Dyess, Arkansas

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Population in July 2008: 474. Population change since 2000: -8.0%

Males: 226	(47.8%)
Females: 248	(52.2%)

Median resident age:	29.2 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 72330.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,349 (it was $25,000 in 2000)

Dyess:	$31,349
Arkansas:	$38,134

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,250

Dyess:	$14,250
Arkansas:	$20,708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $39,662 (it was $25,500 in 2000)

Dyess:	$39,662
Arkansas:	$101,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $45,634; Detached houses: $49,691; Mobile homes: $22,202

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Races in Dyess:

White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
Hispanic (9.5%)
Other race (7.0%)
Black (2.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Dyess: 73.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (33.6%), Irish (6.6%), German (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 223 feet

Land area: 0.97 square miles.

Population density: 486 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dyess

High school or higher: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 9.3%
Mean travel time to work: 34.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dyess town

Never married: 16.4%
Now married: 63.6%
Separated: 5.6%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 10.3%

31 residents are foreign born (5.4% Latin America).

This town:	6.0%
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:

Dyess:	0.8% ($199)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (31.6 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (35.5 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (422.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Bassett, AR (2.5 miles) , Joiner, AR (2.6 miles ), Lepanto, AR (2.6 miles ), Marie, AR (2.7 miles) , Etowah, AR (3.0 miles ), Keiser, AR (3.0 miles ), Birdsong, AR (3.1 miles) , Wilson, AR (3.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 35.59 N, Longitude: 90.21 W

Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+10.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (19%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Health care (8%)
Printing and related support activities (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Carpenters (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

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Dyess-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 195% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Dyess town center caused $30,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1998, a category 4 tornado 19.4 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused $350,000 in damages.

Dyess-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 8% greater 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 7.1 miles away from Dyess 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 70.8 miles away from the 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 38.1 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 15.0 miles away from Dyess center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 27.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 17.0 miles away from Dyess center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dyess:

BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OSCEOLA (about 8 miles; OSCEOLA, AR)
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAUDERDALE (about 20 miles; RIPLEY, TN)
HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF JONESBORO (about 29 miles; JONESBORO, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Dyess, AR

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dyess:

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 31 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 31 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 31 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 32 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 35 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)

Public elementary/middle school in Dyess:

DYESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: 101 FOURTH ST.; Grades: PK - 04)

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

JOINER WATERWORKS (Population served: 1109, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform

DYESS RURAL WATER (Population served: 343, Purch_groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-09-2000), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-09-2000)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dyess that have no violations reported:

DYESS WATERWORKS (Population served: 494, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.9 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.5%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	25.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dyess, AR

Dyess 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 below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Mississippi County Arkansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%) Electricity (20%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Dyess

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ
Adherents	66.7%	8.7%	5.1%	4.8%	3.6%
Congregations	37.7%	9.8%	5.7%	7.4%	13.9%

Name	Catholic Church	Pentecostal Church of God	Assemblies of God	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	1.8%	1.6%	1.1%	4.6%
Congregations	1.6%	4.1%	6.6%	1.6%	11.5%

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.

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
Other Government Administration	2	$5,928	$35,568	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$1,513	$18,156	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$5,677	$34,062	0	$0
Totals for Government	5	$13,118	$31,483	0	$0

4.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,993 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.78%
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 Craighead County, AR	0.58% ($24,233 average AGI)
from Pemiscot County, MO	0.33% ($28,380)
from Crittenden County, AR	0.18% ($23,815)

6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,248 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.19%
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	1.05% ($29,113 average AGI)
to Pemiscot County, MO	0.30% ($19,478)
to Shelby County, TN	0.24% ($30,838)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dyess:

WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
WHBQ (560 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WREC (600 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KLCN (910 AM; 5 kW; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
KOSE (860 AM; 1 kW; WILSON, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMC (790 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dyess:

WYPL (89.3 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFO CNTR.)
KJBR (93.7 FM; MARKED TREE, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSRR-FM (98.1 FM; MILLINGTON, TN; Owner: KOOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFIN (107.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEGR (102.7 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMC-FM (99.7 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WGKX (105.9 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: KIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRVR-FM (104.5 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
KASU (91.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
WHRK (97.1 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KQDD (107.3 FM; OSCEOLA, AR; Owner: PHOENIX BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
KKLV (94.7 FM; TURRELL, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KAMJ (93.9 FM; GOSNELL, AR; Owner: PHOENIX BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
KJMS (101.1 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KDXY (104.9 FM; LAKE CITY, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
KHLS (96.3 FM; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
KXHT (107.1 FM; MARION, AR; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Dyess:

KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
WMC-TV (Channel 5; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WREG-TV (Channel 3; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WLMT (Channel 30; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPTY-TV (Channel 24; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KAIT (Channel 8; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
W67CV (Channel 67; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
WPXX-TV (Channel 50; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHBQ-TV (Channel 13; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WKNO (Channel 10; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION)
K46EM (Channel 46; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KTEJ (Channel 19; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
W57CG (Channel 57; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
WBXP-CA (Channel 44; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WJRJ-LP (Channel 59; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Lat: 35.625556 Lon: -90.184722, Call Sign: WQAR251
Assigned Frequencies : 159.510 MHz
Grant Date: 07/22/2004, Expiration Date: 07/22/2014, Certifier: Mark Fincher
Registrant: Federal Licensing, Inc., 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440, Email:
Lat: 35.569167 Lon: -90.320556, Call Sign: WQBR292
Assigned Frequencies : 159.630 MHz
Grant Date: 11/29/2004, Expiration Date: 11/29/2014, Certifier: Tommy Benton
Registrant: Poinsett Communications, Inc., 2100 Wingate Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72404, Phone: (870) 933-9284, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KD5WKG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00677141
Grant Date: 04/28/2003, Expiration Date: 04/28/2013, Certifier: Lola L Womble
Registrant: Lola L Womble, 401 W Third St, Dyess, AR 72330

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CONSOLIDATED VULTEE BT-13A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (450 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 66030 , Serial Number: 6585
Registrant (Individual): Dick Mcpherson, , Dyess, AR 72330

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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