Cleveland County, Arkansas (AR) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 8,903 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,692
Renter-occupied apartments: 581
% of renters here:   18%
State: 31%
Land area: 598 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   15.2%
Whole state: 15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   6.6%
Whole state:   6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.8%), Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 72%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Cleveland County, Arkansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cleveland County, Arkansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.0%)
  • Black (13.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   36.9 years
Arkansas median age:   36.0 years

Males: 4,185   (48.8%)
Females: 4,386   (51.2%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $20,865
County population in 2003: 8,742
Jobs in 2003: 1,321

Total labor force in 2004: 4,119
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.7%

Average household size:
Cleveland County:   2.6 people
Arkansas:   2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,242 ($32,405 in 2000)
This county   $35,242
Arkansas:   $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $63,410
Cleveland County   $63,410
Arkansas: $87,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $370
Institutionalized population: 3
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cleveland County in 2000: $597

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 43
  • Thefts: 33
  • Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 71
  • Thefts: 43
  • Auto thefts: 5



Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $144,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $60,700



2004 Presidential Election results in Cleveland County Arkansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.5%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $294 (0.6%)

Area name: Pine Bluff, AR MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cleveland County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $526 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $631 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rison , Kingsland , Salesville .

Neighboring counties: Bradley County , Calhoun County , Dallas County , Drew County , Grant County , Jefferson County , Lincoln County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Charnnings Ferry (A).

Churches in Cleveland County include: Macedonia Church (A), Kedron Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Liberty Hill Church (D), Zion Hill Church (E), Wesley Chapel (F), Union Methodist Church (G), Union Hill Church (H), Union Grove Church (I)

Cemeteries: Macedonia Cemetery (1), Harlow Cemetery (2), New Cemetery (3), Gum Grove Cemetery (4), Cherry Cemetery (5), Greenwood Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7)

Lakes and reservoirs: Wilson Lake (A), Crane Lake (B), Lower Canada Lake (C), Grays Lake (D), Upper Canada Lake (E), Kesterson Lake (F), Dunkeffie Lake (G), Schultz Lake (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mile Creek (A), Mill Branch (B), Hurricane Creek (C), Finley Creek (D), Double Creek (E), Fools Head Creek (F), Rough Branch (G), Lawrence Moro Creek (H), Pickett Creek (I)

Park in Cleveland County: Marks Mill Battleground (1).

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   5.4%
Arkansas:   5.3%

Current college students: 253
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 123 (24% naturalized citizens)

Cleveland County:   1.4%
Whole state: 2.8%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 39
  • 1990 to 1994: 22
  • 1985 to 1989: 32
  • 1980 to 1984: 3
  • 1975 to 1979: 3
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 3
  • 1965 to 1969: 21

Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 29.6%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,660
  • One, attached: 18
  • Two: 11
  • 3 or 4: 58
  • 5 to 9: 16
  • 10 to 19: 2
  • 20 or more: 21
  • Mobile homes: 1,015
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

Housing units in Cleveland County with a mortgage: 549 (16 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 636

Agriculture in Cleveland County
Average size of farms: 162 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $261850
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $40.88
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 99.46%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $169988
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.25%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $67941
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.18%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 25.81
Vegetables: 22 harvested acres

Cleveland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Arkansas state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/7/1953, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (50%)
  • Laos (15%)
  • Japan (11%)
  • Canada (9%)
  • Other Western Europe (6%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Korea (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Cleveland County:



  • United States or American (39%)
  • Irish (12%)
  • English (7%)
  • German (4%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • French (except Basque) (1%)
  • Italian (1%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,772 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 601 (17%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
  • Walked: 64 (2%)
  • Other means: 34 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 113 (3%)
 

66 people in other group homes
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,382.

6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,233 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.88%
Arkansas average: 7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.67% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($25,259 average AGI)
1.21% relocated from other states ($5,974 average AGI)
Cleveland County:   1.21%
Arkansas average: 3.66%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson County, AR  2.18% ($37,361 average AGI)
from Dallas County, AR  0.64% ($24,667)
from Bradley County, AR  0.53% ($26,000)

7.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,394 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.38%
Arkansas average:   7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.35% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($25,942 average AGI)
1.03% relocated to other states ($4,452 average AGI)
Cleveland County:   1.03%
Arkansas average: 3.00%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jefferson County, AR  2.23% ($26,429 average AGI)
to Bradley County, AR  0.53% ($32,067)
to Pulaski County, AR  0.50% ($27,357)
to Dallas County, AR  0.46% ($31,538)
to Grant County, AR  0.35% ($42,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9


Births per 1000 population in Cleveland County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3


Deaths per 1000 population in Cleveland County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cleveland County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,438 (1,154 aged, 284 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,503
  • In family households: 7,674 (2,097 male householders, 418 female householders)
    2,107 spouses, 2,518 children (2,247 natural, 62 adopted, 209 stepchildren), 206 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 113 other relatives, 117 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 829 (354 male householders (318 living alone)), 397 female householders (380 living alone)), 78 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 68 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,109 2-persons, 605 3-persons, 511 4-persons, 177 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 698 1-person, 36 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

1,532 married couples with children.
435 single-parent households (92 men, 343 women).

97.7% of residents of Cleveland County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $46,853,000 ($5299 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $820,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,932,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,034,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $103,000
Federal grants: $11,357,000
Federal procurement contracts: $411,000 ($57,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,014,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $125,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,571,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 553
Here:   62 per 1000 residents
State: 72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 439
Here:   49 per 1000 residents
State: 53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +26
Here:   +3 per 1000 residents
State: +8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +204
Here:   +23 per 1000 residents
State:   +13 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Cleveland County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.33 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.4
State: 5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.9
State:   4.3



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 138
  • 1995 to 1998: 478
  • 1990 to 1994: 376
  • 1980 to 1989: 684
  • 1970 to 1979: 753
  • 1960 to 1969: 467
  • 1950 to 1959: 395
  • 1940 to 1949: 295
  • 1939 or earlier: 248


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cleveland County, Arkansas:
  • 1 room: 3
  • 2 rooms: 42
  • 3 rooms: 106
  • 4 rooms: 355
  • 5 rooms: 934
  • 6 rooms: 663
  • 7 rooms: 372
  • 8 rooms: 140
  • 9 or more rooms: 77


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cleveland County, Arkansas:
  • 1 room: 10
  • 2 rooms: 21
  • 3 rooms: 44
  • 4 rooms: 134
  • 5 rooms: 205
  • 6 rooms: 113
  • 7 rooms: 33
  • 8 rooms: 19
  • 9 or more rooms: 2


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cleveland County:
  • no bedroom: 9
  • 1 bedroom: 96
  • 2 bedrooms: 634
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,675
  • 4 bedrooms: 265
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 13


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cleveland County:
  • no bedroom: 10
  • 1 bedroom: 63
  • 2 bedrooms: 209
  • 3 bedrooms: 269
  • 4 bedrooms: 28
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2


Cars and other vehicles available in Cleveland County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 126
  • 1 vehicle: 703
  • 2 vehicles: 1,222
  • 3 vehicles: 466
  • 4 vehicles: 140
  • 5 or more vehicles: 35


Cars and other vehicles available in Cleveland County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 112
  • 1 vehicle: 255
  • 2 vehicles: 174
  • 3 vehicles: 36
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

65% of Cleveland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Arkansas.

Cleveland County:   65.1%
State average:   54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 7055
  • Northeast: 62
  • Midwest: 225
  • South: 708
  • West: 369

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
  • Electricity (34%)
  • Utility gas (19%)
  • Wood (10%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Utility gas (34%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Wood (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
Here:   2.3%
Arkansas: 7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:   1.2%
Arkansas: 6.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 28
Here:   12.6%
Arkansas: 14.7%


Cleveland County government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $820,000
    General - Other: $298,000
    Police Protection: $223,000
    Financial Administration: $167,000
    Central Staff Services: $129,000
    Corrections - Other: $125,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $64,000
    Libraries: $59,000
    Health Services - Other: $13,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $57,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $31,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $844,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $618,000
    General Support: $188,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,529,000
    Total General Sales: $279,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $872,000

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