Lowell, Arkansas

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Population (year 2000): 5,013. Estimated population in July 2006: 7,050 (+40.6% change)

Males: 2,550	(50.9%)
Females: 2,463	(49.1%)

Benton County

Median resident age:	28.6 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 72745.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $58,300 (it was $48,063 in 2000)

Lowell	$58,300
Arkansas:	$34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $134,300 (it was $90,900 in 2000)

Lowell	$134,300
Arkansas:	$87,400

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Races in Lowell:

White Non-Hispanic (84.4%)
Hispanic (8.9%)
Other race (4.1%)
American Indian (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Asian Indian (1.2%)
Other Asian (1.0%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.0%)
Black (0.8%)

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

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Ancestries: German (16.5%), United States (15.1%), Irish (10.6%), English (7.3%), Dutch (2.3%), Italian (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1342 feet

Land area: 6.26 square miles.

Population density: 1129 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lowell

High school or higher: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lowell city

Never married: 18.0%
Now married: 67.9%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 10.3%

385 residents are foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 2.5% Oceania, 1.1% Asia).

This city:	7.7%
Arkansas:	2.8%

According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Lowell, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lowell to the number of sex offenders is 1010 to 1.

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

Lowell:	0.8% ($759)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (12.8 miles , pop. 58,047).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (123.8 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (300.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Bethel Heights, AR (2.7 miles ), Rogers, AR (4.8 miles ), Springdale, AR (5.5 miles ), Cave Springs, AR (5.9 miles ), Elm Springs, AR (6.7 miles ), Prairie Creek, AR (7.7 miles ), Little Flock, AR (8.8 miles ), Bentonville, AR (8.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 150 buildings, average cost: $78,000
1997: 188 buildings, average cost: $73,400
1998: 171 buildings, average cost: $72,700
1999: 149 buildings, average cost: $80,100
2000: 117 buildings, average cost: $117,600
2001: 221 buildings, average cost: $128,900
2002: 132 buildings, average cost: $135,400
2003: 32 buildings, average cost: $156,800
2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $188,200
2005: 24 buildings, average cost: $315,500
2006: 37 buildings, average cost: $238,700

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Latitude: 36.26 N, Longitude: 94.14 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,085 (+41.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 436 (16.5%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 479

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Lowell, Arkansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +3,643 (+265.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
Construction (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Food (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Educational services (12%)
Health care (11%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Food (7%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Business operations specialists (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)

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Crime in Lowell by Year
Type	2001	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.0
Rapes	2	1	1	4	1
per 100,000	39.6	16.7	15.7	59.4	14.0
Robberies	2	0	1	0	3
per 100,000	39.6	0.0	15.7	0.0	42.1
Assaults	12	10	6	8	13
per 100,000	237.7	167.0	94.3	118.7	182.5
Burglaries	17	58	102	95	67
per 100,000	336.8	968.6	1603.5	1409.9	940.7
Thefts	113	57	115	132	125
per 100,000	2238.5	951.9	1807.9	1959.0	1755.1
Auto thefts	11	5	8	36	12
per 100,000	217.9	83.5	125.8	534.3	168.5
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.7)	221.7	159.3	230.8	291.0	238.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 21 (15 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.12
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Lowell, Arkansas

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Lowell-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Arkansas state average. It is 98% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/24/1954, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.5 miles away from the Lowell city center injured 4 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 4/30/1954, a category 3 tornado 14.7 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Main business address for: HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC (TRUCKING (NO LOCAL)).

Hospitals/medical centers near Lowell:

ST MARY ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ROGERS, AR)
NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER OF WASHINGTON (about 10 miles; SPRINGDALE, AR)
BATES MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lowell:

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 12 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
DRAKE FIELD (about 18 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID: FYV)
JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 66 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lowell:

SPRINGDALE MUNI (about 7 miles; SPRINGDALE, AR; ID: ASG)
BENTONVILLE MUNI/LOUISE M THADEN FIELD (about 8 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; ID: VBT)
ROGERS MUNICIPAL-CARTER FIELD (about 8 miles; ROGERS, AR; ID: ROG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lowell:

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 20 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 64 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
WESTARK COLLEGE (about 74 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,125)
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)

Public elementary/middle school in Lowell:

LOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 589; Location: 202 MCCLURE RD.; Grades: KG - 05)

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Church in Lowell: Pleasant Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Post office: Lowell Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Torres Tours (Tours & Charters; 310 North Bloomington Street).

Hotel: Ramada Inn Lowell (509 Hospitality Avenue).

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

BENTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY4 (Population served: 425, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

2 minor monitoring violations

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

BEAVER WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 0, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.2%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	3.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	0.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Lowell compared to Arkansas state average:

Lowell, Arkansas environmental map by EPA

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Lowell (2007 data):

First Security Bank: Lowell Branch at 400 West Monroe, branch established on 2004-08-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,431.8 mil, Deposits: $1,248.0 mil, headquarters in Searcy, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 43 total offices, Holding Company: First Security Bancorp
Bank of Rogers: Lowell Branch at 319 North Bloomington Street, branch established on 1999-05-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $171.6 mil, Deposits: $128.3 mil, headquarters in Rogers, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Bank Corp
Arvest Bank: Lowell Branch at 103 South Bloomington, branch established on 1976-07-19. 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$1,384
Firefighters	12	$36,644	$36,644	1	$2,420
Financial Administration	2	$6,934	$41,604	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	3	$7,397	$29,588	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$1,703
Other Government Administration	8	$26,645	$39,968	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	2	$4,860	$29,160	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	13	$37,158	$34,300	0	$0
Police - Other	5	$10,975	$26,340	0	$0
Fire - Other	4	$9,520	$28,560	0	$0
Streets and Highways	11	$28,144	$30,703	0	$0
Totals for Government	60	$168,277	$33,655	3	$5,506

Lowell government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $60,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $32,000
General Public Buildings: $15,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $491,000
Fire Protection: $343,000

Regular Highways: $247,000

Central Staff Services: $244,000

Financial Administration: $213,000

Sewerage: $166,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $90,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $81,000

Parks & Recreation: $78,000

General Public Buildings: $45,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $54,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $246,000
General Support: $246,000

All Other: $7,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $7,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $210,000
Interest Earnings: $157,000

Property Sale Other: $7,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $217,000
Police Protection: $49,000

Regular Highways: $29,000

Central Staff: $16,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,999,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $46,000
End of Fiscal Year: $34,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $206,000
General Support: $90,000

All Other: $59,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $770,000
Property: $368,000

NEC: $257,000

Public Utilities: $229,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,099,000

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 Lowell:

KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
KZRA (1590 AM; 3 kW; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
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)
KZAR (1390 AM; 1 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KOFC (1250 AM; 1 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: WILLIAM B. DISNEY & MARTHA J. DISNEY)
KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTHS (1480 AM; 5 kW; BERRYVILLE, AR; Owner: KTHS/KSCC, INC.)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lowell:

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)
KFAY-FM (98.3 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
KMCK-FM (105.7 FM; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KMXF (101.9 FM; LOWELL, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKEG (92.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
KAMO-FM (94.3 FM; ROGERS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KEZA (107.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBNV (90.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KAYH (89.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FAMILY VISION MINISTRIES, INC.)
K244DS (96.7 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
KIGL (93.3 FM; SELIGMAN, MO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KUAF (91.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS)
KAPG (88.1 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KKIX (103.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
K272DQ (102.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBVA (106.5 FM; BELLA VISTA, AR; Owner: GAYLA JOY HENDREN)
KXUA (88.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BRD. OF TRUST. OF UNIV. OF ARKANSAS)
KREB-FM (99.5 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Lowell:

KFAA (Channel 51; ROGERS, AR; Owner: J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC.)
K62DQ (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, ETC., AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
K64FO (Channel 64; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
KVAQ-LP (Channel 20; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: CHRISTIANS INCORPORATED FOR CHRIST)
K15DR (Channel 15; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
K59ES (Channel 59; HINDSVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
K67EO (Channel 67; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
K14IT (Channel 14; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
KHOG-TV (Channel 29; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: KHBS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KSBN-TV (Channel 57; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: TOTAL LIFE COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
KAFT (Channel 13; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
KFFS-CA (Channel 36; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
KWBS-TV (Channel 34; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)
K45EI (Channel 45; BENTONVILLE & ROGERS, AR; Owner: VICTORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K42BS (Channel 42; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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