Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 32.5% | | Whole state: | 15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 8.4% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prescott, AR
People in group quarters in Prescott
- 163 people in nursing homes
- 102 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Prescott 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 above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Prescott (2009 data):
- Bank of Delight: Prescott Branch at 106 East Second Street, branch established on 1934-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $83.4 mil, Deposits: $67.5 mil, headquarters in Delight, AR, positive income, 2 total offices
- Bank of Prescott: Bank Of Prescott at East 2nd And Main Streets, branch established on 1904-08-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $67.3 mil, Deposits: $57.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Prescott Bancshares, Inc
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Nevada County Arkansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Wood (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Solar energy (1%)
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Religion statistics for Prescott
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.37%
| Here |  | 60.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Association | Other |
| Adherents | 51.1% | 15.4% | 11.0% | 9.0% | 13.4% |
| Congregations | 36.6% | 7.3% | 17.1% | 9.8% | 29.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $9,598 | $28,794 | 9 | $1,302 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,829 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $20,666 | $35,427 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,448 | $17,376 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 16 | $3,774 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $6,945 | $27,780 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
6 | $9,974 | $19,948 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,768 | $33,216 | 4 | $4,885 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,386 | $32,316 | 4 | $4,885 |
| Electric Power |
10 | $27,703 | $33,244 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,449 | $29,388 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
35 | $86,937 | $29,807 | 36 | $16,675 |
7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,442 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.08% | | 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:
8.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,855 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.22% | | 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 Prescott:
- KTPA (1370 AM; 1 kW; PRESCOTT, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
- KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KXAR (1490 AM; 1 kW; HOPE, AR; Owner: KDB, INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- KXOW (1420 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR)
- KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Prescott:
- K209CV (89.7 FM; PRESCOTT, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KHPA (104.9 FM; HOPE, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K295AB (106.9 FM; HOPE, AR; Owner: LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DIST., UNV OF ARK)
- KYXK (106.9 FM; GURDON, AR; Owner: CLARK COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KZHE (100.5 FM; STAMPS, AR; Owner: A-1 COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KLAZ (105.9 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KJMY (101.7 FM; HOPE, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX, INC.)
- K217ET (91.3 FM; HOPE, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
TV broadcast stations around Prescott:
- KTEV-LP (Channel 13; PRESCOTT, AR; Owner: SANDRA A. MAY)
- KETG (Channel 9; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- KTSS-LP (Channel 50; HOPE, AR; Owner: ARTEX TV, LLC)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Prescott, Arkansas:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 12
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 18
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Arkansas average:
- Fatal accident count: 72
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 109
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
- Fatalities: 80
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 187
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of Prescott fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Prescott)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Prescott, AR)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Prescott)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3- Aircraft: ROWE RAY AVID FLYER (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 420RJ , Serial Number: 1251D, Year manufactured: 1994, Airworthiness Date: 12/08/1994
Registrant (Co-Owned): Joe King, Po Box 852, Prescott, AR 71857, Other Owners: Sundra King - Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-250 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 54806 , Serial Number: 27-7554105, Year manufactured: 1975
Registrant (Individual): Charles Ray Steed, Po Box 582, Prescott, AR 71857 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7076T , Serial Number: 46676, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 07/06/1959
Registrant (Individual): Charles E Head, Po Box 675, Prescott, AR 71857
Prescott on our top lists:
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally ill"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Supervisors, construction and extraction workers"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Vending machine operators"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with most building permits per 1,000 residents in 2004-2006"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Plastics and rubber products"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers"
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