Columbia County, Arkansas (AR)

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County population in 2005: 24,695 (41% urban, 59% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,114
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,867

% of renters here:	29%
State:	31%

Land area: 766 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	21.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.3%), Educational,health and social services (22.5%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Columbia County, Arkansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Columbia County, Arkansas:

White Non-Hispanic (61.6%)
Black (36.1%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 12,194	(47.6%)
Females: 13,409	(52.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,334
County population in 2003: 24,853
Jobs in 2003: 10,457

Columbia County,AR real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 10,852
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.5%

Average household size:

Columbia County:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,059 ($27,640 in 2000)

This county	$30,059
Arkansas:	$34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,228

Columbia County	$72,228
Arkansas:	$87,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $381
Institutionalized population: 299
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Columbia County in 2000: $696

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

Murders: 3
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 52
Burglaries: 96
Thefts: 159
Auto thefts: 10

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 66
Burglaries: 107
Thefts: 121
Auto thefts: 12

Columbia County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $142,200
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $128,300
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $345,600

2004 Presidential Election results in Columbia County Arkansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $347 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Columbia County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $462 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.

Cities in this county include: Magnolia, Waldo, McNeil, Taylor, Fredonia (Biscoe), Emerson.

Neighboring counties: Claiborne Parish, Louisiana , Lafayette County , Nevada County , Ouachita County , Webster Parish, Louisiana , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Columbia County: Kilgore Lodge (A), Magnolia Country Club (B), Rucks Spur (C), Frog Level Plantation (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Columbia County include: Macedonia Church (A), Beacon Church (B), Beech Creek Church (C), Beech Hill Church (D), Kilgore Lodge Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Kings Hill Church (H), Wingfield Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Macedonia Cemetery (1), Rudd Cemetery (2), New Bethel Cemetery (3), New Hope Cemetery (4), Green Cemetery (5), Strong Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Maloch Lake (A), Lake Sue (B), Arkansas Louisiana Gas Lake (C), Foster Lake (D), Pittman Lake (E), Fincher Lake (F), Fallin Lake (G), Powell Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kendrick Creek (A), McLendon Branch (B), Red Water Branch (C), Riley Branch (D), Dry Fork (E), Dry Creek (F), Dodson Creek (G), Dismukes Branch (H), Pigeon Roost Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Columbia County include: Logoly State Park (1), West Side Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Village Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.0%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 2,082
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 221 (31% naturalized citizens)

Columbia County:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 137
1990 to 1994: 16
1985 to 1989: 9
1980 to 1984: 15
1975 to 1979: 21
1970 to 1974: 6
1970 to 1974: 1
1965 to 1969: 16

Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.7%

Columbia County marital status for males

Columbia County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,401
One, attached: 143
Two: 239
3 or 4: 189
5 to 9: 200
10 to 19: 54
20 or more: 306
Mobile homes: 1,992
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Housing units in Columbia County with a mortgage: 2,456 (138 second mortgage, 141 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,362

Agriculture in Columbia County
Average size of farms: 162 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $108697
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $87167
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.58%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.57%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $47282
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.63%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.46
Vegetables: 88 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 16 acres

Columbia County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Arkansas state average. It is 3.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/19/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 9 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (10%)
Chemicals (8%)
Construction (8%)
Wood products (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (35%)
France (14%)
Colombia (10%)
Other Eastern Africa (8%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)
Iran (6%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Columbia County:

United States or American (24%)
Irish (8%)
English (7%)
German (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Columbia County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,390 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,188 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 49 (0%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 29 (0%)
Bicycle: 31 (0%)
Walked: 434 (4%)
Other means: 119 (1%)
Worked at home: 164 (2%)

People in group quarters in Columbia County, Arkansas

755 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
234 people in nursing homes
39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
36 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
29 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
13 people in other group homes
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,785.

5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,222 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.87%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

0.42% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Columbia County: 0.42%
Arkansas average: 0.10%

2.55% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($10,580 average AGI)
2.90% relocated from other states ($14,398 average AGI)
Columbia County: 2.90%
Arkansas average: 3.66%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Ouachita County, AR	0.57% ($24,467 average AGI)
from Union County, AR	0.45% ($23,886)
from Webster Parish, LA	0.40% ($30,871)
from Lafayette County, AR	0.29% ($26,391)
from Bowie County, TX	0.18% ($16,714)
from Nevada County, AR	0.15% ($21,000)

6.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,940 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.36%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.13% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($17,938 average AGI)
3.22% relocated to other states ($15,004 average AGI)
Columbia County: 3.22%
Arkansas average: 3.00%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Union County, AR	0.51% ($47,250 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.48% ($23,711)
to Lafayette County, AR	0.34% ($24,407)
to Ouachita County, AR	0.30% ($24,042)
to Webster Parish, LA	0.25% ($23,050)
to Dallas County, TX	0.25% ($16,200)
to Miller County, AR	0.20% ($27,875)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Births per 1000 population in Columbia County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Columbia County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Columbia County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,862 (3,903 aged, 959 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,480

In family households: 20,839 (4,878 male householders, 1,901 female householders)
4,978 spouses, 7,075 children (6,348 natural, 184 adopted, 543 stepchildren), 913 grandchildren, 253 brothers or sisters, 141 parents, 362 other relatives, 338 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,641 (1,358 male householders (1,188 living alone)), 1,864 female householders (1,734 living alone)), 419 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,123 (320 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,895 2-persons, 1,678 3-persons, 1,340 4-persons, 556 5-persons, 204 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,922 1-person, 227 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

3,602 married couples with children.
1,812 single-parent households (258 men, 1,554 women).

97.1% of residents of Columbia County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $187,868,000 ($7590 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,446,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,142,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,091,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $266,000
Federal grants: $46,346,000
Federal procurement contracts: $19,310,000 ($11,277,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,712,000 ($3,553,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,220,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,627,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,649

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,566

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +109

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,070

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Columbia County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.02 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 186
1995 to 1998: 808
1990 to 1994: 690
1980 to 1989: 1,924
1970 to 1979: 2,192
1960 to 1969: 1,817
1950 to 1959: 1,912
1940 to 1949: 1,215
1939 or earlier: 822

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, Arkansas:

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 78
3 rooms: 179
4 rooms: 928
5 rooms: 2,280
6 rooms: 1,893
7 rooms: 967
8 rooms: 525
9 or more rooms: 256

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Arkansas:

1 room: 39
2 rooms: 246
3 rooms: 476
4 rooms: 725
5 rooms: 747
6 rooms: 364
7 rooms: 198
8 rooms: 55
9 or more rooms: 17

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbia County:

no bedroom: 38
1 bedroom: 160
2 bedrooms: 1,743
3 bedrooms: 4,342
4 bedrooms: 717
5 or more bedrooms: 114

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County:

no bedroom: 47
1 bedroom: 699
2 bedrooms: 1,124
3 bedrooms: 892
4 bedrooms: 99
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 515
1 vehicle: 2,007
2 vehicles: 2,783
3 vehicles: 1,439
4 vehicles: 278
5 or more vehicles: 92

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 635
1 vehicle: 1,391
2 vehicles: 678
3 vehicles: 137
4 vehicles: 26
5 or more vehicles: 0

59% of Columbia County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

Columbia County:	59.1%
State average:	54.0%

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

This state: 18536
Northeast: 186
Midwest: 742
South: 5261
West: 585

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (54%)
Electricity (28%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (62%)
Electricity (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 87

Here:	2.9%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57

Here:	3.8%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 74

Here:	3.8%
Arkansas:	14.7%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Columbia County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $301,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $43,000
Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $1,925,000
Regular Highways: $1,645,000

Corrections - Other: $829,000

Police Protection: $508,000

Financial Administration: $417,000

Central Staff Services: $387,000

Libraries: $359,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $239,000

General Public Buildings: $155,000

Parks & Recreation: $75,000

General - Other: $42,000

Health Services - Other: $14,000

Fire Protection: $7,000

Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $72,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,180,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $239,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $31,140,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,915,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $29,410,000
Other, NEC: $2,387,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,730,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $528,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,344,000
General Revenue, NEC: $731,000

Rents: $9,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $252,000
Libraries: $180,000

Financial Administration: $178,000

Police Protection: $63,000

Corrections - Other: $43,000

Central Staff: $16,000

Solid Waste Management: $13,000

Judicial: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,164,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $30,282,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,445,000
General Support: $283,000

All Other: $28,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $3,904,000
Property: $1,251,000

NEC: $57,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,440,000

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