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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $440 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clark County is $368 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $611 a month.
Cities in this county include: Arkadelphia
, Gurdon
, Amity
, Caddo Valley
, Gum Springs
, Okolona
, Whelen Springs
.
Neighboring
counties: Dallas County
, Hot Spring County
, Montgomery County
, Nevada County
, Ouachita County
, Pike County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Clark County: Kathleen
Siding
(A),
Arkadelphia Country Club
(B),
South Central
(C),
Brushy Creek Access Point
(D),
Center Point
(E),
Clear Spring Camp
(F),
Copeland Ridge Community Hall
(G),
Davidson Camp
(H),
Gurdon Golf Course
(I),
Human Development Center
(J)
Churches in Clark County include: Manchester
Church
(A),
Beirne Baptist Church
(B),
Bethlehem Church
(C),
Victor Temple
(D),
Vaden Church
(E),
Unity Church
(F),
Union Grove Church
(G),
Trinity United Methodist Church
(H),
Thompson Chapel
(I)
Cemeteries: New
Hope Cemetery
(1),
Kansas Cemetery
(2),
Greenville Cemetery
(3),
Littlejohn Cemetery
(4),
Stroud Cemetery
(5),
Strong Cemetery
(6),
Bethel Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Barton
Lake
(A),
Horn Lake
(B),
Salt Lake
(C),
Deceiper Lake
(D),
Kirksey Reservoir
(E),
Gurdon Pond Two
(F),
Dwiggins Lake
(G),
Degray Reregulating Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Locket
Creek
(A),
Long Creek
(B),
Long Slough
(C),
Lost Creek
(D),
Love Creek
(E),
Marshall Branch
(F),
Mathews Creek
(G),
McCargo Creek
(H),
McNeeley Creek
(I)
Parks in Clark County include: Cox
Creek Landing Recreation Area
(1),
Iron Mountain Recreation Area
(2),
Alpine Ridge Recreation Area
(3),
Amity Landing Recreation Area
(4),
Highway 7 Recreation Area
(5),
Lenox Marcus Recreation Area
(6),
Spillway-Dam Recreation Area
(7),
Ozan Point Recreation Area
(8),
Arlie Moore Landing Use Area
(9)
Post office: Beirne
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 3,738
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 482 (17% naturalized citizens)
| Clark
County: |
2.0% | | Whole
state: | 2.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 306
- 1990
to 1994: 107
- 1985
to 1989: 21
- 1980
to 1984: 24
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 3
- 1970
to 1974: 11
- 1965
to 1969: 10
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Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,476
- One,
attached: 114
- Two:
277
- 3
or 4: 334
- 5
to 9: 316
- 10
to 19: 205
- 20
or more: 502
- Mobile
homes: 1,888
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 54
Housing units in Clark County with a mortgage: 1,983 (180 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,734 Agriculture
in Clark County
Average size of farms: 261 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $33884
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $81.40
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.63%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32650
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.34%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.42%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39479
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.61
Corn for grain: 370 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 391 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 7188 harvested acresClark
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Arkansas state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 133 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/1/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 100 people.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Educational
services (14%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Wood
products (7%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Machinery
(4%)
- Paper
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (23%)
- Health
care (15%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Machinery
(3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Postsecondary
teachers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(47%)
- Germany
(10%)
- Japan
(7%)
- Honduras
(5%)
- Other
Eastern Africa (4%)
- Taiwan
(4%)
- Guatemala
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Clark County:
|
- United
States or American (25%)
- English
(9%)
- Irish
(9%)
- German
(7%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- African
(2%)
- European
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 8,047 (76%)
- Carpooled:
1,465 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 28 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
5 (0%)
- Bicycle:
22 (0%)
- Walked:
698 (7%)
- Other
means: 50 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 228 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Clark County, Arkansas
- 1876
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 240
people in nursing homes
- 120
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 51
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 27
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 4
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,461.
7.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,005 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.96% | | Arkansas
average: | 7.98% |
0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($151 average AGI)
| Clark
County: |
0.29% | | Arkansas
average: |
0.10% |
4.73% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($15,831 average AGI)
2.94% relocated from other states ($11,023 average AGI)
| Clark
County: |
2.94% | | Arkansas
average: | 3.66% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Hot Spring County, AR
|
0.57% ($17,875 average AGI) |
| from
Garland County, AR
|
0.46% ($20,406) |
| from
Pulaski County, AR
|
0.44% ($27,677) |
| from
Nevada County, AR
|
0.34% ($22,583) |
| from
Ouachita County, AR
|
0.33% ($25,391) |
| from
Pike County, AR
|
0.30% ($19,524) |
| from
Dallas County, AR
|
0.27% ($19,000) |
8.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,384 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.61% | | Arkansas
average: |
7.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.84% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($18,946 average AGI)
2.77% relocated to other states ($8,440 average AGI)
| Clark
County: |
2.77% | | Arkansas
average: | 3.00% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Garland County, AR
|
0.98% ($28,058 average AGI) |
| to
Hot Spring County, AR
|
0.95% ($27,866) |
| to
Pulaski County, AR
|
0.78% ($22,527) |
| to
Saline County, AR
|
0.50% ($34,400) |
| to
Pike County, AR
|
0.27% ($18,947) |
| to
Washington County, AR
|
0.21% ($33,000) |
| to
Ouachita County, AR
|
0.20% ($30,786) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3
Births
per 1000 population in Clark County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Clark County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Clark County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,011 (3,342 aged, 669 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 21,208
- In
family households: 17,473 (4,505 male householders, 1,396 female householders)
4,561
spouses, 5,876 children (5,232 natural, 130 adopted, 514 stepchildren), 417 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 108 parents, 256 other relatives, 230 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,735 (1,194 male householders (887 living alone)), 1,798 female householders (1,562 living alone)), 743 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 2,338 (274 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,827 2-persons, 1,347 3-persons, 1,122 4-persons, 412 5-persons, 167 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,449 1-person, 416 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
3,239 married couples with children.
1,334 single-parent households (218 men, 1,116 women).
95.9% of residents of Clark County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 40% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (13% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 61% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $147,766,000 ($6395 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,237,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $59,186,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,199,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,827,000
Federal grants: $35,948,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,804,000 ($640,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,801,000 ($5,625,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $882,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,595,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,952,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,416
| Here: |
62 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,325
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: |
53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +246
| Here: |
+11 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -935
| Here: |
-41 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Clark County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.62 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 293
- 1995
to 1998: 883
- 1990
to 1994: 777
- 1980
to 1989: 1,814
- 1970
to 1979: 1,984
- 1960
to 1969: 1,381
- 1950
to 1959: 1,268
- 1940
to 1949: 712
- 1939
or earlier: 1,054
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Clark County, Arkansas: |
- 1
room: 18
- 2
rooms: 17
- 3
rooms: 237
- 4
rooms: 756
- 5
rooms: 1,763
- 6
rooms: 1,508
- 7
rooms: 835
- 8
rooms: 436
- 9
or more rooms: 280
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County, Arkansas: |
- 1
room: 50
- 2
rooms: 229
- 3
rooms: 539
- 4
rooms: 994
- 5
rooms: 650
- 6
rooms: 375
- 7
rooms: 161
- 8
rooms: 44
- 9
or more rooms: 20
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clark County: |
- no
bedroom: 34
- 1
bedroom: 140
- 2
bedrooms: 1,371
- 3
bedrooms: 3,563
- 4
bedrooms: 598
- 5
or more bedrooms: 144
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County: |
- no
bedroom: 72
- 1
bedroom: 686
- 2
bedrooms: 1,370
- 3
bedrooms: 825
- 4
bedrooms: 84
- 5
or more bedrooms: 25
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clark County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 348
- 1
vehicle: 1,598
- 2
vehicles: 2,615
- 3
vehicles: 1,007
- 4
vehicles: 212
- 5
or more vehicles: 70
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clark County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 677
- 1
vehicle: 1,437
- 2
vehicles: 737
- 3
vehicles: 123
- 4
vehicles: 68
- 5
or more vehicles: 20
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52% of Clark County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Arkansas.
| Clark
County: |
51.7% | | State
average: | 54.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 17502
- Northeast:
228
- Midwest:
1093
- South:
3101
- West:
1001
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,700 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 (47%)
- Electricity
(30%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Wood
(7%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (53%)
- Electricity
(40%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 102
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,414
| Here: |
39.7% | | Arkansas: |
14.7% |
Clark
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $421,000
All Other: $342,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,993,000
Police Protection: $1,293,000
Corrections - Other: $1,102,000
Financial Administration: $665,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $562,000
Solid Waste Management: $531,000
Central Staff Services: $509,000
General Public Buildings: $215,000
General - Other: $204,000
Libraries: $203,000
Health Services - Other: $70,000
Welfare - Other: $32,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $85,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $4,557,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $1,493,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,459,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $65,100,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $65,100,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $4,795,000
General Revenue, NEC: $969,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,895,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $65,100,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $959,000
General Support: $419,000
All Other: $27,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $2,332,000
Property: $1,182,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,578,000
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