For population 15 years and over in Perrytown city:
Never married: 14.1%
Now married: 63.6%
Separated: 5.5%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 11.4%
0 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.0%
Arkansas:
2.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $330 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $400 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (82.2 miles , pop. 56,461).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (86.2 miles , pop. 200,145).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (198.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:Hope, AR (2.0 miles ),
Emmet, AR (2.0 miles ),
Oakhaven, AR (2.3 miles)
,
Washington, AR (3.1 miles)
,
Prescott, AR (3.4 miles ),
Blevins, AR (3.5 miles ),
Bodcaw, AR (3.5 miles)
,
Patmos, AR (3.6 miles)
.
Perrytown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 161% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/2/1982, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the Perrytown city center killed 3 peopleand injured 23 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 3/1/1997, a category F4 tornado 18.2 miles away from the city center killed 6 peopleand injured 100 people.
Earthquake activity:
Perrytown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 35.8 miles away from the city center On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.0 miles away from Perrytown center On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from the city center On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.2 miles away from the city center On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from Perrytown center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hempstead County (17) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 13, Floods: 11, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 2, Wind: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Perrytown:
MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; HOPE, AR)
HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 33 miles away; NASHVILLE, AR)
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICSL CENTER-ARKADELPHIA (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 34 miles away; ARKADELPHIA, AR)
Notable locations in Perrytown: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Law Enforcement - Southwest Regional Office (A), Perrytown Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hempstead County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 41.5%
(26.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 75.2% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for Perrytown (based on Hempstead County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.79%
Here
50.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Catholic Church
Adherents
37.2%
31.4%
14.1%
6.0%
3.0%
Congregations
25.0%
14.1%
23.4%
12.5%
1.6%
Name
Assemblies of God
Church of the Nazarene
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Other
Adherents
1.7%
1.2%
1.1%
0.9%
3.4%
Congregations
1.6%
3.1%
1.6%
3.1%
14.1%
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: 7
Hempstead County:
3.02 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.43 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Here:
6.91 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 12
Here:
5.19 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Hempstead County:
11.4%
State:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Hempstead County:
32.2%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.0%
Arkansas:
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
Other Government Administration
0
$0
7
$500
Water Supply
0
$0
1
$500
Other and Unallocable
0
$0
2
$1,000
Totals for Government
0
$0
10
$2,000
Perrytown government finances in 2002:
Charges - Sewerage: $9,000 ($33.09)
Construction - Regular Highways: $43,000 ($158.09)
Sewerage: $2,000 ($7.35)
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $40,000 ($147.06)
Sewerage: $2,000 ($7.35)
Financial Administration: $2,000 ($7.35)
Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $19,000 ($69.85)
Highways: $14,000 ($51.47)
General Support: $1,000 ($3.68)
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $23,000 ($84.56)
Intergovernmental to State - General: $2,000 ($7.35)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $23,000 ($84.56)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $18,000 ($66.18)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $17,000 ($62.50)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,000 ($3.68)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $16,000 ($58.82)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($7.35)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $57,000 ($209.56)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,000 ($33.09)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000 ($44.12)
General Support: $4,000 ($14.71)
Tax - Property: $6,000 ($22.06)
Public Utilities: $1,000 ($3.68)
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,000 ($18.38)
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($3.68)
6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,873 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.06%
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:
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KTEV-LP (Channel 13; PRESCOTT, AR; Owner: SANDRA A. MAY)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:
2
Game & Fish Dist Hdqtrs (Lat: 33.701500 Lon: -93.527111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 46 m, Call Sign: KKD254, Licensee ID: L00004103 Assigned Frequencies: 159.345 MHz, 151.175 MHz, 151.175 MHz, 151.385 MHz, 151.385 MHz, 159.330 MHz, 159.330 MHz, 159.375 MHz, 159.375 MHz, 159.420 MHz, 159.420 MHz Grant Date: 12/10/2004, Expiration Date: 01/11/2015 Registrant: Arkansas Game And Fish Commission, 213a Hwy 89s, Mayflower, AR 72106, Phone: (501) 470-1296, Fax: (501) 470-1459, Email:
Mp 452.82 Lrk Sub 1.3 Mi E On Nipintuck (Lat: 33.695472 Lon: -93.515000), Type: Building, Structure height: 4 m, Call Sign: KNGB451 Assigned Frequencies: 160.515 MHz Grant Date: 06/03/2003, Expiration Date: 08/28/2013, Certifier: L J Kopiasz Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 201 S 16th St Suite 305, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 280-6486, Fax: (402) 280-6565, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1
STATION, Game And Fish District Hdqtrs (Lat: 33.701500 Lon: -93.527111), Overall height: 50 m, Call Sign: WNTV488 Assigned Frequencies: 943.375 MHz Grant Date: 07/07/1994, Expiration Date: 07/07/1999 Registrant:Phone: (501) 223-6422
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