Washington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI
PM2.5
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.8. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.5 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 29.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.9 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.2%
(12.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 18.4% for other race residents, 12.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Arkansas: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 72.2% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
| This city: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prairie Grove, AR
58 people in nursing homes
Prairie Grove compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Prairie Grove (2011 data):
- Arvest Bank: Prairie Grove Branch at 102 East Buchanan Street, branch established on 1904/01/01; Auto Bank Branch at 150 East Buchanan, branch established on 1994/05/25. Info updated 2010/11/29: Bank assets: $12,520.8 mil, Deposits: $10,446.2 mil, headquarters in Fayetteville, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 241 total offices, Holding Company: Arvest Bank Group, Inc.
- Simmons First Bank of Northwest Arkansas: Prairie Grove Branch at 703 Douglas, branch established on 1991/05/20. Info updated 2011/01/04: Bank assets: $249.9 mil, Deposits: $201.8 mil, headquarters in Rogers, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Simmons First National Corporation
- The Bank of Fayetteville: Prairie Grove Branch at 202 Hindman St, branch established on 2002/01/23. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $399.1 mil, Deposits: $334.4 mil, headquarters in Fayetteville, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Bankshares Of Fayetteville, Inc
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (84%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Arkansas:
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Religion statistics for Prairie Grove (based on Washington County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.13%
| Here | | 50.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Churches of Christ | Baptist Missionary Association of America |
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| Adherents | 43.1% | 12.9% | 12.5% | 5.4% | 4.2% |
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| Congregations | 19.0% | 10.0% | 2.4% | 12.8% | 5.7% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 12.9% |
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| Congregations | 7.1% | 6.6% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 31.3% |
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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: 25 | Here: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4 | This county: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Washington County: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 66 | This county: | 3.41 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 190 | Washington County: | 9.80 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Washington County: | 6.9% | | State: | 9.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 17.5% | | 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 |
| Judicial and Legal |
3 | $5,846 | $23,384 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
9 | $23,892 | $31,856 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,200 | $26,400 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $2,362 | $28,344 | 3 | $2,664 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,134 | $30,804 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,562 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $7,070 | $28,280 | 1 | $1,244 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $8,886 | $35,544 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,598 | $31,176 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $15,174 | $36,418 | 1 | $838 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $3,992 | $23,952 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $5,938 | $35,628 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
32 | $83,092 | $31,160 | 6 | $6,308 |
Prairie Grove government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $146,000 ($33.17)
- Charges - Sewerage: $207,000 ($47.02)
Solid Waste Management: $157,000 ($35.67)
- Construction - General: $1,356,000 ($308.04)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $421,000 ($95.64)
Police Protection: $415,000 ($94.28)
Financial Administration: $264,000 ($59.97)
Solid Waste Management: $221,000 ($50.20)
Sewerage: $213,000 ($48.39)
Parks & Recreation: $192,000 ($43.62)
Water Utilities: $159,000 ($36.12)
Fire Protection: $71,000 ($16.13)
General - Other: $16,000 ($3.63)
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $103,000 ($23.40)
- General - Interest on Debt: $144,000 ($32.71)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $368,000 ($83.60)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,622,000 ($595.64)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,354,000 ($534.76)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $268,000 ($60.88)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $406,000 ($92.23)
Interest Earnings: $87,000 ($19.76)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,126,000 ($255.79)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $371,000 ($84.28)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $421,000 ($95.64)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $175,000 ($39.75)
General Support: $63,000 ($14.31)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $764,000 ($173.56)
Property: $159,000 ($36.12)
Public Utilities: $72,000 ($16.36)
NEC: $22,000 ($5.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $508,000 ($115.40)
10.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,752 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.64% | | Arkansas average: | 7.98% |
0.34% of residents moved from foreign countries ($255 average AGI)| Washington County: | 0.34% | | Arkansas average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,797 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.84% | | Arkansas average: | 7.29% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($160 average AGI)| Washington County: | 0.04% | | Arkansas average: | 0.04% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Prairie Grove:
- KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- KOFC (1250 AM; 1 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: WILLIAM B. DISNEY & MARTHA J. DISNEY)
- KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
- KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KZRA (1590 AM; 3 kW; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KREB (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; BENTONVILLE/BELLA VI, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Prairie Grove:
- KAYH (89.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FAMILY VISION MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KKIX (103.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDAB (94.9 FM; PRAIRIE GROVE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KEZA (107.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUAF (91.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS)
- K244DS (96.7 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- KMCK-FM (105.7 FM; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KISR (93.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: STEREO 93, INC.)
- KXUA (88.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BRD. OF TRUST. OF UNIV. OF ARKANSAS)
- KFAY-FM (98.3 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- KXNA (104.9 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- KREU (92.3 FM; ROLAND, OK; Owner: STAR 92 CO.)
- KKEG (92.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- K272DQ (102.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- K203CE (88.5 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KLRC (101.1 FM; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY)
- KBVA (106.5 FM; BELLA VISTA, AR; Owner: GAYLA JOY HENDREN)
- KBNV (90.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KAMO-FM (94.3 FM; ROGERS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KMXF (101.9 FM; LOWELL, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Prairie Grove:
- KAFT (Channel 13; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- KHOG-TV (Channel 29; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: KHBS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- KFSM-TV (Channel 5; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- K68ET (Channel 68; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
- K62DQ (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, ETC., AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- K64FO (Channel 64; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
- KSBN-TV (Channel 57; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: TOTAL LIFE COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- K15DR (Channel 15; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
- K59ES (Channel 59; HINDSVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
- KFAA (Channel 51; ROGERS, AR; Owner: J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC.)
- KPOM-TV (Channel 24; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC.)
- K33FG (Channel 33; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
- K42BS (Channel 42; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KFFS-CA (Channel 36; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Prairie Grove, Arkansas:
- Fatal accident count: 7
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 22
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Arkansas average:
- Fatal accident count: 74
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 113
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 30
- Fatalities: 82
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 193
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of Prairie Grove fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Prairie Grove)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Prairie Grove, AR)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 50 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Prairie Grove)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: HERNDON JACK VANS RV 6A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 200JH , Serial Number: 25052, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 05/25/2000
Registrant (Individual): Charles Heathco, 11370 Illinois Chapel Rd, Prairie Grove, AR 72753 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4073D , Serial Number: 34773, Year manufactured: 1958, Airworthiness Date: 01/03/1958
Registrant (Partnership): Loyd W Luginbuel, 115 N Neal St, Prairie Grove, AR 72753, Other Owners: Stacy W Luginbuel - Aircraft: CESSNA 150D (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 4346U , Serial Number: 15060346, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 01/29/1964
Registrant (Individual): Eloise Doherty, 11537 South Billingsley, Prairie Grove, AR 72753
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Prairie Grove
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Prairie Grove, AR
| Most common first names in Prairie Grove, AR among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 51 | 72.0 years |
| John | 42 | 71.4 years |
| William | 30 | 76.9 years |
| Charles | 28 | 74.1 years |
| Robert | 25 | 74.0 years |
| Mary | 24 | 79.1 years |
| George | 24 | 77.7 years |
| Dorothy | 16 | 77.1 years |
| Roy | 14 | 74.8 years |
| Billy | 12 | 63.4 years |
| Most common last names in Prairie Grove, AR among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Jones | 28 | 74.9 years |
| Smith | 20 | 70.5 years |
| Phillips | 18 | 77.7 years |
| Davis | 14 | 82.6 years |
| Thomas | 13 | 78.6 years |
| Thurman | 10 | 76.8 years |
| Wilson | 10 | 83.0 years |
| Remington | 10 | 72.8 years |
| Moore | 9 | 82.3 years |
| Brown | 9 | 75.8 years |
Businesses in Prairie Grove, AR
- Nike: 1
- SONIC Drive-In: 1
- True Value: 1
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