Bono, Arkansas

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Population in July 2007: 1,584. Population change since 2000: +3.8%

Males: 780	(49.3%)
Females: 804	(50.7%)

Median resident age:	28.8 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 72416.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,500 (it was $31,307 in 2000)

Bono	$39,500
Arkansas:	$38,134

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $70,300 (it was $53,600 in 2000)

Bono	$70,300
Arkansas:	$101,000

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Races in Bono:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Bono: 88.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (35.8%), Irish (10.8%), German (7.9%), English (5.3%), French (3.6%), Scottish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/12/1916

Elevation: 260 feet

Land area: 1.44 square miles.

Population density: 1103 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bono

High school or higher: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
Unemployed: 5.2%
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bono city

Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 59.8%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 13.0%

15 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.0%
Arkansas:	2.8%

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

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

Bono:	0.6% ($313)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (9.1 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (78.9 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (462.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sedgwick, AR (6.5 miles) , Jonesboro, AR (9.1 miles ), Egypt, AR (10.6 miles) , Cash, AR (12.2 miles ), Brookland, AR (14.8 miles ), Hoxie, AR (15.6 miles ), Walnut Ridge, AR (15.7 miles ), Minturn, AR (16.5 miles) .

Latitude: 35.91 N, Longitude: 90.80 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +293 (+24.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Machinery (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Food (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Educational services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Child care workers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.89
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Bono, Arkansas

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Bono-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 147% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.8 miles away from the Bono city center killed 3 people and injured 289 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/15/1984, a category 4 tornado 27.3 miles away from the city center killed 5 people and injured 12 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bono:

HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF JONESBORO (about 14 miles; JONESBORO, AR)
REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NEA (about 14 miles; JONESBORO, AR)
ST BERNARDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 14 miles; JONESBORO, AR)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bono:

MILLINGTON MUNI (about 75 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID: NQA)
MEMPHIS INTL (about 84 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 116 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bono:

JONESBORO MUNI (about 14 miles; JONESBORO, AR; ID: JBR)
WALNUT RIDGE REGIONAL (about 17 miles; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; ID: ARG)
KIRK FIELD (about 23 miles; PARAGOULD, AR; ID: PGR)

Amtrak station near Bono:

16 miles: WALNUT RIDGE (HWY. 67 AT MAIN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bono:

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 10 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 76 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 76 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 76 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT enrollment: 3,959)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 82 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 95 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)

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

BONO WATERWORKS (Population served: 1847, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2000), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2000), St Public Notif received (FEB-17-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1997), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-1997), St Public Notif received (DEC-01-1997)

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.8%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.7%
Whole state:	3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	15.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.1%
Whole state:	6.6%

Bono compared to Arkansas state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Bono (2007 data):

Regions Bank: Jonesboro Bono Branch at 200 Main Street, branch established on 1971-03-23. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation

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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
Streets and Highways	1	$1,559	$18,708	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,577	$18,924	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$399
Police Protection - Officers	3	$5,368	$21,472	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$4,566	$27,396	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$1,577	$18,924	0	$0
Totals for Government	8	$14,647	$21,971	1	$399

Bono government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $70,000
All Other: $4,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $44,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $112,000
Police Protection: $98,000

Regular Highways: $62,000

Financial Administration: $52,000

Sewerage: $28,000

Parks & Recreation: $13,000

Fire Protection: $7,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $206,000
Highways: $8,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $421,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $150,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $122,000
General Support: $26,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $49,000
Property: $19,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $189,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,218 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.33%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($130 average AGI)
Craighead County: 0.09%
Arkansas average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Poinsett County, AR	0.69% ($22,402 average AGI)
from Greene County, AR	0.62% ($27,721)
from Mississippi County, AR	0.55% ($29,113)

7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,810 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.17%
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 Greene County, AR	0.75% ($32,474 average AGI)
to Poinsett County, AR	0.67% ($25,288)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.44% ($36,911)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bono:

KNEA (970 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KBTM (1230 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
KRLW (1320 AM; 1 kW; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WHBQ (560 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bono:

KASU (91.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFIN (107.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KDEZ (100.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
KBZR (95.9 FM; HARRISBURG, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KAOG (90.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KDXY (104.9 FM; LAKE CITY, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
KDRS-FM (107.1 FM; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: MOR MEDIA, INC.)
KJLV (105.3 FM; HOXIE, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KJBX (106.7 FM; TRUMANN, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
KRLW-FM (106.3 FM; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
K202CG (88.3 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
K218DE (91.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bono:

KTEJ (Channel 19; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
KAIT (Channel 8; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
K46EM (Channel 46; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K54ER (Channel 54; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
K27FC (Channel 27; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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