matney Campground
(B),
Mooneys Landing
(C),
Mouth of Bruce Creek Landing
(D),
Nelson Ferry
(E),
Newton Landing
(F),
Norfork National Fish Hatchery
(G),
Quarry Landing
(H),
Red Bank Landing
(I),
Robinson Point Landing
(J),
Arkana Station
(K),
Salem Landing
(L),
Shipps Ferry
(M),
Shipps Landing
(N),
Talbert Landing
(O),
Traceys Landing
(P),
Buford Station
(Q),
Buzzard Roost Landing
(R),
Cranfield Landing
(S),
Gamaliel Landing
(T)
Churches in Baxter County include: Lone
Rock Church
(A),
Bethel Springs Church
(B),
Bible Study Chapel
(C),
Liberty Church
(D),
Zion Church
(E),
Whiteville Church
(F),
Westside Church
(G),
Wesley Chapel
(H),
Wates Church
(I)
Cemeteries: County
Line Cemetery
(1),
Nelson Cemetery
(2),
Hand Cemetery
(3),
Lone Rock Cemetery
(4),
Oak Grove Cemetery
(5),
Bentley Ridge Cemetery
(6),
Oakland Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Higginbottom
Lake
(A),
Norfork Lake
(B),
Ozark Acres Lake
(C),
Gardner Lake
(D),
Bull Shoals Lake
(E),
Big Flat Lake
(F)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Keeter
Creek
(A),
Jenkins Creek
(B),
Jenkins Branch
(C),
Hutch Creek
(D),
Fall Creek
(E),
Farris Creek
(F),
Float Creek
(G),
Flower Creek
(H),
Fords Branch
(I)
Parks in Baxter County include: Pigeon
Creek Public Use Area
(1),
Robinson Point Use Area
(2),
Cranfield Use Area
(3),
Red Bank Use Area
(4),
Howard Cove Use Area
(5),
Wood Point Use Area
(6),
Georges Cove Public Use Area
(7),
Bidwell Point Use Area
(8),
Henderson Use Area
(9)
Post offices: Clarkridge
Post Office
(A),
Midway Post Office
(B),
Jordan Post Office
(C),
Gamaliel Post Office
(D)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 911
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 621 (79% naturalized citizens)
| Baxter
County: |
1.6% | | Whole
state: | 2.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 32
- 1990
to 1994: 24
- 1985
to 1989: 15
- 1980
to 1984: 79
- 1975
to 1979: 30
- 1970
to 1974: 45
- 1970
to 1974: 56
- 1965
to 1969: 340
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Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 14,175
- One,
attached: 477
- Two:
503
- 3
or 4: 359
- 5
to 9: 130
- 10
to 19: 315
- 20
or more: 251
- Mobile
homes: 3,576
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 105
Housing units in Baxter County with a mortgage: 4,760 (237 second mortgage, 201 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,720 Agriculture
in Baxter County
Average size of farms: 181 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $21143
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $37.16
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.29%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22328
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.70%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32310
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.09%
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 28 acresBaxter
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 6 fatalities and 62 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 25 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Miscellaneous
manufacturing (8%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Transportation
equipment (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Educational
services (3%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (22%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Miscellaneous
manufacturing (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(29%)
- Mexico
(8%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Canada
(6%)
- Philippines
(5%)
- Netherlands
(5%)
- Indonesia
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Baxter County:
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- German
(20%)
- United
States or American (19%)
- English
(13%)
- Irish
(11%)
- Polish
(4%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 11,985 (81%)
- Carpooled:
2,075 (14%)
- Taxi:
9 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
8 (0%)
- Bicycle:
18 (0%)
- Walked:
264 (2%)
- Other
means: 73 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 403 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Baxter County, Arkansas
- 448
people in nursing homes
- 88
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 88
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 44
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 41
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 34
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 25
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 24
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 6
people in other group homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,942.
9.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,186 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.19% | | Arkansas
average: |
7.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.78% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($8,479 average AGI)
6.42% relocated from other states ($26,707 average AGI)
| Baxter
County: |
6.42% | | Arkansas
average: |
3.66% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Marion County, AR
|
0.75% ($20,926 average AGI) |
| from
Cook County, IL
|
0.23% ($46,667) |
| from
Izard County, AR
|
0.22% ($24,250) |
| from
Fulton County, AR
|
0.21% ($25,290) |
| from
Ozark County, MO
|
0.18% ($23,462) |
| from
Craighead County, AR
|
0.18% ($38,231) |
| from
Washington County, AR
|
0.17% ($31,542) |
6.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,721 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.55% | | Arkansas
average: | 7.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.90% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($13,987 average AGI)
3.65% relocated to other states ($17,735 average AGI)
| Baxter
County: |
3.65% | | Arkansas
average: |
3.00% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Marion County, AR
|
0.84% ($24,017 average AGI) |
| to
Washington County, AR
|
0.28% ($25,128) |
| to
Greene County, MO
|
0.20% ($24,679) |
| to
Pulaski County, AR
|
0.19% ($43,630) |
| to
Izard County, AR
|
0.17% ($40,042) |
| to
Boone County, AR
|
0.14% ($21,600) |
| to
Benton County, AR
|
0.13% ($49,611) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8
Births
per 1000 population in Baxter County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Baxter County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Baxter County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,549 (9,952 aged, 1,597 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 37,678
- In
family households: 31,670 (9,941 male householders, 1,885 female householders)
10,318
spouses, 8,161 children (7,220 natural, 278 adopted, 663 stepchildren), 381 grandchildren, 144 brothers or sisters, 239 parents, 226 other relatives, 375 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 6,008 (2,396 male householders (1,981 living alone)), 2,877 female householders (2,709 living alone)), 735 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 708 (606 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 7,263 2-persons, 2,170 3-persons, 1,575 4-persons, 593 5-persons, 203 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,690 1-person, 481 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
5,037 married couples with children.
1,617 single-parent households (330 men, 1,287 women).
96.9% of residents of Baxter County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 10% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $290,559,000 ($7296 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,432,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $180,812,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $64,676,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $311,000
Federal grants: $30,959,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,680,000 ($2,253,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,120,000 ($2,531,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,530,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $24,898,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,594,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,752
| Here: |
43 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,430
| Here: |
85 per 1000 residents | | State: |
53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +17
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,690
| Here: |
+91 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Baxter County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.82 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)
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: 632
- 1995
to 1998: 2,226
- 1990
to 1994: 2,365
- 1980
to 1989: 3,765
- 1970
to 1979: 6,112
- 1960
to 1969: 2,300
- 1950
to 1959: 1,185
- 1940
to 1949: 583
- 1939
or earlier: 723
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Baxter County, Arkansas: |
- 1
room: 52
- 2
rooms: 120
- 3
rooms: 435
- 4
rooms: 2,196
- 5
rooms: 4,327
- 6
rooms: 3,428
- 7
rooms: 1,627
- 8
rooms: 790
- 9
or more rooms: 622
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Baxter County, Arkansas: |
- 1
room: 120
- 2
rooms: 197
- 3
rooms: 522
- 4
rooms: 1,225
- 5
rooms: 839
- 6
rooms: 354
- 7
rooms: 126
- 8
rooms: 45
- 9
or more rooms: 27
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baxter County: |
- no
bedroom: 63
- 1
bedroom: 478
- 2
bedrooms: 5,289
- 3
bedrooms: 6,552
- 4
bedrooms: 1,016
- 5
or more bedrooms: 199
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Baxter County: |
- no
bedroom: 129
- 1
bedroom: 649
- 2
bedrooms: 1,706
- 3
bedrooms: 867
- 4
bedrooms: 96
- 5
or more bedrooms: 8
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Baxter County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 520
- 1
vehicle: 4,457
- 2
vehicles: 6,410
- 3
vehicles: 1,711
- 4
vehicles: 414
- 5
or more vehicles: 85
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Baxter County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 446
- 1
vehicle: 1,842
- 2
vehicles: 953
- 3
vehicles: 158
- 4
vehicles: 41
- 5
or more vehicles: 15
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55% of Baxter County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Arkansas.
| Baxter
County: |
55.1% | | State
average: |
54.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 13804
- Northeast:
1304
- Midwest:
14851
- South:
4778
- West:
2844
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(40%)
- Utility
gas (31%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Wood
(8%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (38%)
- Electricity
(37%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood
(4%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 73
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 83
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 27
| Here: |
3.4% | | Arkansas: | 14.7% |
Baxter
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- Charges
- All Other: $3,668,000
- Construction
- Corrections - Other: $1,730,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $2,128,000
Police Protection: $1,838,000
Welfare - Other: $1,787,000
Financial Administration: $964,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $651,000
Central Staff Services: $623,000
General - Other: $492,000
General Public Buildings: $439,000
Libraries: $439,000
Corrections - Other: $433,000
Fire Protection: $185,000
Natural Resources - Other: $57,000
Health Services - Other: $33,000
Parks & Recreation: $24,000
Air Transportation: $8,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $1,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Highways: $236,000
General Support: $190,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $5,565,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $1,934,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $304,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $76,785,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,516,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $73,295,000
Other, NEC: $2,982,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,490,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $534,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $5,526,000
General Revenue, NEC: $912,000
Rents: $14,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,200,000
Police Protection: $161,000
Air Transportation: $32,000
Natural Resource - Other: $17,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Judicial: $12,000
Central Staff: $10,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
Fire Protection: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,530,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $73,634,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,278,000
General Support: $604,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $4,757,000
Property: $1,625,000
NEC: $17,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $4,583,000
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