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Population (year 2000): 1,810. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,375 (+31.2% change)
Males: 842  (46.5%)
Females: 968  (53.5%)

Benton County

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72736.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,200 (it was $29,881 in 2000)
Gravette  $36,200
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,500 (it was $65,300 in 2000)
Gravette  $96,500
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Gravette:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
  • American Indian (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Other race (1.0%)


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Ancestries: Irish (14.9%), German (14.1%), English (9.1%), United States (6.7%), Dutch (6.3%), French (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/27/1899

Elevation: 1219 feet

Land area: 2.34 square miles.

Population density: 978 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Gravette

  • High school or higher: 75.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gravette city

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 14.5%

11 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.6%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Gravette, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gravette to the number of sex offenders is 381 to 1.

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

Gravette:  0.7% ($478)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (31.1 miles , pop. 58,047).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (103.9 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (297.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Sulphur Springs, AR (4.3 miles ), Decatur, AR (5.7 miles ), Noel, MO (8.8 miles ), Gentry, AR (10.8 miles ), Springtown, AR (11.2 miles) , Centerton, AR (12.1 miles ), South West City, MO (12.8 miles ), Bella Vista, AR (12.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $48,700
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $65,000
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $52,900
  • 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $48,400
  • 2001: 50 buildings, average cost: $25,800
  • 2002: 58 buildings, average cost: $25,800
  • 2003: 28 buildings, average cost: $83,500
  • 2004: 27 buildings, average cost: $77,800
  • 2005: 65 buildings, average cost: $78,500
  • 2006: 40 buildings, average cost: $86,700
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000

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Latitude: 36.42 N, Longitude: 94.45 W


People in group quarters in Gravette
  • 52 people in nursing homes
  • 32 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 32 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Area code: 479

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Population change in the 1990s: +325 (+21.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (3%)
  • Customer service representatives (3%)


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Crime in Gravette (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (43.5 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 4 assaults (173.8 per 100,000)
  • 14 burglaries (608.4 per 100,000)
  • 15 thefts (651.9 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (43.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 141.7 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.07
US city average:  3.00

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Gravette-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/24/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.7 miles away from the Gravette city center killed 3 people and injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/24/1954, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the city center injured 4 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Gravette:
  • GRAVETTE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (1101 JACKSON STREET SW)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Gravette:
  • SILOAM SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR)
  • BATES MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR)
  • GROVE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; GROVE, OK)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gravette:
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 15 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
  • DRAKE FIELD (about 35 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID: FYV)
  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 51 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gravette:
  • CRYSTAL LAKE (about 7 miles; DECATUR, AR; ID: 5M5)
  • SMITH FIELD (about 17 miles; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; ID: SLG)
  • BENTONVILLE MUNI/LOUISE M THADEN FIELD (about 18 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; ID: VBT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gravette:
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 48 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
  • PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 86 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,125)
Public high school in Gravette:
  • GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 321; Location: 607 DALLAS ST SE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Gravette:
  • GRAVETTE HOLINESS BIBLE SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: 606 ATLANTA ST S E; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Gravette:
  • GLEN A. DUFFY ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 512; Location: 601 EL PASO ST SE; Grades: PK - 03)
  • GRAVETTE JR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 421; Location: 605 DALLAS ST SE; Grades: 07 - 09)
  • GRAVETTE UPPER ELEMENTARY (Students: 367; Location: 500 8TH AVE SE; Grades: 04 - 06)

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Cemetery: Hillcrest Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Gravette: Field Kindley Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Gravette Historical Museum (503 Charlotte Street Southeast), Old Spanish Treasure Cave (Caverns; 14290 North Highway 59).

 

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

GRAVETTE WATERWORKS (Population served: 2428, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2001

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.6%
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: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.6%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.9%
Whole state:  6.6%

Gravette compared to Arkansas state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Gravette (2007 data):
  • Bank of Gravett: Bank Of Gravett at 211 East Main Street, branch established on 1898-03-01; Motor Branch at 302 East Atlanta, branch established on 1996-02-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $235.2 mil, Deposits: $196.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Gravett Bancshares, Inc.
  • Delta Trust & Bank: Sinclair National Bank Branch at 113 S.E. Second Street, branch established on 1996-10-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $217.3 mil, Deposits: $193.9 mil, headquarters in Parkdale, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Delta Trust And Banking Corporation
  • Arvest Bank: Gravette Branch at 604 First Avenue Se, branch established on 2002-03-07. Info updated 2007-02-16: Bank assets: $8,710.6 mil, Deposits: $7,407.6 mil, headquarters in Fayetteville, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 218 total offices, Holding Company: Arvest Bank Group, Inc.



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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
Other and Unallocable 1$2,575$30,9002$192
Financial Administration 2$4,665$27,9900$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$1,000
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$700
Police Protection - Officers 6$14,294$28,5885$1,646
Police - Other 1$1,607$19,2840$0
Streets and Highways 2$4,222$25,3320$0
Water Supply 2$4,428$26,5680$0
Sewerage 1$2,792$33,5040$0
Parks and Recreation 1$1,964$23,5681$261
Local Libraries 1$1,576$18,9121$631
Totals for Government 17$38,123$26,91012$4,430


Gravette government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $190,000
    Solid Waste Management: $88,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $297,000
    Water Utilities: $287,000
    Sewerage: $160,000
    Central Staff Services: $118,000
    Regular Highways: $116,000
    Parks & Recreation: $110,000
    Solid Waste Management: $87,000
    Fire Protection: $80,000
    Financial Administration: $72,000
    Libraries: $46,000
    General - Other: $42,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $15,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $73,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $465,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $251,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $415,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $251,000
    Water Utilities: $50,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $332,000
    Interest Earnings: $19,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $96,000
    Regular Highways: $31,000
    Fire Protection: $23,000
    Police Protection: $23,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $902,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $294,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $102,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $611,000
    Public Utilities: $73,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $202,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $21,000

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:
from Washington County, AR  2.62% ($39,748 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.35% ($30,645)
from McDonald County, MO  0.20% ($26,376)


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:
to Washington County, AR  2.04% ($34,550 average AGI)
to Delaware County, OK  0.26% ($26,699)
to McDonald County, MO  0.26% ($57,547)


Strongest AM radio stations in Gravette:
  • KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)
  • KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
  • KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
  • KREB (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; BENTONVILLE/BELLA VI, 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.)
  • WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
  • KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
  • KZAR (1390 AM; 1 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KZRA (1590 AM; 3 kW; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KKLL (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEBB CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
  • KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gravette:
  • KBVA (106.5 FM; BELLA VISTA, AR; Owner: GAYLA JOY HENDREN)
  • KURM-FM (100.3 FM; SOUTHWEST CITY, MO; Owner: KERM, INC.)
  • KLRC (101.1 FM; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY)
  • KMCK-FM (105.7 FM; SILOAM SPRINGS, 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)
  • KAYH (89.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FAMILY VISION MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KAMO-FM (94.3 FM; ROGERS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSEC (95.7 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: BENTONVILLE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K203CE (88.5 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KXNA (104.9 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KAPG (88.1 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Gravette:
  • K09VM (Channel 9; ANDERSON, ETC., MO; Owner: GARY M./DEBORAH R. KENNY)
  • K45EI (Channel 45; BENTONVILLE & ROGERS, AR; Owner: VICTORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K67EO (Channel 67; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • KSBN-TV (Channel 57; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: TOTAL LIFE COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • K14IT (Channel 14; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
  • KFAA (Channel 51; ROGERS, AR; Owner: J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K62DQ (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, ETC., AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • K33FG (Channel 33; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
  • K64FO (Channel 64; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)

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