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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $299 (0.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $369 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.
Cities in this county include: Piggott
, Corning
, Rector
, Knobel
, St. Francis
, Greenway
, Pollard
, McDougal
, Peach Orchard
, Success
.
Neighboring
counties: Butler County, Missouri
, Greene County
, Dunklin County, Missouri
, Randolph County
, Ripley County, Missouri
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Clay County: Marys
Chapel
(A),
Moark Landing
(B),
Corning National Fish Hatchery
(C),
Gravel Hill Church
(D),
Hickory Donnick
(E),
Holly Island Gage
(F)
Churches in Clay County include: Landmark
Church
(A),
Bethlehem Church
(B),
Liberty Hill Church
(C),
Big T Church
(D),
Blooming Grove Church
(E),
Blue Cane Chapel
(F),
Boydsville Church
(G),
White Valley Church
(H),
Brazil Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Nelson
Cemetery
(1),
Hardin Cemetery
(2),
Salem Cemetery
(3),
Nimmons Cemetery
(4),
Green Cemetery
(5),
Gravel Hill Cemetery
(6),
Little Flock Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Alligator
Hole
(A),
Allen Lake
(B),
Woolfolk Lake
(C),
Woods Lake
(D),
Field Lake
(E),
Peoples Lake
(F),
Long Lake
(G),
Poyner Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little
River
(A),
Johnson Creek
(B),
McNie Creek
(C),
Middle Slough
(D),
Mill Creek
(E),
Fish Trap Slough
(F),
Rock Creek
(G),
Dort Creek
(H),
Sales Creek
(I)
Park in Clay County: Black
River State Game Area
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 402
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 56 (63% naturalized citizens)
| Clay
County: |
0.3% | | Whole
state: | 2.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 22
- 1990
to 1994: 9
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 6
- 1975
to 1979: 1
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 14
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Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,807
- One,
attached: 73
- Two:
174
- 3
or 4: 220
- 5
to 9: 108
- 10
to 19: 81
- 20
or more: 52
- Mobile
homes: 934
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 49
Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 1,903 (57 second mortgage, 77 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,084 Agriculture
in Clay County
Average size of farms: 488 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $93523
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $222.71
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.13%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $85278
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 82.49%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $113282
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.18%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.80
Corn for grain: 18005 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 21037 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 30394 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 131629 harvested acres
Vegetables: 757 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 82 acresClay
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/16/1990, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Transportation
equipment (10%)
- Furniture
and related products (8%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Electrical
equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Metal
and metal products (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Electrical
equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Furniture
and related products (6%)
- Transportation
equipment (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (6%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Philippines
(20%)
- France
(18%)
- India
(18%)
- Korea
(14%)
- Guatemala
(11%)
- Hong
Kong (7%)
- Mexico
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Clay County:
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- United
States or American (38%)
- Irish
(16%)
- English
(11%)
- German
(10%)
- Dutch
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 6,047 (82%)
- Carpooled:
982 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
- Bicycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
123 (2%)
- Other
means: 63 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 192 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Clay County, Arkansas
- 144
people in nursing homes
- 28
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7
people in other group homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,277.
6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,992 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.36% | | Arkansas
average: | 7.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.87% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($11,612 average AGI)
3.50% relocated from other states ($11,377 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
3.50% | | Arkansas
average: | 3.66% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Greene County, AR
|
1.50% ($25,590 average AGI) |
| from
Dunklin County, MO
|
0.56% ($19,161) |
| from
Butler County, MO
|
0.43% ($14,083) |
| from
Randolph County, AR
|
0.38% ($23,571) |
| from
Craighead County, AR
|
0.22% ($23,583) |
| from
Ripley County, MO
|
0.18% ($22,000) |
6.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,369 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.95% | | Arkansas
average: | 7.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.83% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($14,245 average AGI)
3.12% relocated to other states ($11,121 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
3.12% | | Arkansas
average: |
3.00% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Greene County, AR
|
1.77% ($27,040 average AGI) |
| to
Craighead County, AR
|
0.73% ($19,098) |
| to
Dunklin County, MO
|
0.57% ($22,344) |
| to
Butler County, MO
|
0.54% ($22,367) |
| to
Randolph County, AR
|
0.36% ($27,250) |
| to
Ripley County, MO
|
0.25% ($22,857) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Births
per 1000 population in Clay County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Clay County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Clay County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,889 (3,220 aged, 669 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 17,433
- In
family households: 14,759 (4,152 male householders, 848 female householders)
4,393
spouses, 4,623 children (4,064 natural, 129 adopted, 430 stepchildren), 307 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 124 other relatives, 198 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,674 (1,002 male householders (816 living alone)), 1,366 female householders (1,296 living alone)), 306 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 176 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 2,460 2-persons, 1,147 3-persons, 886 4-persons, 361 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,112 1-person, 193 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
2,882 married couples with children.
782 single-parent households (198 men, 584 women).
98.2% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% speak English very well, 79% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $151,458,000 ($9037 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,622,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,793,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,313,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,806,000
Federal grants: $36,341,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,090,000 ($212,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,115,000 ($540,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $551,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,407,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,269,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 995
| Here: |
60 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,304
| Here: |
79 per 1000 residents | | State: |
53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +11
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -694
| Here: |
-42 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Clay County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.83 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: 478
- 1990
to 1994: 389
- 1980
to 1989: 969
- 1970
to 1979: 1,984
- 1960
to 1969: 1,397
- 1950
to 1959: 1,100
- 1940
to 1949: 899
- 1939
or earlier: 1,109
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Clay County, Arkansas: |
- 1
room: 19
- 2
rooms: 49
- 3
rooms: 150
- 4
rooms: 856
- 5
rooms: 2,000
- 6
rooms: 1,371
- 7
rooms: 522
- 8
rooms: 370
- 9
or more rooms: 219
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County, Arkansas: |
- 1
room: 16
- 2
rooms: 79
- 3
rooms: 286
- 4
rooms: 534
- 5
rooms: 461
- 6
rooms: 321
- 7
rooms: 107
- 8
rooms: 50
- 9
or more rooms: 7
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 25
- 1
bedroom: 162
- 2
bedrooms: 1,771
- 3
bedrooms: 3,075
- 4
bedrooms: 447
- 5
or more bedrooms: 76
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 22
- 1
bedroom: 351
- 2
bedrooms: 857
- 3
bedrooms: 560
- 4
bedrooms: 64
- 5
or more bedrooms: 7
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 330
- 1
vehicle: 1,735
- 2
vehicles: 2,429
- 3
vehicles: 816
- 4
vehicles: 162
- 5
or more vehicles: 84
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 333
- 1
vehicle: 846
- 2
vehicles: 552
- 3
vehicles: 115
- 4
vehicles: 13
- 5
or more vehicles: 2
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60% of Clay 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, 41% lived in Arkansas.
| Clay
County: |
59.8% | | State
average: |
54.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 10581
- Northeast:
44
- Midwest:
5514
- South:
991
- West:
364
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (47%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Electricity
(14%)
- Wood
(7%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (51%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity
(20%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 34
| Here: |
9.4% | | Arkansas: | 14.7% |
Clay
County government finances in 2002:
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,455,000
Police Protection: $469,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $389,000
Corrections - Other: $353,000
Central Staff Services: $327,000
Financial Administration: $281,000
Libraries: $230,000
General Public Buildings: $63,000
Health Services - Other: $33,000
Parks & Recreation: $21,000
Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
Welfare - Other: $16,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $243,000
Interest Earnings: $30,000
Special Assessments: $18,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $226,000
Central Staff: $29,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Judicial: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,243,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,246,000
General Support: $264,000
All Other: $177,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,195,000
Total General Sales: $509,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,512,000
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