County population in 2016: 22,835 (46% urban, 54% rural); it was 23,546 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,972 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,670 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,850 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,141 (it was 3,062 in 2000)
% of renters here:
34%
State:
33%
Land area: 865 sq. mi.
Water area: 17.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Clark County: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $762 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $407 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 22.0%
Clark County:
22.0%
Arkansas:
17.2%
(17.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.8% for Black residents, 48.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 48.9% for other race residents, 41.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 33.9 years old
(Males: 31.7 years old, Females: 36.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.0 years old, Black residents: 33.8 years old, American Indian residents: 42.8 years old, Asian residents: 23.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.3 years old, Other race residents: 18.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clark County is $368 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $474 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $611 a month.
Current college students: 3,738 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 654 (47.8% naturalized citizens)
Clark County:
2.9%
Whole state:
4.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 186
2000 to 2009: 181
1990 to 1999: 186
1980 to 1989: 45
1970 to 1979: 3
Before 1970: 21
Note: State values scaled to Clark County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,735
One, attached: 59
Two: 304
3 or 4: 275
5 to 9: 489
10 to 19: 395
20 to 49: 279
50 or more: 27
Mobile homes: 1,930
Housing units in Clark County with a mortgage: 2,431 (52 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,055
Here:
40.0% with mortgage
State:
54.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Clark County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
12,259
58
Mainline Protestant
1,735
15
Black Protestant
1,291
9
Other
258
1
Catholic
80
1
None
7,372
-
Clark County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
Clark County:
1.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.42 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.42 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Clark County:
5.46 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:
4.62 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Clark County:
9.4%
Arkansas:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Clark County:
31.5%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.3%
State:
13.6%
Agriculture in Clark County:
Average size of farms: 261 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $33,884 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $81.40 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.63% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32,650 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.34% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.42% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39,479 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.85% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.61 Corn for grain: 370 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 391 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 7188 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Clark County-area historical earthquake activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from Clark County center On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 193.8 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 255.3 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 185.6 miles away from Clark County center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 191.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2015 to June 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4226: June 26, 2015, FEMA Id: 4226, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 25, 2012 to December 26, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4100: January 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4100, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to January 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1872: February 04, 2010, FEMA Id: 1872, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Arkansas Tropical Storm Ike, Incident Period: September 13, 2008 to September 23, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1804: October 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1804, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 02, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1793: September 18, 2008, FEMA Id: 1793, Natural disaster type: Storm, Hurricane, Flood
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Arkansas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3215: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3215, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2004 to July 09, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1528: June 30, 2004, FEMA Id: 1528, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Arkansas Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2001 to March 21, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1363: March 13, 2001, FEMA Id: 1363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Clark County (17) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (13%)
Sales and related occupations (13%)
Education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Management occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (58%)
El Salvador (5%)
Other Western Africa (4%)
India (4%)
Philippines (3%)
Nigeria (3%)
Korea (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clark County (%):
American (11%)
Irish (7%)
German (5%)
English (4%)
Scottish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 7,591 (82.4%)
Carpooled: 703 (7.6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 36 (0.4%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 60 (0.7%)
Bicycle: 8 (0.1%)
Walked: 457 (5.0%)
Worked at home: 401 (4.4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Clark County, Arkansas in 2000:
1,876 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
240 people in nursing homes
120 people in other nonhousehold living situations
51 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
27 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
4 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Clark County, Arkansas in 2010:
2,221 people in college/university student housing
327 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
43 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
9 people in other noninstitutional facilities
8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $43,156.
6.93% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($29,020 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.93%
Arkansas average:
6.94%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.45% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($17,301 average AGI)
2.48% relocated from other states ($11,717 average AGI)
Clark County:
2.48%
Arkansas average:
3.02%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.95% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,788 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.95%
Arkansas average:
6.84%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.31% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($19,480 average AGI)
2.65% relocated to other states ($10,308 average AGI)
Clark County:
2.65%
Arkansas average:
2.91%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Births per 1000 population in Clark County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population in Clark County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Clark County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 17.6% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Clark County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Clark County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,917 (3,199 aged, 718 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 579 (11%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Clark County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (366)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (273)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (253)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (150)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (149)
2,424 married couples with children.
1,420 single-parent households (400 men, 1,020 women).
94.5% of residents of Clark speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $147,766,000 ($6,395 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $10,237,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $59,186,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,199,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,827,000 Federal grants: $35,948,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,804,000 ($640,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $9,801,000 ($5,625,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $882,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,595,000 Federal Government insurance: $6,952,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,416
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,325
Here:
58 per 1000 residents
State:
53 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +246
Here:
+11 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -935
Here:
-41 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Clark County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.62 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 22
2010 to 2013: 279
2000 to 2009: 1,096
1990 to 1999: 1,758
1980 to 1989: 2,099
1970 to 1979: 1,939
1960 to 1969: 1,027
1950 to 1959: 911
1940 to 1949: 391
1939 or earlier: 832
Note: State values scaled to Clark population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Clark County, Arkansas
Note: State values scaled to Clark County population
no vehicle: 125
1 vehicle: 1,247
2 vehicles: 2,349
3 vehicles: 1,128
4 vehicles: 411
5+ vehicles: 218
no vehicle: 469
1 vehicle: 1,755
2 vehicles: 901
3 vehicles: 83
4 vehicles: 135
5+ vehicles: 12
79% of Clark County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Arkansas.
Clark County:
79.4%
State average:
84.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16,024
Other state: 6,041
Northeast: 204
Midwest: 1,342
South: 3,565
West: 946
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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