O'Kean, Arkansas

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Population in July 2008: 196. Population change since 2000: -2.5%

Males: 93	(47.8%)
Females: 103	(52.2%)

Median resident age:	41.9 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 72449.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,958 (it was $24,688 in 2000)

O'Kean:	$30,958
Arkansas:	$38,134

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,631

O'Kean:	$14,631
Arkansas:	$20,708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $37,796 (it was $24,300 in 2000)

O'Kean:	$37,796
Arkansas:	$101,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $43,679; Detached houses: $46,070; Mobile homes: $17,692

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Races in O'Kean:

White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
American Indian (3.0%)
Two or more races (3.0%)

2008 cost of living index in O'Kean: 73.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (49.8%), German (7.5%), Dutch (4.0%), Irish (2.0%), Swedish (2.0%), Welsh (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 274 feet

Land area: 1.00 square miles.

Population density: 196 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in O'Kean

High school or higher: 52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
Unemployed: 10.5%
Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in O'Kean town

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 53.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 17.1%
Divorced: 8.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
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:

O'Kean:	0.8% ($199)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (24.5 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (86.8 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (412.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Delaplaine, AR (2.6 miles) , College City, AR (2.7 miles ), Walnut Ridge, AR (3.2 miles ), Pocahontas, AR (3.3 miles ), Biggers, AR (3.4 miles ), Peach Orchard, AR (3.4 miles) , Hoxie, AR (3.5 miles ), Sedgwick, AR (3.7 miles) .

Latitude: 36.17 N, Longitude: 90.82 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-11.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (15%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (13%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Carpenters (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (15%)
Health technologists and technicians (10%)
Waiters and waitresses (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)

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Average climate in O'Kean, Arkansas

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O'Kean-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 175% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/21/1999, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the O'Kean town center caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/26/1973, a category 4 tornado 24.6 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 289 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

O'Kean-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 15% 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 45.8 miles away from O'Kean 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 61.7 miles away from the city center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 99.1 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 59.6 miles away from O'Kean center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 42.9 miles away from the city 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 52.6 miles away from O'Kean center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near O'Kean:

LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WALNUT RIDGE, AR)
RANDOLPH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; POCAHONTAS, AR)
ARKANSAS METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PARAGOULD, AR)

Amtrak station near O'Kean:

11 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 O'Kean:

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT enrollment: 3,959)
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 82 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 82 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 82 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 87 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 97 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.4%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	24.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This town:	4.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in O'Kean, AR

O'Kean 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 above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

O'Kean mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Randolph County Arkansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (72%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Electricity (7%) Wood (5%)

Religion statistics for O'Kean

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists	United Methodist Church
Adherents	41.5%	17.0%	15.9%	10.7%	4.7%
Congregations	17.9%	37.5%	3.6%	16.1%	5.4%

Name	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Pentecostal Church of God	Other religions
Adherents	3.3%	1.9%	1.7%	1.1%	2.1%
Congregations	3.6%	3.6%	1.8%	1.8%	8.9%

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$240
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$240
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$480

O'Kean government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Water Utilities: $117,000
Financial Administration: $21,000

Regular Highways: $14,000

General - Other: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $17,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $145,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000
General Support: $4,000
Tax - NEC: $4,000
Property: $2,000

Public Utilities: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $48,000

6.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,149 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.46%
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 Lawrence County, AR	1.14% ($24,338 average AGI)
from Craighead County, AR	0.58% ($34,455)
from Clay County, AR	0.35% ($27,250)

6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,529 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
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 Lawrence County, AR	1.01% ($20,310 average AGI)
to Craighead County, AR	0.96% ($36,345)
to Greene County, AR	0.51% ($26,897)

Strongest AM radio stations in O'Kean:

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.)
KRLW (1320 AM; 1 kW; WALNUT RIDGE, 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)
KPOC (1420 AM; 1 kW; POCAHONTAS, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KWOC (930 AM; 5 kW; POPLAR BLUFF, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, 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.)
KCCB (1260 AM; 1 kW; CORNING, AR; Owner: SHIELDS-ADKINS BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in O'Kean:

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

TV broadcast stations around O'Kean:

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.)
K27FC (Channel 27; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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