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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $282 (0.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dallas County is $409 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.
Cities in this county include: Fordyce
, Sparkman
, Carthage
.
Neighboring
counties: Calhoun County
, Clark County
, Cleveland County
, Grant County
, Hot Spring County
, Ouachita County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Dallas County: Nix
Ferry
(A),
Ben Few Campground
(B),
Rucks Landing
(C),
Fordyce Country Club
(D)
Churches in Dallas County include: Macedonia
Church
(A),
Beulah Church
(B),
Zion Church
(C),
Toomey Church
(D),
Lee Ridge Church
(E),
Temperance Hill Church
(F),
Lee Ridge Church
(G),
Centerpoint Church
(H),
Chapel Hill Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Harmony
Church Cemetery
(1),
Hardcastle Cemetery
(2),
Hampton Springs Cemetery
(3),
Dixon Cemetery
(4),
Oak Grove Cemetery
(5),
Benton Cemetery
(6),
Bethel Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Long
Lake
(A),
Horseshoe Lake
(B),
Shell Lake
(C),
Round Lake
(D),
Lake Lansdale
(E),
Kervin Lake Number One
(F),
Jacobs Lake
(G)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jug
Creek
(A),
Jordon Creek
(B),
Martin Creek
(C),
Matthews Creek
(D),
Miles Creek
(E),
Hurricane Creek
(F),
Red Branch
(G),
East Fork Tulip Creek
(H),
Dyer Moro Creek
(I)
Post office: Ivan
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 212
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 81 (17% naturalized citizens)
| Dallas
County: |
0.9% | | Whole
state: | 2.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 26
- 1990
to 1994: 31
- 1985
to 1989: 17
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 4
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 3
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Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,124
- One,
attached: 21
- Two:
80
- 3
or 4: 90
- 5
to 9: 16
- 10
to 19: 67
- 20
or more: 50
- Mobile
homes: 846
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 107
Housing units in Dallas County with a mortgage: 753 (35 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 935 Agriculture
in Dallas County
Average size of farms: 207 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $14235
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12249
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.47%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $18526
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.67Dallas
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/14/1990, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Wood
products (21%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction
(12%)
- Paper
(5%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Transportation
equipment (3%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Wood
products (9%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Fishing
and hunting, and forest and logging workers (10%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Material
moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cashiers
(7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(86%)
- Sierra
Leone (14%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Dallas County:
|
- United
States or American (22%)
- Irish
(6%)
- English
(5%)
- German
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
- Lebanese
(1%)
- Italian
(0%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,640 (75%)
- Carpooled:
589 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 3 (0%)
- Bicycle:
5 (0%)
- Walked:
159 (5%)
- Other
means: 54 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 48 (1%)
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People
in group quarters in Dallas County, Arkansas
- 189
people in nursing homes
- 159
people in other group homes
- 136
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,762.
5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,417 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.28% | | Arkansas
average: | 7.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.18% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($19,917 average AGI)
1.10% relocated from other states ($4,500 average AGI)
| Dallas
County: |
1.10% | | Arkansas
average: | 3.66% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Ouachita County, AR
|
0.88% ($22,875 average AGI) |
| from
Cleveland County, AR
|
0.48% ($31,538) |
| from
Pulaski County, AR
|
0.40% ($30,909) |
| from
Calhoun County, AR
|
0.37% ($40,000) |
7.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,738 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.26% | | Arkansas
average: | 7.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.14% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($25,495 average AGI)
1.11% relocated to other states ($5,248 average AGI)
| Dallas
County: |
1.11% | | Arkansas
average: | 3.00% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Ouachita County, AR
|
0.79% ($21,091 average AGI) |
| to
Clark County, AR
|
0.68% ($19,000) |
| to
Pulaski County, AR
|
0.68% ($46,158) |
| to
Cleveland County, AR
|
0.65% ($24,667) |
| to
Calhoun County, AR
|
0.61% ($23,529) |
| to
Grant County, AR
|
0.43% ($33,750) |
| to
Hot Spring County, AR
|
0.36% ($29,700) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2
Births
per 1000 population in Dallas County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Dallas County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Dallas County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,724 (1,404 aged, 320 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,725
- In
family households: 7,602 (1,830 male householders, 621 female householders)
1,822
spouses, 2,536 children (2,378 natural, 58 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 402 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 110 other relatives, 158 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,123 (527 male householders (492 living alone)), 530 female householders (502 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 485 (303 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,085 2-persons, 586 3-persons, 446 4-persons, 227 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 994 1-person, 61 2-persons, 2 3-persons.
1,221 married couples with children.
583 single-parent households (84 men, 499 women).
96.5% of residents of Dallas County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $64,936,000 ($7497 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,984,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,953,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,885,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $129,000
Federal grants: $17,132,000
Federal procurement contracts: $381,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,455,000 ($1,915,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $843,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,029,000
Federal Government insurance: $417,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 551
| Here: |
65 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 693
| Here: |
81 per 1000 residents | | State: |
53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +18
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -551
| Here: |
-65 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Dallas County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.84 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: 74
- 1995
to 1998: 343
- 1990
to 1994: 367
- 1980
to 1989: 655
- 1970
to 1979: 982
- 1960
to 1969: 733
- 1950
to 1959: 493
- 1940
to 1949: 353
- 1939
or earlier: 401
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Dallas County, Arkansas: |
- 1
room: 9
- 2
rooms: 7
- 3
rooms: 80
- 4
rooms: 328
- 5
rooms: 930
- 6
rooms: 771
- 7
rooms: 265
- 8
rooms: 116
- 9
or more rooms: 95
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Dallas County, Arkansas: |
- 1
room: 24
- 2
rooms: 41
- 3
rooms: 148
- 4
rooms: 264
- 5
rooms: 273
- 6
rooms: 107
- 7
rooms: 36
- 8
rooms: 20
- 9
or more rooms: 5
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dallas County: |
- no
bedroom: 9
- 1
bedroom: 69
- 2
bedrooms: 753
- 3
bedrooms: 1,503
- 4
bedrooms: 249
- 5
or more bedrooms: 18
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Dallas County: |
- no
bedroom: 34
- 1
bedroom: 162
- 2
bedrooms: 409
- 3
bedrooms: 277
- 4
bedrooms: 33
- 5
or more bedrooms: 3
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Dallas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 171
- 1
vehicle: 951
- 2
vehicles: 1,023
- 3
vehicles: 360
- 4
vehicles: 85
- 5
or more vehicles: 11
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Dallas County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 220
- 1
vehicle: 492
- 2
vehicles: 149
- 3
vehicles: 40
- 4
vehicles: 15
- 5
or more vehicles: 2
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61% of Dallas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Arkansas.
| Dallas
County: |
61.3% | | State
average: |
54.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 7703
- Northeast:
44
- Midwest:
365
- South:
742
- West:
275
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (40%)
- Electricity
(28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Wood
(9%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (44%)
- Electricity
(34%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood
(5%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 25
| Here: |
12.8% | | Arkansas: | 14.7% |
Dallas
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $1,156,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $1,066,000
Regular Highways: $817,000
Solid Waste Management: $718,000
Financial Administration: $516,000
Police Protection: $506,000
Health Services - Other: $290,000
Central Staff Services: $226,000
Fire Protection: $146,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $136,000
Parks & Recreation: $84,000
General Public Buildings: $27,000
Welfare - Other: $19,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $56,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $280,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $81,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $639,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $903,000
General Support: $481,000
All Other: $11,000
- Tax
- Property: $768,000
Total General Sales: $706,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $937,000
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