Craighead County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 81,59675.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 15,84014.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,6105.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,6622.5%Two or more races
  • 1,5401.4%Asian alone
  • 2570.2%Some other race alone
  • 1890.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 100.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

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: $1,165 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $867 (0.7%)

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, Egypt.

Neighboring counties: Decatur County, Tennessee , Hamblen County, Tennessee , Payne County, Oklahoma , Monroe County, Tennessee , Warren County, Tennessee , Hutchinson County, Texas .

Current college students: 6,945
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,891 (49.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,7602010 or later
• 1,1902000 to 2009
• 1,2961990 to 1999
• 2711980 to 1989
• 1311970 to 1979
• 125Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.2 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 30,538
• One, attached: 322
• Two: 1,027
• 3 or 4: 5,146
• 5 to 9: 2,358
• 10 to 19: 3,173
• 20 to 49: 783
• 50 or more: 508
• Mobile homes: 3,087

Housing units in Craighead County with a mortgage: 14,228 (313 second mortgage, 338 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,052

Religion statistics for Craighead County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Craighead County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4544, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• 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: April 26, 2017 - May 19, 2017, FEMA Id: 4318, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to January 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1872: February 04, 2010, FEMA Id: 1872, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1819: February 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 1819, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Tropical Storm Ike, Incident Period: September 13, 2008 to September 23, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1804: October 22, 2008, FEMA Id: 1804, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, 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
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.47% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,701 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.75% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($24,586 average AGI)
2.73% relocated from other states ($17,115 average AGI)

Craighead County:	2.73%
Arkansas average:	2.88%

from Greene County, AR	0.75% ($37,073 average AGI)
from Poinsett County, AR	0.63% ($32,622)
from Mississippi County, AR	0.59% ($52,225)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.28% ($35,347)
from Lawrence County, AR	0.27% ($38,033)
from Shelby County, TN	0.26% ($62,865)
from St. Francis County, AR	0.23% ($25,000)

7.18% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,771 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.22% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($21,995 average AGI)
2.96% relocated to other states ($17,776 average AGI)

Craighead County:	2.96%
Arkansas average:	2.91%

to Greene County, AR	0.83% ($35,263 average AGI)
to Poinsett County, AR	0.55% ($33,952)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.39% ($42,316)
to Shelby County, TN	0.31% ($36,832)
to Mississippi County, AR	0.27% ($28,670)
to Lawrence County, AR	0.25% ($33,671)
to Washington County, AR	0.16% ($66,145)

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
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Craighead County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 20,420 (5,690 living alone), Female householders: 20,989 (5,652 living alone)

• 19,650 spouses (19,223 opposite-sex spouses), 810 unmarried partners, (810 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 32,414 children (29,204 natural, 1,569 adopted, 1,641 stepchildren), 3,181 grandchildren, 1,216 brothers or sisters, 1,038 parents, 0 foster children, 1,823 other relatives, 4,892 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,899

Size of family households: 12,929 2-persons, 7,252 3-persons, 4,933 4-persons, 1,712 5-persons, 681 6-persons, 322 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,342 1-person, 1,940 2-persons, 195 3-persons, 103 4-persons.

13,539 married couples with children.
8,956 single-parent households (1,286 men, 7,670 women).

93.7% of residents of Craighead speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $438,472,000 ($5,087 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

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

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

• Year house built in Craighead County, Arkansas
• 4,6682014 or later
• 3,4522010 to 2013
• 8,0012000 to 2009
• 9,0121990 to 1999
• 6,3561980 to 1989
• 8,2761970 to 1979
• 2,8601960 to 1969
• 2,1691950 to 1959
• 1,1251940 to 1949
• 1,0231939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Craighead County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Craighead County, Arkansas
• 01 room
• 262 rooms
• 4613 rooms
• 1,2614 rooms
• 4,8065 rooms
• 4,1216 rooms
• 5,2807 rooms
• 3,3208 rooms
• 5,0059+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Craighead County, Arkansas
• 3151 room
• 6622 rooms
• 2,8063 rooms
• 7,0414 rooms
• 2,9745 rooms
• 1,6066 rooms
• 5307 rooms
• 9108 rooms
• 2859+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Craighead County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Craighead County, Arkansas
• 0no bedroom
• 261 bedroom
• 3,0212 bedrooms
• 15,3443 bedrooms
• 4,6794 bedrooms
• 1,2105+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Craighead County, Arkansas
• 315no bedroom
• 3,1151 bedroom
• 8,6592 bedrooms
• 4,6563 bedrooms
• 2244 bedrooms
• 1605+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Craighead County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 838no vehicle
• 6,2441 vehicle
• 11,9032 vehicles
• 3,7983 vehicles
• 1,1764 vehicles
• 3215+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Craighead County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,349no vehicle
• 9,7111 vehicle
• 5,2962 vehicles
• 6253 vehicles
• 1174 vehicles
• 315+ vehicles

76.9% of Craighead County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 73,373
• Other state: 31,254
• Northeast: 993
• Midwest: 10,992
• South: 14,780
• West: 4,489

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,028
• Number of aged recipients: 242
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,786
• Number of recipients under 18: 753
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,825
• Number of recipients older than 64: 450
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,130
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,364

Craighead County on our top lists:

• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"