Clark County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	31%

This county:	19.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	9.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.2%), Manufacturing (20.5%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

Clark County, Arkansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Clark County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	31.8 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 11,326	(48.1%)
Females: 12,220	(51.9%)

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Clark County:	2.4 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county	$31,370
Arkansas:	$34,999

Clark County	$88,048
Arkansas:	$87,400

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 88
• Auto thefts: 12

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 60
• Thefts: 89
• Auto thefts: 8

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.

Cities in this county include: Arkadelphia, Gurdon, Amity, Caddo Valley, Gum Springs, Okolona, Whelen Springs.

Neighboring counties: Dallas County , Hot Spring County , Montgomery County , Nevada County , Ouachita County , Pike County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Clark County: Kathleen Siding (A), Arkadelphia Country Club (B), South Central (C), Brushy Creek Access Point (D), Center Point (E), Clear Spring Camp (F), Copeland Ridge Community Hall (G), Davidson Camp (H), Gurdon Golf Course (I), Human Development Center (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Clark County include: Manchester Church (A), Beirne Baptist Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Victor Temple (D), Vaden Church (E), Unity Church (F), Union Grove Church (G), Trinity United Methodist Church (H), Thompson Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: New Hope Cemetery (1), Kansas Cemetery (2), Greenville Cemetery (3), Littlejohn Cemetery (4), Stroud Cemetery (5), Strong Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Barton Lake (A), Horn Lake (B), Salt Lake (C), Deceiper Lake (D), Kirksey Reservoir (E), Gurdon Pond Two (F), Dwiggins Lake (G), Degray Reregulating Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Locket Creek (A), Long Creek (B), Long Slough (C), Lost Creek (D), Love Creek (E), Marshall Branch (F), Mathews Creek (G), McCargo Creek (H), McNeeley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Clark County include: Cox Creek Landing Recreation Area (1), Iron Mountain Recreation Area (2), Alpine Ridge Recreation Area (3), Amity Landing Recreation Area (4), Highway 7 Recreation Area (5), Lenox Marcus Recreation Area (6), Spillway-Dam Recreation Area (7), Ozan Point Recreation Area (8), Arlie Moore Landing Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Beirne Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.2%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Current college students: 3,738
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 482 (17% naturalized citizens)

Clark County:	2.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,476
• One, attached: 114
• Two: 277
• 3 or 4: 334
• 5 to 9: 316
• 10 to 19: 205
• 20 or more: 502
• Mobile homes: 1,888
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54

Housing units in Clark County with a mortgage: 1,983 (180 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,734

Clark County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Arkansas state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 133 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/1/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 100 people.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,047 (76%) Carpooled: 1,465 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 28 (0%) Ferryboat: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 22 (0%) Walked: 698 (7%) Other means: 50 (0%) Worked at home: 228 (2%)

7.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,005 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.96%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($151 average AGI)

Clark County:	0.29%
Arkansas average:	0.10%

4.73% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($15,831 average AGI)
2.94% relocated from other states ($11,023 average AGI)

Clark County:	2.94%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Hot Spring County, AR	0.57% ($17,875 average AGI)
from Garland County, AR	0.46% ($20,406)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.44% ($27,677)
from Nevada County, AR	0.34% ($22,583)
from Ouachita County, AR	0.33% ($25,391)
from Pike County, AR	0.30% ($19,524)
from Dallas County, AR	0.27% ($19,000)

8.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,384 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.61%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.84% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($18,946 average AGI)
2.77% relocated to other states ($8,440 average AGI)

Clark County:	2.77%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Garland County, AR	0.98% ($28,058 average AGI)
to Hot Spring County, AR	0.95% ($27,866)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.78% ($22,527)
to Saline County, AR	0.50% ($34,400)
to Pike County, AR	0.27% ($18,947)
to Washington County, AR	0.21% ($33,000)
to Ouachita County, AR	0.20% ($30,786)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,011 (3,342 aged, 669 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,473 (4,505 male householders, 1,396 female householders)

  4,561 spouses, 5,876 children (5,232 natural, 130 adopted, 514 stepchildren), 417 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 108 parents, 256 other relatives, 230 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,735 (1,194 male householders (887 living alone)), 1,798 female householders (1,562 living alone)), 743 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,338 (274 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,827 2-persons, 1,347 3-persons, 1,122 4-persons, 412 5-persons, 167 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,449 1-person, 416 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

95.9% of residents of Clark County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 40% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (13% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 61% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $147,766,000 ($6395 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

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-41 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.62 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.6

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

52% of Clark County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Arkansas.

Clark County:	51.7%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 17502
• Northeast: 228
• Midwest: 1093
• South: 3101
• West: 1001

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,700

Here:	4.2%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	3.3%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	39.7%
Arkansas:	14.7%