Clay County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (31.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Clay County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 8,511	(48.3%)
Females: 9,098	(51.7%)

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Clay County:	2.4 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$30,032
Arkansas:	$38,134

This county:	$269
State:	$421

Clay County:	$60,911
Arkansas:	$101,000

Detached houses: $86,325

Here:	$86,325
State:	$148,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $177,304

Here:	$177,304
State:	$165,561

In 2-unit structures: $60,421

Here:	$60,421
State:	$140,742

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $29,829

Here:	$29,829
State:	$146,569

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $564,582

Here:	$564,582
State:	$199,870

Mobile homes: $29,768

Here:	$29,768
State:	$38,244

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$29,738

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 40
• Thefts: 42
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	17.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $369 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.

Cities in this county include: Piggott, Corning, Rector, Knobel, St. Francis, Greenway, Pollard, McDougal, Peach Orchard, Success.

Neighboring counties: Butler County, Missouri , Greene County , Dunklin County, Missouri , Randolph County , Ripley County, Missouri .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Clay County: Marys Chapel (A), Moark Landing (B), Corning National Fish Hatchery (C), Gravel Hill Church (D), Hickory Donnick (E), Holly Island Gage (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Clay County include: Landmark Church (A), Bethlehem Church (B), Liberty Hill Church (C), Big T Church (D), Blooming Grove Church (E), Blue Cane Chapel (F), Boydsville Church (G), White Valley Church (H), Brazil Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Nelson Cemetery (1), Hardin Cemetery (2), Salem Cemetery (3), Nimmons Cemetery (4), Green Cemetery (5), Gravel Hill Cemetery (6), Little Flock Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Alligator Hole (A), Allen Lake (B), Woolfolk Lake (C), Woods Lake (D), Field Lake (E), Peoples Lake (F), Long Lake (G), Poyner Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little River (A), Johnson Creek (B), McNie Creek (C), Middle Slough (D), Mill Creek (E), Fish Trap Slough (F), Rock Creek (G), Dort Creek (H), Sales Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Clay County: Black River State Game Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.5%
Arkansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 402
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 56 (63% naturalized citizens)

Clay County:	0.3%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,807
• One, attached: 73
• Two: 174
• 3 or 4: 220
• 5 to 9: 108
• 10 to 19: 81
• 20 or more: 52
• Mobile homes: 934
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49

Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 1,903 (57 second mortgage, 77 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,084

Here:	47.7% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Clay County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/16/1990, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person

Clay County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 35.0 miles away from Clay County center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 50.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 73.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 43.1 miles away from Clay County center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 52.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 78.0 miles away from Clay County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,047 (82%) Carpooled: 982 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 123 (2%) Other means: 63 (1%) Worked at home: 192 (3%)

6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,992 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.36%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.87% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($11,612 average AGI)
3.50% relocated from other states ($11,377 average AGI)

Clay County:	3.50%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Greene County, AR	1.50% ($25,590 average AGI)
from Dunklin County, MO	0.56% ($19,161)
from Butler County, MO	0.43% ($14,083)
from Randolph County, AR	0.38% ($23,571)
from Craighead County, AR	0.22% ($23,583)
from Ripley County, MO	0.18% ($22,000)

6.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,369 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.83% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($14,245 average AGI)
3.12% relocated to other states ($11,121 average AGI)

Clay County:	3.12%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Greene County, AR	1.77% ($27,040 average AGI)
to Craighead County, AR	0.73% ($19,098)
to Dunklin County, MO	0.57% ($22,344)
to Butler County, MO	0.54% ($22,367)
to Randolph County, AR	0.36% ($27,250)
to Ripley County, MO	0.25% ($22,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,889 (3,220 aged, 669 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,759 (4,152 male householders, 848 female householders)

  4,393 spouses, 4,623 children (4,064 natural, 129 adopted, 430 stepchildren), 307 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 124 other relatives, 198 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,674 (1,002 male householders (816 living alone)), 1,366 female householders (1,296 living alone)), 306 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 176 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,460 2-persons, 1,147 3-persons, 886 4-persons, 361 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,112 1-person, 193 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

98.2% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% speak English very well, 79% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $151,458,000 ($9037 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,622,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,793,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,313,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,806,000
Federal grants: $36,341,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,090,000 ($212,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,115,000 ($540,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $551,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,407,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,269,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-42 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.83 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

60% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Arkansas.

Clay County:	59.8%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 10581
• Northeast: 44
• Midwest: 5514
• South: 991
• West: 364

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,100

Here:	1.8%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	1.4%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	9.4%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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