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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.9%), Manufacturing (18.5%), Retail trade (13.7%).
Detached houses: $156,648Here:$156,648State:$146,298 Townhouses or other attached units: $147,102Here:$147,102State:$150,839 Mobile homes: $63,639Here:$63,639State:$38,244 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $3,354Here:$3,354State:$29,738
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 53.1% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 45.9%
McCain (Republican): 61.9% Obama (Democratic): 37.0%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $641 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $403 (0.5%)
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.
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Notable locations in Craighead County: Herman (A), Jackson Landing (B), Macey (C), Legacy Landfill (D), Southridge Fire Department Station 1 (E), Valley View Fire Department (F), Philadelphia Fire Department Station 1 (G), Philadelphia Fire Department Station 2 (H), Bono Fire Department Center Hill Station (I), Brookland Volunteer Fire Department Goobertown Station (J), Brookland Volunteer Fire Department Greensboro Station (K), Bono Fire Department Westside Station (L), Lake City Fire Protection District Dixie Station (M), Air - Evacuation Lifeteam 2 (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Craighead County include: Union Grove Church (A), Walnut Grove Church (B), Wood Church (C), Alsup Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Big Creek Valley Church (F), Brown Church (G), Burnt Hill Church (H), Center Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Nober Cemetery (1), Sims Cemetery (2), Shiloh Cemetery (3), Bishop Cemetery (4), Old Trinity Cemetery (5), White Cemetery (6), Mount Pisgah Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Big Creek Site 11 Reservoir (A), Big Creek Site 10 Reservoir (B), Big Creek Site Nine Reservoir (C), Cole Pond (D), Big Creek Site Eight Reservoir (E), Big Creek Site Seven Reservoir (F), Big Creek Site Six Reservoir (G), Big Creek Site Four Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Murray Creek (A), Mud Creek (B), Coward Slough (C), Kirksey Creek (D), Cypress Slu (E), Trinity Branch (F), Davis Branch (G), Thompson Creek (H), Purcell Slough (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
Notable locations in Craighead County: Herman (A), Jackson Landing (B), Macey (C), Legacy Landfill (D), Southridge Fire Department Station 1 (E), Valley View Fire Department (F), Philadelphia Fire Department Station 1 (G), Philadelphia Fire Department Station 2 (H), Bono Fire Department Center Hill Station (I), Brookland Volunteer Fire Department Goobertown Station (J), Brookland Volunteer Fire Department Greensboro Station (K), Bono Fire Department Westside Station (L), Lake City Fire Protection District Dixie Station (M), Air - Evacuation Lifeteam 2 (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Craighead County include: Union Grove Church (A), Walnut Grove Church (B), Wood Church (C), Alsup Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Big Creek Valley Church (F), Brown Church (G), Burnt Hill Church (H), Center Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nober Cemetery (1), Sims Cemetery (2), Shiloh Cemetery (3), Bishop Cemetery (4), Old Trinity Cemetery (5), White Cemetery (6), Mount Pisgah Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Big Creek Site 11 Reservoir (A), Big Creek Site 10 Reservoir (B), Big Creek Site Nine Reservoir (C), Cole Pond (D), Big Creek Site Eight Reservoir (E), Big Creek Site Seven Reservoir (F), Big Creek Site Six Reservoir (G), Big Creek Site Four Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Murray Creek (A), Mud Creek (B), Coward Slough (C), Kirksey Creek (D), Cypress Slu (E), Trinity Branch (F), Davis Branch (G), Thompson Creek (H), Purcell Slough (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
Neighboring counties: Greene County , Jackson County , Dunklin County, Missouri , Lawrence County , Mississippi County , Poinsett County .
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County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.5%
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
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Most common first ancestries reported in Craighead County (%):
8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,218 average adjusted gross income)
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%
7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,810 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
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%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 51.9. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 147.2. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
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
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).
Population growth in Craighead County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,000
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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 (Noninst.)
Correctional Institutions: $4,898,000
Police Protection: $2,920,000
Central Staff Services: $1,634,000
Financial Administration: $1,586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,202,000
General - Other: $676,000
Libraries: $456,000
General Public Buildings: $385,000
Public Welfare - Other: $126,000
Health - Other: $72,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,000
Fines and Forfeits: $993,000
Interest Earnings: $347,000
Rents: $121,000
All Other: $1,421,000
General Local Government Support: $1,243,000
Property: $4,415,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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