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Banks, AR map Population in July 2007: 116. Population change since 2000: -3.3%
 

Males: 65  (54.2%)
Females: 55  (45.8%)

Bradley County

Median resident age:  41.3 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip code: 71631


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,900 (it was $23,958 in 2000)
Banks  $24,900
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $20,100 (it was $18,300 in 2000)
Banks  $20,100
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Banks:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.5%)
  • Black (20.0%)
  • Hispanic (5.0%)
  • Other race (4.2%)
  • Two or more races (3.3%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Banks: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (17.5%), United States (15.8%), English (10.0%), Dutch (5.8%), Scottish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 208 feet

Land area: 0.39 square miles.

Population density: 306 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Banks

  • High school or higher: 75.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Banks town

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 52.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 18.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Arkansas:  2.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Banks:  1.1% ($199)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)

Banks satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (47.3 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (128.6 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (315.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Tinsman, AR (7.0 miles) , Harrell, AR (10.2 miles ), Hermitage, AR (11.1 miles ), Warren, AR (13.8 miles ), Hampton, AR (13.8 miles ), Fordyce, AR (19.3 miles ), Kingsland, AR (19.8 miles ), Thornton, AR (20.6 miles ).

Latitude: 33.58 N, Longitude: 92.27 W


Area code: 870

Banks household income distribution Banks home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -5 (-4.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (33%)
  • Wood products (20%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Social assistance (14%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (20%)
  • Woodworkers (17%)
  • Child care workers (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
  • Registered nurses (14%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
  • Child care workers (11%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)


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Banks-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Arkansas state average. It is 98% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.3 miles away from the Banks town center killed 7 people and injured 51 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/9/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.7 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Banks:
  • BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; WARREN, AR)
  • MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTH ARKANSAS (about 32 miles; EL DORADO, AR)
  • DALLAS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; FORDYCE, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Banks, AR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Banks:
  • MONROE REGIONAL (about 76 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 79 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID: LIT)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 84 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Banks:
  • WARREN MUNI (about 13 miles; WARREN, AR; ID: 3M9)
  • HAMPTON MUNI (about 14 miles; HAMPTON, AR; ID: 0R6)
  • H L HOPKINS-FORDYCE MUNI (about 19 miles; FORDYCE, AR; ID: 5M4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Banks:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 32 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 52 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 71 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 74 miles; MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 80 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Banks and their reported violations in the past:

BANKS WATERWORKS (Population served: 319, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-12-1999), St Formal NOV issued (APR-12-1999), St Other (JUN-08-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-17-1999), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-17-1999), St Public Notif received (APR-07-1999), St Other (JUN-08-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - In FEB-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Other (JUN-08-1999)
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  64.0%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 2.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  20.8%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  6.6%

Banks compared to Arkansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Bradley County Arkansas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$376
Water Supply 0$0 1$461
Totals for Government 0$0 2$837



Banks government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $15,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $146,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $3,000
    Property: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000

5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,484 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.27%
Arkansas average:  7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Drew County, AR  1.10% ($18,950 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, AR  0.41% ($32,067)
from Pulaski County, AR  0.33% ($45,667)


6.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,105 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.68%
Arkansas average:  7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Drew County, AR  1.14% ($17,452 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, AR  0.76% ($32,643)
to Cleveland County, AR  0.41% ($26,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Banks:
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KPBA (1270 AM; 5 kW; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: METRO BIRCH ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • KBJT (1570 AM; 1 kW; FORDYCE, AR; Owner: KBJT, INC.)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KWRF (860 AM; 0 kW; WARREN, AR; Owner: PINES BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Banks:
  • KBPW (88.1 FM; HAMPTON, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KMSX (94.9 FM; MAUMELLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K217BW (91.3 FM; WARREN, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KWRF-FM (105.5 FM; WARREN, AR; Owner: PINES BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KQEW (102.3 FM; FORDYCE, AR; Owner: DALLAS PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • KELD-FM (107.1 FM; HAMPTON, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Banks:
  • KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
  • KATV (Channel 7; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KATV, LLC)
  • KASN (Channel 38; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K46DT (Channel 46; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K69HO (Channel 69; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K36DR (Channel 36; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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