County population in 2016: 105,835 (68% urban, 32% rural); it was 82,148 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 15,076 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,547 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,649 Renter-occupied apartments: 14,668 (it was 11,652 in 2000)
% of renters here:
36%
State:
33%
Land area: 711 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 149 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Craighead County: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (17.9%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (14.8%), Construction (14.7%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.4%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $43,678 ($32,425 in 1999)
This county:
$43,678
Arkansas:
$44,334
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $614 (lower quartile is $477, upper quartile is $727)
This county:
$614
State:
$535
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $135,400 (it was $74,800 in 2000)
Craighead:
$135,400
Arkansas:
$123,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,600 - $183,700 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $969 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $304
Institutionalized population: 1,368
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $926 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $653 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 16.4%
Craighead County:
16.4%
Arkansas:
17.2%
(12.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.5% for Black residents, 33.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.0% for American Indian residents, 28.6% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 40.5% for other race residents, 35.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 34.5 years old
(Males: 33.3 years old, Females: 35.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.0 years old, Black residents: 25.0 years old, American Indian residents: 15.2 years old, Asian residents: 20.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.7 years old, Other race residents: 26.0 years old)
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.
Current college students: 6,945 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,979 (36.9% naturalized citizens)
Craighead County:
3.8%
Whole state:
4.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 1,503
2000 to 2009: 1,079
1990 to 1999: 765
1980 to 1989: 271
1970 to 1979: 131
Before 1970: 125
Note: State values scaled to Craighead County 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 structures:
One, detached: 29,928
One, attached: 600
Two: 1,360
3 or 4: 3,308
5 to 9: 3,144
10 to 19: 1,962
20 to 49: 952
50 or more: 437
Mobile homes: 2,703
Housing units in Craighead County with a mortgage: 12,097 (138 second mortgage, 736 home equity loan, 83 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 9,492
Here:
57.1% with mortgage
State:
54.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Craighead County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
44,184
129
Mainline Protestant
5,408
24
Catholic
2,470
2
Other
1,477
10
Black Protestant
655
5
None
42,249
-
Craighead County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 22
Craighead County:
2.42 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:
0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
0.22 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 41
Craighead County:
4.52 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 74
This county:
8.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Craighead County:
8.6%
Arkansas:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Craighead County:
29.3%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.4%
State:
13.6%
Agriculture in Craighead County:
Average size of farms: 480 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $121,361 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $280.12 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.66% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $93,018 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.02% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $124,645 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.21% Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.96 Corn for grain: 3994 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 13111 harvested acres Upland cotton: 112856 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 86852 harvested acres Vegetables: 69 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Craighead County-area historical earthquake activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 21.6 miles away from Craighead County center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from the county center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 110.9 miles away from the county center On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 49.9 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 17.3 miles away from Craighead County center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 236.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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
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 Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 03, 2002 to December 04, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1450: January 06, 2003, FEMA Id: 1450, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
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
9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Craighead County (19) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 14, Floods: 12, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Material moving occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Sales and related occupations (14%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Community and social service occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (43%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
India (6%)
Canada (4%)
Japan (2%)
Nigeria (2%)
Philippines (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Craighead County (%):
American (26%)
Irish (7%)
German (5%)
English (5%)
European (2%)
Scottish (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 43,304 (84.2%)
Carpooled: 4,782 (9.3%)
Bus or trolley bus: 121 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 456 (0.9%)
Bicycle: 39 (0.1%)
Walked: 1,104 (2.1%)
Worked at home: 1,655 (3.2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Craighead County, Arkansas in 2000:
1,509 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
655 people in nursing homes
200 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
178 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
141 people in homes for the mentally retarded
33 people in other nonhousehold living situations
28 people in other types of correctional institutions
16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
10 people in homes for the mentally ill
7 people in other group homes
3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
3 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
2 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Craighead County, Arkansas in 2010:
1,948 people in college/university student housing
930 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
330 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
108 people in state prisons
103 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
93 people in other noninstitutional facilities
44 people in residential treatment centers for adults
21 people in group homes intended for adults
2 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $50,679.
7.60% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,578 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.60%
Arkansas average:
6.94%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.61% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($17,561 average AGI)
2.99% relocated from other states ($14,017 average AGI)
Craighead County:
2.99%
Arkansas average:
3.02%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.67% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,540 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.67%
Arkansas average:
6.84%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.14% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($17,658 average AGI)
2.53% relocated to other states ($12,882 average AGI)
Craighead County:
2.53%
Arkansas average:
2.91%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Craighead County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 13,466 (10,155 aged, 3,311 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,569 (11%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Craighead County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,539)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (756)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (740)
10,544 married couples with children.
9,808 single-parent households (3,659 men, 6,149 women).
94.3% of residents of Craighead speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 12% 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:
Births: 6,439
Here:
74 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 4,326
Here:
50 per 1000 residents
State:
53 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +636
Here:
+7 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +1,970
Here:
+23 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Craighead County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.1
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 1,368
2010 to 2013: 3,877
2000 to 2009: 7,562
1990 to 1999: 8,130
1980 to 1989: 7,008
1970 to 1979: 6,765
1960 to 1969: 4,201
1950 to 1959: 2,775
1940 to 1949: 611
1939 or earlier: 2,097
Note: State values scaled to Craighead population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Craighead County, Arkansas
Note: State values scaled to Craighead County population
no vehicle: 779
1 vehicle: 6,074
2 vehicles: 9,278
3 vehicles: 3,878
4 vehicles: 1,364
5+ vehicles: 216
no vehicle: 2,782
1 vehicle: 8,137
2 vehicles: 5,862
3 vehicles: 1,334
4 vehicles: 109
5+ vehicles: 0
73% of Craighead County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Arkansas.
Craighead County:
72.7%
State average:
84.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 72,370
Other state: 29,274
Northeast: 1,220
Midwest: 10,268
South: 14,552
West: 3,234
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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