Craighead County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	31%

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Races in Craighead County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	33.0 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 39,770	(48.4%)
Females: 42,378	(51.6%)

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Craighead County:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,873
Arkansas:	$38,134

Craighead County:	$103,899
Arkansas:	$101,000

This county:	$438
State:	$421

Craighead County:	$103,900
Arkansas:	$101,000

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 36
• Burglaries: 155
• Thefts: 213
• Auto thefts: 26

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 44
• Burglaries: 125
• Thefts: 210
• Auto thefts: 41

Craighead County:	16.2%
Arkansas:	17.9%

This county:	15.4%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Area name: Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Craighead County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $490 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $677 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jonesboro, Lake City, Bay, Bono, Caraway, Brookland, Monette, Cash, Black Oak, Fifty-Six.

Neighboring counties: Greene County , Jackson County , Dunklin County, Missouri , Lawrence County , Mississippi County , Poinsett County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Craighead County: Macey (A), Herman (B), Jackson Landing (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Craighead County include: Mangrum Church (A), Macy Church (B), Macedonia Church (C), Lunsford Baptist Church (D), Little Texas Church (E), Bethabara Church (F), Kingdom Hall (G), Bethel Church (H), Big Creek Valley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Macedonia Cemetery (1), Lower Cane Island Cemetery (2), New Haven Cemetery (3), Love Cemetery (4), New Hope Cemetery (5), Nober Cemetery (6), Shiloh Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Guy Parden Pond (A), Farmers Lake (B), Ralph Cox Pond (C), J L Craft Pond (D), Cole Pond (E), Big Creek Site 10 Reservoir (F), Big Creek Site 11 Reservoir (G), Big Creek Site 17 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rogers Bayou (A), Rogers Branch (B), Davis Branch (C), Cypress Slu (D), Coward Slough (E), Shelton Creek (F), Steep Cut Creek (G), Purcell Slough (H), Thompson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Craighead County: Saint Francis Sunken Lands State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.0%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Current college students: 6,945
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,617 (20% naturalized citizens)

Craighead County:	2.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 24,324
• One, attached: 511
• Two: 1,221
• 3 or 4: 1,484
• 5 to 9: 1,494
• 10 to 19: 1,372
• 20 or more: 980
• Mobile homes: 3,676
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 71

Housing units in Craighead County with a mortgage: 11,205 (974 second mortgage, 531 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,542

Here:	66.9% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Craighead County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Arkansas state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 335 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/26/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 289 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 32,636 (83%) Carpooled: 4,591 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%) Ferryboat: 10 (0%) Taxi: 29 (0%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 39 (0%) Walked: 727 (2%) Other means: 225 (1%) Worked at home: 1,008 (3%)

8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,218 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.33%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($130 average AGI)

Craighead County:	0.09%
Arkansas average:	0.10%

5.17% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($17,325 average AGI)
3.07% relocated from other states ($12,763 average AGI)

Craighead County:	3.07%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Poinsett County, AR	0.69% ($22,402 average AGI)
from Greene County, AR	0.62% ($27,721)
from Mississippi County, AR	0.55% ($29,113)
from Lawrence County, AR	0.32% ($27,185)
from Cross County, AR	0.32% ($25,802)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.28% ($43,780)
from Crittenden County, AR	0.24% ($31,116)

7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,810 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.17%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.43% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($18,625 average AGI)
2.75% relocated to other states ($10,185 average AGI)

Craighead County:	2.75%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Greene County, AR	0.75% ($32,474 average AGI)
to Poinsett County, AR	0.67% ($25,288)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.44% ($36,911)
to Mississippi County, AR	0.30% ($24,233)
to Shelby County, TN	0.27% ($36,064)
to Washington County, AR	0.25% ($32,871)
to Lawrence County, AR	0.20% ($28,268)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 12,005 (9,544 aged, 2,461 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 66,985 (17,307 male householders, 4,976 female householders)

  17,299 spouses, 22,716 children (20,304 natural, 642 adopted, 1,770 stepchildren), 1,485 grandchildren, 663 brothers or sisters, 367 parents, 1,113 other relatives, 1,059 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 12,343 (4,368 male householders (3,311 living alone)), 5,650 female householders (4,827 living alone)), 2,325 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,820 (886 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,825 2-persons, 5,849 3-persons, 4,312 4-persons, 1,569 5-persons, 473 6-persons, 255 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,138 1-person, 1,553 2-persons, 243 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

96.2% of residents of Craighead County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $438,472,000 ($5087 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,525,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $191,274,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $93,448,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $30,511,000
Federal grants: $91,379,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,016,000 ($330,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $26,844,000 ($3,146,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $834,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $60,979,000
Federal Government insurance: $156,524,000

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.6

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

48% of Craighead County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Arkansas.

Craighead County:	47.7%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 57460
• Northeast: 933
• Midwest: 9059
• South: 10228
• West: 2580

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,000

Here:	7.1%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	3.5%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	4.4%
Arkansas:	14.7%