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Lawrence County

Population in 2011: 455. Population change since 2000: +69.1%
Males: 214  (47.0%)
Females: 241  (53.0%)

Median resident age:  20.7 years
Arkansas median age:  42.2 years

Zip codes: 72476.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $43,854 (it was $27,500 in 2000)
College City:

$43,854
Arkansas:

$37,823
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $9,064

College City town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $46,898 (it was $33,000 in 2000)
College City:

$46,898
Arkansas:

$102,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $45,736; Detached houses: $45,736

Median gross rent in 2009: $829.

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College City races chart
  • White alone - 449 (98.7%)
  • Hispanic - 3 (0.7%)
  • Two or more races - 2 (0.4%)
  • American Indian alone - 1 (0.2%)

Races in College City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in College City: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.2%), German (13.0%), Irish (5.2%), Dutch (3.7%), Subsaharan African (3.7%), Scottish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 274 feet

Land area: 0.45 square miles.

Population density: 1021 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in College City:

  • High school or higher: 80.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 40.4%
  • Unemployed: 13.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 10.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in College City town:

  • Never married: 35.2%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

12 residents are foreign born (1.9% Africa, 1.9% Latin America, 0.7% Oceania).

This town:  4.5%
Arkansas:  2.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $300 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $243 (0.5%)
College City satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (24.8 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (88.5 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (405.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Walnut Ridge, AR (1.9 miles ), Hoxie, AR (2.4 miles ), O'Kean, AR (2.7 miles ), Portia, AR (2.8 miles ), Black Rock, AR (3.0 miles ), Pocahontas, AR (3.1 miles ), Powhatan, AR (3.2 miles) , Sedgwick, AR (3.3 miles) .

Latitude: 36.13 N, Longitude: 90.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 870

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.7%
Arkansas:

7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Educational services (65%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Other services, except public administration (13%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)
  • Health care and social assistance (3%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (1%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (1%)
  • Educational services (41%)
  • Accommodation and food services (36%)
  • Retail trade (16%)
  • Health care and social assistance (4%)
  • Manufacturing (1%)
  • Information (1%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Postsecondary teachers (16%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Religious workers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (23%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (15%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (13%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Work and jobs in College City: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in College City, Arkansas

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Tornado activity:

College City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 208% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/21/1999, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the College City town center caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/26/1973, a category F4 tornado 25.1 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 289 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

College City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 48.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.2 miles away from College City center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 44.0 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.0 miles away from College City center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 97.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Lawrence County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 5, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near College City:

  • LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; WALNUT RIDGE, AR)
  • FIVE RIVERS MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; POCAHONTAS, AR)
  • ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; PARAGOULD, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in College City, AR

Amtrak station near College City:

  • 5 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 College City:

  • Arkansas State University-Main Campus (about 25 miles; Jonesboro, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,301)
  • Three Rivers Community College (about 54 miles; Poplar Bluff, MO; FT enrollment: 2,091)
  • Harding University (about 76 miles; Searcy, AR; FT enrollment: 4,312)
  • Southwest Tennessee Community College (about 86 miles; Memphis, TN; FT enrollment: 6,609)
  • University of Memphis (about 90 miles; Memphis, TN; FT enrollment: 14,700)
  • Arkansas State University-Beebe (about 91 miles; Beebe, AR; FT enrollment: 2,601)
  • University of Central Arkansas (about 112 miles; Conway, AR; FT enrollment: 9,257)

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Lawrence County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.0%
(12.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.4%
Whole state:  68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in College City, AR


115 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

College City 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 below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


College City travel time to work - commute
College City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (97%)
  • Electricity (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Lawrence County Arkansas:


2008 Presidential Election results in Lawrence County Arkansas:
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Religion statistics for College City (based on Lawrence County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.76%
Here60.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist AssociationBaptist Missionary Association of America
Adherents38.1%13.3%11.0%10.8%10.1%
Congregations20.3%21.6%16.2%13.5%2.7%
NameNational Association of Free Will BaptistsAssemblies of GodPentecostal Church of GodCatholic ChurchOther
Adherents9.2%3.6%1.6%0.9%1.4%
Congregations10.8%8.1%2.7%1.4%2.7%
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: 8
Lawrence County:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Lawrence County:

1.19 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Lawrence County:

5.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
Here:

4.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

10.5%
Arkansas:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Lawrence County:

29.6%
Arkansas:

29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

14.7%
State:

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 0$0 1$600
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$800
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$372
Totals for Government 0$0 7$1,772

College City government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - All Other: $9,000 ($19.78)
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $17,000 ($37.36)
    Regular Highways: $14,000 ($30.77)
    Police Protection: $12,000 ($26.37)
    Fire Protection: $10,000 ($21.98)
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000 ($15.38)
    General - Other: $4,000 ($8.79)
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($6.59)
    Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($2.20)
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $10,000 ($21.98)
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000 ($35.16)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($2.20)
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($2.20)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,000 ($4.40)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $25,000 ($54.95)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $21,000 ($46.15)
    Highways: $13,000 ($28.57)
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $19,000 ($41.76)
    Property: $1,000 ($2.20)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $15,000 ($32.97)

6.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.23%
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 Randolph County, AR  1.10% ($20,310 average AGI)
from Craighead County, AR  1.06% ($28,268)
from Greene County, AR  0.34% ($27,722)


7.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,548 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.45%
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 Craighead County, AR  1.72% ($27,185 average AGI)
to Randolph County, AR  1.22% ($24,338)
to Greene County, AR  0.62% ($36,515)

Strongest AM radio stations in College City:

  • KRLW (1320 AM; 1 kW; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KPOC (1420 AM; 1 kW; POCAHONTAS, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNEA (970 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWOC (930 AM; 5 kW; POPLAR BLUFF, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in College City:

  • KRLW-FM (106.3 FM; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KJLV (105.3 FM; HOXIE, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KASU (91.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KFIN (107.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • K211BX (90.1 FM; POCAHONTAS, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KDEZ (100.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
  • WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDRS-FM (107.1 FM; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: MOR MEDIA, INC.)
  • KBKG (93.5 FM; CORNING, AR; Owner: SHIELDS-ADKINS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBZR (95.9 FM; HARRISBURG, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KPOC-FM (103.9 FM; POCAHONTAS, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KAOG (90.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KOEA (97.5 FM; DONIPHAN, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
  • KDXY (104.9 FM; LAKE CITY, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around College City:

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


College City on our top lists:

  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other healthcare support occupations"
  • #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations"
  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Life, physical, and social science occupations:"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Educational services"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)"
  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Life, physical, and social science occupations:"
  • #56 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of college students"

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