Cross County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.6. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 26.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.93. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 8.66. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 43.9%
(27.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 49.1% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.4 people | | Arkansas: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 61.1% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.5% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Parkin, AR
Parkin compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in 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 Parkin (2011 data):
- Evolve Bank & Trust: Parkin Branch at 123 West Parkin, branch established on 2009/02/01. Info updated 2010/09/22: Bank assets: $246.3 mil, Deposits: $159.6 mil, headquarters in West Memphis, AR, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Evolve Financial Group, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cross County Arkansas:
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Religion statistics for Parkin (based on Cross County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.03%
| Here |  | 81.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Catholic Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America |
| Adherents | 65.1% | 10.3% | 6.7% | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| Congregations | 26.4% | 17.0% | 18.9% | 1.9% | 5.7% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | American Baptist Association | Other |
| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Congregations | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 9.4% |
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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: 4 | Cross County: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Cross County: | 0.54 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | Cross County: | 3.22 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | Here: | 4.29 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.3% | | Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Cross County: | 30.9% | | Arkansas: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 10.1% | | 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 |
1 | $1,500 | $18,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $600 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,910 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $6,548 | $15,715 | 9 | $7,114 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 19 | $1,000 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $3,870 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $8,682 | $20,837 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $4,158 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $16,730 | $18,251 | 45 | $18,652 |
Parkin government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $68,000 ($61.71)
Sewerage: $56,000 ($50.82)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $210,000 ($190.56)
Financial Administration: $166,000 ($150.64)
Regular Highways: $94,000 ($85.30)
Water Utilities: $93,000 ($84.39)
Solid Waste Management: $61,000 ($55.35)
Fire Protection: $41,000 ($37.21)
Sewerage: $37,000 ($33.58)
Parks & Recreation: $10,000 ($9.07)
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $45,000 ($40.83)
Highways: $14,000 ($12.70)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000 ($2.72)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $64,000 ($58.08)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($3.63)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $8,000 ($7.26)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $76,000 ($68.97)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $140,000 ($127.04)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $119,000 ($107.99)
General Support: $27,000 ($24.50)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $134,000 ($121.60)
Public Utilities: $61,000 ($55.35)
Property: $21,000 ($19.06)
NEC: $4,000 ($3.63)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $221,000 ($200.54)
6.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,506 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.50% | | 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:
8.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,970 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.54% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Parkin:
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
- KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WHBQ (560 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WREC (600 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KXJK (950 AM; 5 kW; FORREST CITY, AR; Owner: FORREST CITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WMC (790 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWYN (1400 AM; 1 kW; WYNNE, AR; Owner: EAST ARKANSAS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Parkin:
- WYPL (89.3 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFO CNTR.)
- KWYN-FM (92.5 FM; WYNNE, AR; Owner: EAST ARKANSAS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KTRQ (102.3 FM; COLT, AR; Owner: EAST ARKANSAS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KKLV (94.7 FM; TURRELL, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KARH (88.1 FM; FORREST CITY, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WSRR-FM (98.1 FM; MILLINGTON, TN; Owner: KOOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFIN (107.9 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.)
- KJMS (101.1 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRVR-FM (104.5 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
- KJBR (93.7 FM; MARKED TREE, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WHRK (97.1 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KXHT (107.1 FM; MARION, AR; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K204CK (91.5 FM; FORREST CITY, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- K234AB (94.7 FM; FORREST CITY, AR; Owner: LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DIST., UNV OF ARK)
TV broadcast stations around Parkin:
- KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
- KAIT (Channel 8; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WMC-TV (Channel 5; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WREG-TV (Channel 3; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- W67CV (Channel 67; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
- WLMT (Channel 30; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTY-TV (Channel 24; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHBQ-TV (Channel 13; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WPXX-TV (Channel 50; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKNO (Channel 10; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION)
- WBXP-CA (Channel 44; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
Parkin fatal accident list:
Jun 30, 1990 04:40 PM, Front, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - Parkin, 149 Cr 453 (Lat: 35.278528 Lon: -90.611028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.1 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN798
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz Grant Date: 10/14/2009, Expiration Date: 10/01/2019
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150, Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - James E McDonald, 149 Cr 453 (Lat: 35.278528 Lon: -90.611028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.1 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, 149 Cr 453 (Lat: 35.278528 Lon: -90.611028), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.1 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Us Hwy 64 B 1/2 Mi W E Jct Us 64 & 64b (Lat: 35.266194 Lon: -90.542889), Call Sign: KNCY267, Licensee ID: L00010359
Assigned Frequencies: 152.915 MHz Grant Date: 12/23/1996, Expiration Date: 02/12/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: Farmers Cooperative Oil Company, Rfd 1 Box 2, Parkin, AR 72373, Phone: (501) 755-5418 - 112 Parkin St (Lat: 35.265917 Lon: -90.554278), Call Sign: KXQ268, Licensee ID: L00017979
Assigned Frequencies: 35.4400 MHz Grant Date: 01/25/2002, Expiration Date: 02/04/2012
Registrant: Irvin Sisk Jr, Parkin, AR 72373, Phone: (501) 755-5311 - Lat: 35.266750 Lon: -90.557611, Call Sign: WQGF321, Licensee ID: L01009025
Assigned Frequencies: 154.415 MHz, 159.000 MHz Grant Date: 12/29/2006, Expiration Date: 12/29/2016, Certifier: Chuck Martin
Registrant: City Of Parkin, Parkin, AR 72373, Phone: (501) 755-5491 - Lat: 35.263028 Lon: -90.508944, Call Sign: WQLD396
Assigned Frequencies: 159.795 MHz, 154.490 MHz, 159.960 MHz, 159.675 MHz, 159.930 MHz Grant Date: 12/11/2009, Expiration Date: 12/11/2019, Certifier: Mark Hickey
Registrant: Douthits Radio Service, Inc., 1301 East Martin Avenue, Pine Bluff, AR 71601, Phone: (870) 535-3894, Fax: (870) 535-3863, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KC5DQM, Licensee ID: L00729168
Grant Date: 08/12/2003, Expiration Date: 10/05/2013
Registrant: Betty A Lee, Parkin, AR 72373 - Call Sign: W5JLW, Licensee ID: L00145002
Grant Date: 04/25/2009, Expiration Date: 07/09/2019, Certifier: James L Wilson
Registrant: James L Wilson, 611 County Road 428, Parkin, AR 72373-9022 - Call Sign: W5LO, Licensee ID: L01174647
Grant Date: 07/21/2006, Expiration Date: 10/17/2016, Certifier: Leonard A Roachelle
Registrant: Leonard A Roachelle, Parkin, AR 72373 - Call Sign: WB5HDZ, Licensee ID: L00716087
Grant Date: 08/12/2003, Expiration Date: 10/12/2013
Registrant: Donald G Lee, Parkin, AR 72373 - Call Sign: KD5JRG, Licensee ID: L00222572
Grant Date: 03/29/2000, Expiration Date: 03/29/2010, Certifier: Yolanda Smallwood
Registrant: Yolanda Smallwood, Parkin, AR 72373
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T660 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SERIES (500 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4081P , Serial Number: T660-103, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 04/29/2000
Registrant (Corporation): Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp, Po Box 647, Parkin, AR 72373
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Parkin, AR among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 38 | 72.2 years |
| Mary | 30 | 78.8 years |
| William | 25 | 77.4 years |
| John | 25 | 71.3 years |
| Robert | 20 | 68.3 years |
| Willie | 20 | 71.3 years |
| Joe | 10 | 70.6 years |
| Bessie | 10 | 77.2 years |
| Henry | 9 | 78.0 years |
| Clarence | 9 | 77.6 years |
| Most common last names in Parkin, AR among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jones | 16 | 75.2 years |
| Williams | 16 | 67.9 years |
| Davis | 14 | 70.2 years |
| Wood | 13 | 77.9 years |
| Smith | 13 | 64.8 years |
| Johnson | 12 | 75.7 years |
| Harris | 10 | 68.7 years |
| White | 10 | 73.8 years |
| Brown | 10 | 75.6 years |
| Harper | 9 | 80.0 years |
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Leather and allied products"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Life, physical, and social science technicians"
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