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Nevada County

Population in July 2007: 4,459. Population change since 2000: +22.2%
Males: 2,057  (46.1%)
Females: 2,402  (53.9%)
Median resident age:  36.8 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 71857.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,885 (it was $21,612 in 2000)
Prescott:  $24,885
Arkansas:  $38,134

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $58,948 (it was $39,900 in 2000)
Prescott:  $58,948
Arkansas:  $101,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $65,830; Detached houses: $70,139; Townhouses or other attached units: $122,286; In 2-unit structures: $48,213; Mobile homes: $18,455
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Races in Prescott:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.1%)
  • Black (44.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Prescott: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.4%), German (4.9%), Irish (4.2%), English (2.7%), Dutch (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/06/1874

Elevation: 324 feet

Land area: 6.52 square miles.

Population density: 683 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Prescott

  • High school or higher: 64.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prescott city

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 52.9%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

53 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.4%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Prescott, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Prescott to the number of sex offenders is 405 to 1.

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

Prescott:  0.8% ($301)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (91.4 miles , pop. 56,461).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (96.1 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (244.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Emmet, AR (8.1 miles ), Perrytown, AR (12.8 miles ), Okolona, AR (14.0 miles) , Blevins, AR (14.2 miles ), Cale, AR (15.2 miles) , Rosston, AR (16.2 miles ), Antoine, AR (16.4 miles) , Bodcaw, AR (17.1 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $47,900
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $47,900
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $47,900
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $47,900
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $47,900
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $47,900
  • 2002: 206 buildings, average cost: $161,900
  • 2003: 224 buildings, average cost: $161,900
  • 2004: 263 buildings, average cost: $161,900
  • 2005: 287 buildings, average cost: $161,900
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $46,800
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $113,300

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Latitude: 33.80 N, Longitude: 93.38 W

Area code: 870

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Prescott, Arkansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -124 (-3.3%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Private households (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Crime in Prescott by Year

Type 2001 2003 2005 2006
Murders 1000
    per 100,000 26.90.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 3015
    per 100,000 80.80.024.5115.4
Assaults 402727
    per 100,000 107.80.0662.7623.0
Burglaries 1783938
    per 100,000 458.0222.1957.3876.8
Thefts 26589475
    per 100,000 700.41610.22307.31730.5
Auto thefts 2062
    per 100,000 53.90.0147.346.1
Arson 0N/A00
    per 100,000 0.0N/A0.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 164.180.0311.0293.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.79
US city average:  3.00

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Prescott-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Arkansas state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the Prescott city center killed 6 people and injured 100 people.

On 4/2/1982, a category 4 tornado 9.4 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Prescott:
  • MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HOPE, AR)
  • BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER -ARKADEL (about 25 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR)
  • PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; MURFREESBORO, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Prescott, AR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prescott:
  • TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 49 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 51 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
  • BARKSDALE AFB (about 92 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID: BAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prescott:
  • KIZER FIELD (about 3 miles; PRESCOTT, AR; ID: 4F7)
  • GURDON LOWE FIELD (about 17 miles; GURDON, AR; ID: 5M8)
  • HOPE MUNI (about 20 miles; HOPE, AR; ID: M18)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prescott:
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 43 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 97 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 102 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
Public high school in Prescott:
  • PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 355; Location: 736 MARTIN STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Prescott:
  • PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 415; Location: 335 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
  • MCRAE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 362; Location: 1030 EAST 5TH STREET NORTH; Grades: 05 - 08)

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Notable location: Nevada County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Prescott: Mount Everest Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: DeAnn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Prescott: McRae Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Depot Museum (West 1st).

Hotels: Econo Lodge Prescott (1703 Highway 371 West), Econo Lodge (1703 USHighway 371 West).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.2%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.5%
Whole state:  3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  32.5%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
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:

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  • 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 (2007 data):
  • 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: $67.8 mil, Deposits: $58.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Prescott Bancshares, Inc
  • Bank of Delight: Prescott Branch at 106 East Second Street, branch established on 1934-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $81.4 mil, Deposits: $67.2 mil, headquarters in Delight, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices



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2004 Presidential Election results in Nevada County Arkansas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (76%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Solar energy (1%)

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:
from Hempstead County, AR  2.05% ($24,063 average AGI)
from Columbia County, AR  0.36% ($25,364)
from Ouachita County, AR  0.33% ($19,400)


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:
to Hempstead County, AR  2.19% ($28,985 average AGI)
to Clark County, AR  0.77% ($22,583)
to Bowie County, TX  0.45% ($36,929)


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.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • KXOW (1420 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR)
  • KVMA (630 AM; 1 kW; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: MAGNOLIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)

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)
  • KZHE (100.5 FM; STAMPS, AR; Owner: A-1 COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KYXK (106.9 FM; GURDON, AR; Owner: CLARK COUNTY BROADCASTING, 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)

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 Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Prescott, AR)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
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
  • 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

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