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Wooster, AR map Population (year 2000): 516. Estimated population in July 2006: 712 (+38.0% change)
Males: 257  (49.8%)
Females: 259  (50.2%)

Faulkner County

Median resident age:  38.9 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72181.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,100 (it was $35,062 in 2000)
Wooster  $39,100
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,400 (it was $78,500 in 2000)
Wooster  $92,400
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Wooster:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (19.0%), Irish (15.9%), German (8.5%), English (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), Scottish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1958

Elevation: 320 feet

Land area: 2.57 square miles.

Population density: 263 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Wooster

  • High school or higher: 76.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wooster town

  • Never married: 14.4%
  • Now married: 62.4%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Wooster, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wooster to the number of sex offenders is 675 to 1.

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

Wooster:  0.5% ($418)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
Wooster satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: North Little Rock, AR (32.0 miles , pop. 60,433).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (170.7 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (340.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Greenbrier, AR (4.9 miles ), Menifee, AR (7.7 miles ), Conway, AR (7.8 miles ), Twin Groves, AR (8.3 miles ), Guy, AR (11.8 miles ), Damascus, AR (11.9 miles ), Holland, AR (12.3 miles ), Plumerville, AR (13.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 1999: 12 buildings, average cost: $91,100
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $63,500
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $151,400
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $151,400
  • 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $110,700
  • 2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $152,300
  • 2005: 26 buildings, average cost: $171,500
  • 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $173,000
  • 2007: 30 buildings, average cost: $150,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 35.20 N, Longitude: 92.45 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 501

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Population change in the 1990s: +104 (+25.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Furniture and related products (12%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Paper (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (13%)
  • Data processing and other information services (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (19%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)


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Wooster-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 189% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/10/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the Wooster town center killed 6 people and injured 200 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 1/28/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.3 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wooster:
  • CONWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; CONWAY, AR)
  • METHODIST BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MAUMELLE, AR)
  • BRIDGEWAY INC,THE (about 25 miles; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Wooster, AR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wooster:
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 31 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 38 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID: LIT)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 67 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wooster:
  • DENNIS F CANTRELL FIELD (about 10 miles; CONWAY, AR; ID: M03)
  • MORRILTON MUNI (about 18 miles; MORRILTON, AR; ID: BDQ)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 27 miles; CLINTON, AR; ID: 4M4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wooster:
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 10 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 34 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 39 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
  • HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT enrollment: 3,959)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 74 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.0%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.5%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.0%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.0%
Whole state:  6.6%

Wooster compared to Arkansas state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above 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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School Enrollment by Level of School


Wooster travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Faulkner County Arkansas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 3$6,362$25,4480$0
Financial Administration 1$1,938$23,2560$0
Totals for Government 4$8,300$24,9000$0


Wooster government finances in 2002:
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $368,000
    Regular Highways: $42,000
    Financial Administration: $41,000
    General - Other: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000
    Highways: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $568,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $523,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $45,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $31,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $167,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $484,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $117,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $22,000
    Housing & Community Development: $15,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $16,000
    NEC: $13,000
    Public Utilities: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $95,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $34,000

10.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,640 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.09%
Arkansas average:  7.98%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($557 average AGI)
Faulkner County:  0.20%
Arkansas average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pulaski County, AR  2.28% ($35,373 average AGI)
from Conway County, AR  0.44% ($26,479)
from Lonoke County, AR  0.31% ($29,416)


7.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,994 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.82%
Arkansas average:  7.29%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($104 average AGI)
Faulkner County:  0.04%
Arkansas average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pulaski County, AR  1.98% ($32,497 average AGI)
to Conway County, AR  0.31% ($25,899)
to Saline County, AR  0.28% ($35,978)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wooster:
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KCON (1230 AM; 1 kW; CONWAY, AR; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEE OF THE UNIV. OF CEN)
  • KTOD (1330 AM; 1 kW; CONWAY, AR; Owner: CREATIVE MEDIA, INC.)
  • KGFL (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, AR; Owner: KING-SULIVAN RADIO)
  • KDXE (1380 AM; 5 kW; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: RADIO DISNEY AM 1380, LLC)
  • KARN (920 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLRG (1150 AM; 5 kW; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KITA (1440 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KITA, INCORPORATED)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
  • KCAB (980 AM; 5 kW; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wooster:
  • KASR (92.7 FM; CONWAY, AR; Owner: CREATIVE MEDIA INCORPORATED)
  • KSSN (95.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKPT (94.1 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC.)
  • KABZ (103.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC)
  • KURB (98.5 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KDJE (100.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KMJX (105.1 FM; CONWAY, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KUAR (89.1 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES OF UNIV. OF ARKANSAS)
  • KHKN (106.7 FM; BENTON, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KABF (88.3 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS BROADCASTING FOUNDATION INC)
  • KMSX (94.9 FM; MAUMELLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLAL (107.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KUCA (91.3 FM; CONWAY, AR; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS)
  • KFFB (106.1 FM; FAIRFIELD BAY, AR; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCAST, INC)
  • KWLR (96.9 FM; MAUMELLE, AR; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KHPQ (92.1 FM; CLINTON, AR; Owner: KING-SULIVAN RADIO)
  • KHDX (93.1 FM; CONWAY, AR; Owner: HENDRIX COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Wooster:
  • KTHV (Channel 11; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • KLRT-TV (Channel 16; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KATV (Channel 7; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KATV, LLC)
  • KARK-TV (Channel 4; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KARK-TV, INC.)
  • KWBF (Channel 42; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKYK-LP (Channel 22; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS 49, INC.)
  • KETS (Channel 2; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • KHTE-LP (Channel 44; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KASN (Channel 38; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLRA-LP (Channel 58; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • K27FF (Channel 27; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KHUG-LP (Channel 14; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: LITTLE ROCK TV-14, L.L.C.)
  • KEMV (Channel 6; MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • K34FH (Channel 34; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)

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