Columbia County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 14,08958.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8,69136.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6672.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2591.1%Asian alone
  • 1880.8%Two or more races
  • 400.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 90.04%Some other race alone

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $574 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $401 (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, Emerson.

Neighboring counties: Clayton County, Georgia , Lowndes County, Mississippi , Washington County, Mississippi , Lamar County, Georgia , Pike County, Georgia , Morris County, Texas .

Current college students: 2,082
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 425 (38.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1052010 or later
• 822000 to 2009
• 1401990 to 1999
• 241980 to 1989
• 271970 to 1979
• 17Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.4 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,514
• One, attached: 65
• Two: 171
• 3 or 4: 245
• 5 to 9: 379
• 10 to 19: 186
• 20 to 49: 50
• 50 or more: 55
• Mobile homes: 2,096
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Columbia County with a mortgage: 2,562 (48 second mortgage, 78 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,524

Religion statistics for Columbia County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Columbia County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to March 13, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4270: May 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 4270, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1861: December 03, 2009, FEMA Id: 1861, 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, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 02, 2003 to June 10, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1472: June 06, 2003, FEMA Id: 1472, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 15, 2001 to January 30, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1400: January 24, 2002, FEMA Id: 1400, 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
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1354: December 29, 2000, FEMA Id: 1354, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Emergency Declared EM-3159: December 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 3159, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.81% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($35,216 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.53% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($17,329 average AGI)
2.28% relocated from other states ($17,885 average AGI)

Columbia County:	2.28%
Arkansas average:	2.88%

from Union County, AR	0.45% ($26,500 average AGI)
from Ouachita County, AR	0.45% ($31,618)
from Lafayette County, AR	0.37% ($39,607)

6.01% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,931 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.52% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($22,071 average AGI)
2.48% relocated to other states ($16,859 average AGI)

Columbia County:	2.48%
Arkansas average:	2.91%

to Pulaski County, AR	0.57% ($35,273 average AGI)
to Webster Parish, LA	0.47% ($41,389)
to Lafayette County, AR	0.46% ($49,400)
to Union County, AR	0.42% ($31,469)
to Ouachita County, AR	0.36% ($34,429)
to Miller County, AR	0.34% ($36,692)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Columbia County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,456 (1,088 living alone), Female householders: 5,161 (1,729 living alone)

• 3,698 spouses (3,676 opposite-sex spouses), 528 unmarried partners, (504 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,447 children (6,056 natural, 52 adopted, 334 stepchildren), 1,210 grandchildren, 261 brothers or sisters, 256 parents, 0 foster children, 285 other relatives, 863 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,800

Size of family households: 2,679 2-persons, 1,161 3-persons, 1,015 4-persons, 540 5-persons, 96 6-persons, 100 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,808 1-person, 212 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 42 4-persons.

2,097 married couples with children.
1,756 single-parent households (649 men, 1,107 women).

96.4% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 53% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $187,868,000 ($7,590 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:

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

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

• Year house built in Columbia County, Arkansas
• 2332014 or later
• 2882010 to 2013
• 1,0092000 to 2009
• 1,6051990 to 1999
• 1,8781980 to 1989
• 1,8961970 to 1979
• 1,8261960 to 1969
• 1,8471950 to 1959
• 6951940 to 1949
• 4411939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Columbia County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, Arkansas
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 2123 rooms
• 5114 rooms
• 1,4125 rooms
• 1,5066 rooms
• 1,0477 rooms
• 6928 rooms
• 6679+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Arkansas
• 2121 room
• 822 rooms
• 2163 rooms
• 6704 rooms
• 5045 rooms
• 3526 rooms
• 2757 rooms
• 848 rooms
• 1389+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Columbia County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, Arkansas
• 0no bedroom
• 1051 bedroom
• 1,4212 bedrooms
• 3,3363 bedrooms
• 9834 bedrooms
• 2155+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Arkansas
• 213no bedroom
• 2331 bedroom
• 8992 bedrooms
• 1,0623 bedrooms
• 1224 bedrooms
• 175+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 136no vehicle
• 1,9951 vehicle
• 2,3992 vehicles
• 1,0523 vehicles
• 3324 vehicles
• 1255+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in renter-occupied apartments
• 343no vehicle
• 1,4271 vehicle
• 5552 vehicles
• 2263 vehicles
• 84 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

84.9% of Columbia County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 16,267
• Other state: 7,080
• Northeast: 131
• Midwest: 677
• South: 5,009
• West: 1,216

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,196
• Number of aged recipients: 133
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,063
• Number of recipients under 18: 207
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 708
• Number of recipients older than 64: 281
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 501
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 509