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Pleasant Plains, AR map Population (year 2000): 267. Estimated population in July 2006: 273 (+2.2% change)
 

Males: 136  (50.9%)
Females: 131  (49.1%)

Independence County

Median resident age:  33.7 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72568.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,100 (it was $22,188 in 2000)
Pleasant Plains  $23,100
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,000 (it was $51,800 in 2000)
Pleasant Plains  $57,000
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Pleasant Plains:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.9%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (30.7%), Irish (7.5%), German (3.7%), English (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 605 feet

Land area: 0.85 square miles.

Population density: 319 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Plains

  • High school or higher: 62.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Plains town

  • Never married: 8.4%
  • Now married: 67.4%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 13.5%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Pleasant Plains to the number of sex offenders is 136 to 1.

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

Pleasant Plains:  0.6% ($315)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
Pleasant Plains satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (66.9 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (117.7 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (402.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Oil Trough, AR (12.6 miles ), Magness, AR (14.6 miles) , Bradford, AR (14.7 miles ), Russell, AR (15.3 miles ), Batesville, AR (15.4 miles ), Moorefield, AR (15.5 miles) , Newark, AR (16.3 miles ), Sulphur Rock, AR (16.4 miles ).

Latitude: 35.55 N, Longitude: 91.63 W


Area code: 501

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Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (26%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (32%)
  • Public administration (18%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (16%)
  • Computer and electronic products (13%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Health technologists and technicians (16%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


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Pleasant Plains-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 195% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/15/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Pleasant Plains town center killed 2 people and injured 13 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/15/1968, a category 4 tornado 12.8 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 24 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Pleasant Plains:
  • WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; BATESVILLE, AR)
  • CENTRAL ARKANSAS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SEARCY, AR)
  • WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; SEARCY, AR)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pleasant Plains:
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 57 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 71 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID: LIT)
  • MEMPHIS INTL (about 121 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pleasant Plains:
  • BATESVILLE REGIONAL (about 12 miles; BATESVILLE, AR; ID: BVX)
  • BALD KNOB MUNI (about 19 miles; BALD KNOB, AR; ID: M74)
  • SEARCY MUNI (about 26 miles; SEARCY, AR; ID: SRC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pleasant Plains:
  • HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 37 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 59 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 69 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 75 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 92 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
Public high school in Pleasant Plains:
  • MIDLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 292; Location: P.O. BOX 630; Grades: 07 - 12)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.6%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.8%
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: 1.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  16.0%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.4%
Whole state:  6.6%

Pleasant Plains compared to Arkansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly 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.
  • 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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Banks with branches in Pleasant Plains (2007 data):
  • Merchants & Planters' Bank: Pleasant Plains Branch at 6705 Batesville Boulevard, branch established on 1998-01-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $147.1 mil, Deposits: $129.4 mil, headquarters in Newport, AR, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: M&P Community Bancshares, Inc.
  • The Citizens Bank: Pleasant Plains Branch at 5736 Blackland Road, branch established on 1997-10-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $494.9 mil, Deposits: $358.6 mil, headquarters in Batesville, AR, positive income, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancshares Of Batesville, Inc.



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6.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,063 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.33%
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 Sharp County, AR  0.80% ($22,638 average AGI)
from White County, AR  0.45% ($24,774)
from Jackson County, AR  0.32% ($121,658)


6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,813 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.35%
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 Sharp County, AR  0.72% ($22,202 average AGI)
to White County, AR  0.56% ($28,354)
to Pulaski County, AR  0.45% ($40,415)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pleasant Plains:
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KWCK (1300 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SEARCY, AR; Owner: CALDWELL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KAAB (1130 AM; 1 kW; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: W R D ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KBTA (1340 AM; 1 kW; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: WRD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KGFL (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, AR; Owner: KING-SULIVAN RADIO)
  • KXJK (950 AM; 5 kW; FORREST CITY, AR; Owner: FORREST CITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pleasant Plains:
  • KABK-FM (97.7 FM; AUGUSTA, AR; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KOKR (96.7 FM; NEWPORT, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZLE (93.1 FM; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: WRD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • KWOZ (103.3 FM; MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW BROADCASTING CORP)
  • KBMJ (89.5 FM; HEBER SPRINGS, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KLLN (90.9 FM; NEWARK, AR; Owner: NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
  • KSMD (99.1 FM; PANGBURN, AR; Owner: CALDWELL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KWCK-FM (99.9 FM; SEARCY, AR; Owner: CALDWELL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KBTA-FM (99.5 FM; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: W R D ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • KKSY (107.1 FM; BALD KNOB, AR; Owner: CALDWELL BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Pleasant Plains:
  • K22ES (Channel 22; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K35EA (Channel 35; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K57IP (Channel 57; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KAIT (Channel 8; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • K67GR (Channel 67; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K20EX (Channel 20; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K40DS (Channel 40; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K53FM (Channel 53; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K57FV (Channel 57; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K59FB (Channel 59; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K61FP (Channel 61; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K69GT (Channel 69; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K12MY (Channel 12; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS 49, INC.)

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