Benton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.8. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 29.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.5%
(5.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 36.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 23.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.8 people | | Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 84.1% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bethel Heights, AR
Bethel Heights compared to Arkansas state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (79%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Benton County Arkansas:
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Religion statistics for Bethel Heights:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.78%
| Here |  | 53.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Charismatic Churches Independent | Baptist Missionary Association of America |
| Adherents | 35.8% | 10.9% | 9.7% | 7.9% | 4.4% |
| Congregations | 16.9% | 1.7% | 11.7% | 0.4% | 9.1% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
| Adherents | 4.0% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 18.7% |
| Congregations | 8.7% | 7.4% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 37.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 25 | Here: | 1.23 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 6 | This county: | 0.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7 | Benton County: | 0.35 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 79 | This county: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 130 | Benton County: | 6.42 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Benton County: | 7.9% | | State: | 9.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.4% | | Arkansas: | 13.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $5,546 | $33,276 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 21 | $4,794 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,493 | $29,916 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $11,170 | $26,808 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,756 | $21,072 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $2,537 | $30,444 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,221 | $26,652 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $257 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,649 | $43,788 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $4,041 | $24,246 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
14 | $33,413 | $28,640 | 22 | $5,051 |
Bethel Heights government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $12,000 ($7.51)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,000 ($1.88)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $195,000 ($122.03)
General - Other: $145,000 ($90.74)
Solid Waste Management: $37,000 ($23.15)
Financial Administration: $26,000 ($16.27)
Regular Highways: $21,000 ($13.14)
Fire Protection: $9,000 ($5.63)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $75,000 ($46.93)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $51,000 ($31.91)
Interest Earnings: $27,000 ($16.90)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $24,000 ($15.02)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($1.25)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $569,000 ($356.07)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $31,000 ($19.40)
General Support: $12,000 ($7.51)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $258,000 ($161.45)
Property: $23,000 ($14.39)
NEC: $13,000 ($8.14)
Public Utilities: $12,000 ($7.51)
Individual Income: $0 ($0.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $160,000 ($100.13)
10.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,922 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.85% | | Arkansas average: | 7.98% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($668 average AGI)| Benton County: | 0.10% | | Arkansas average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,977 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.59% | | Arkansas average: | 7.29% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($474 average AGI)| Benton County: | 0.06% | | Arkansas average: | 0.04% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bethel Heights:
- KZRA (1590 AM; 3 kW; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
- KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- KREB (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; BENTONVILLE/BELLA VI, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)
- KZAR (1390 AM; 1 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
- KOFC (1250 AM; 1 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: WILLIAM B. DISNEY & MARTHA J. DISNEY)
- KTHS (1480 AM; 5 kW; BERRYVILLE, AR; Owner: KTHS/KSCC, INC.)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bethel Heights:
- K203CE (88.5 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KXNA (104.9 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- KSEC (95.7 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: BENTONVILLE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KFAY-FM (98.3 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- KKEG (92.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- KMCK-FM (105.7 FM; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KBNV (90.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- K244DS (96.7 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- KAYH (89.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FAMILY VISION MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KAMO-FM (94.3 FM; ROGERS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KEZA (107.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMXF (101.9 FM; LOWELL, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUAF (91.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS)
- K272DQ (102.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKIX (103.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KIGL (93.3 FM; SELIGMAN, MO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBVA (106.5 FM; BELLA VISTA, AR; Owner: GAYLA JOY HENDREN)
- KREB-FM (99.5 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- KXUA (88.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BRD. OF TRUST. OF UNIV. OF ARKANSAS)
- KDAB (94.9 FM; PRAIRIE GROVE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Bethel Heights:
- KFAA (Channel 51; ROGERS, AR; Owner: J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC.)
- KVAQ-LP (Channel 20; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: CHRISTIANS INCORPORATED FOR CHRIST)
- K62DQ (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, ETC., AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- K64FO (Channel 64; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
- K15DR (Channel 15; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
- K59ES (Channel 59; HINDSVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
- KFFS-CA (Channel 36; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
- KSBN-TV (Channel 57; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: TOTAL LIFE COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- KHOG-TV (Channel 29; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: KHBS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- KAFT (Channel 13; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- K67EO (Channel 67; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- K14IT (Channel 14; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
- KWBS-TV (Channel 34; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)
- K42BS (Channel 42; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KNJE-LP (Channel 68; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: TV-34, INC., AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION)
- K68ET (Channel 68; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
- K45EI (Channel 45; BENTONVILLE & ROGERS, AR; Owner: VICTORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K33FG (Channel 33; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
Bethel Heights fatal accident list:
Jul 18, 2000 07:45 AM, Old Wire Rd, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 11, 1998 10:07 AM, Us-71-18b, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 8, 1995 08:45 AM, 71-18b, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 29, 1983 10:13 AM, 71s18, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 1, 1975 01:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1 - Dewey Johnson, North Side Of County Line Road, Approximately 900 Feet West Of Oak Street (Lat: 36.212028 Lon: -94.127444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 53 m, Overall height: 53 m
Registrant: Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, Plc, 1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone: (703) 812-0470, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: W6URI, Licensee ID: L00206972
Grant Date: 12/29/2007, Expiration Date: 01/14/2018, Certifier: Miguel Urizarri
Registrant: Miguel Urizarri, 3909 Rosebud Ln, Bethel Heights, AR 72764
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: RV-6A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 900KH , Serial Number: 20900, Year manufactured: 1991, Airworthiness Date: 01/28/1992
Registrant (Corporation): G & F Aviation, 5576 N Oak St, Bethel Heights, AR 72764
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Businesses in Bethel Heights, AR
Bethel Heights on our top lists:
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with most building permits per 1,000 residents in 2004-2006"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Truck transportation"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Protective service occupations:"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely lesbian couples (counted as self-reported female-female unmarried-partner households)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
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