Crittenden County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	40%
State:	31%

This county:	25.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	12.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Manufacturing (14.2%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Crittenden County, Arkansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Crittenden County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	32.0 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 24,236	(47.6%)
Females: 26,630	(52.4%)

Crittenden County:	2.7 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county	$32,745
Arkansas:	$34,999

Crittenden County	$91,420
Arkansas:	$87,400

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

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 70
• Burglaries: 166
• Thefts: 292
• Auto thefts: 43

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 19
• Assaults: 74
• Burglaries: 214
• Thefts: 252
• Auto thefts: 53

Area name: Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Crittenden County is $572 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $847 a month.

Cities in this county include: West Memphis, Marion, Earle, Turrell, Crawfordsville, Edmondson, Sunset, Horseshoe Lake, Gilmore, Anthonyville.

2005 air pollution in Crittenden County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.130 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.096 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.2 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 40 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: DeSoto County, Mississippi , Cross County , Lee County , Mississippi County , Poinsett County , St. Francis County , Tunica County, Mississippi , Shelby County, Tennessee , Tipton County, Tennessee .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Crittenden County: Joe Beck Plantation (A), Kate Lodge (B), Macks Baoy (C), Minoso Farm (D), Allen Farm (E), Ninetysix Landing (F), Paradise Landing (G), Perryland Farm (H), Anderson Farm (I), Pinckney Lodge (J), Poker Point Landing (K), Rasts Landing (L), Rock Point Lodge (M), Rodgers Farm (N), Rodgers Plantation (O), Saint Claire Landing (P), Schultz Store (Q), Seyppel Landing (R), Snowden Plantation (S), T J Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Crittenden County include: Barnes Chapel (A), Barton Chapel (B), Macedonia Church (C), Locust Grove Church (D), Locella Church (E), Bell Meade Church (F), Kingdom Hall (G), Liberty Church (H), Zion Field Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Macedonia Cemetery (1), Happy Cemetery (2), New Mount Zion Cemetery (3), New Salem Cemetery (4), Russell Cemetery (5), Locust Grove Cemetery (6), Green Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: McCarter Lake (A), Lewis Lake (B), Blackfish Lake (C), Holden Lake (D), Buck Lake (E), Wapanocca Lake (F), South Lake (G), Deloche, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lamb Bayou (A), Lost Creek (B), Mack Bayou (C), Dry Bayou (D), Fletcher Bayou (E), Deer Bayou (F), Decker Bayou (G), Cypress Bayou (H), Cut-off Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Crittenden County: Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.9%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Current college students: 1,928
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 609 (42% naturalized citizens)

Crittenden County:	1.2%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,332
• One, attached: 398
• Two: 683
• 3 or 4: 1,012
• 5 to 9: 1,324
• 10 to 19: 805
• 20 or more: 549
• Mobile homes: 2,378
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Crittenden County with a mortgage: 6,385 (523 second mortgage, 317 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,998

Crittenden County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Arkansas state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 144 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/14/1987, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 121 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,040 (80%) Carpooled: 3,153 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 46 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%) Taxi: 41 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 387 (2%) Other means: 232 (1%) Worked at home: 222 (1%)

6.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,094 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.91%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.41% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($10,513 average AGI)
4.50% relocated from other states ($21,580 average AGI)

Crittenden County:	4.50%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Shelby County, TN	1.75% ($38,175 average AGI)
from St. Francis County, AR	0.56% ($26,548)
from Craighead County, AR	0.32% ($31,755)
from Cross County, AR	0.27% ($27,200)
from DeSoto County, MS	0.22% ($28,459)
from Mississippi County, AR	0.20% ($30,029)
from Poinsett County, AR	0.16% ($31,154)

6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,702 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.25% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($9,439 average AGI)
4.60% relocated to other states ($22,263 average AGI)

Crittenden County:	4.60%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Shelby County, TN	1.84% ($33,379 average AGI)
to Craighead County, AR	0.41% ($31,116)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.29% ($40,143)
to St. Francis County, AR	0.27% ($19,711)
to Poinsett County, AR	0.20% ($37,765)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.18% ($24,433)
to Mississippi County, AR	0.16% ($23,815)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,176 (4,651 aged, 1,525 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 44,420 (8,743 male householders, 4,701 female householders)

  8,734 spouses, 16,865 children (15,358 natural, 263 adopted, 1,244 stepchildren), 2,183 grandchildren, 855 brothers or sisters, 423 parents, 981 other relatives, 935 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,818 (2,401 male householders (1,992 living alone)), 2,615 female householders (2,370 living alone)), 802 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 628 (547 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,928 2-persons, 3,447 3-persons, 2,716 4-persons, 1,375 5-persons, 607 6-persons, 371 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,362 1-person, 549 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

7,462 married couples with children.
5,622 single-parent households (840 men, 4,782 women).

96.5% of residents of Crittenden County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $366,446,000 ($7117 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,214,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $104,192,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $66,040,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $23,053,000
Federal grants: $157,395,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,626,000 ($484,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,140,000 ($6,564,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $879,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $32,155,000
Federal Government insurance: $87,286,000

Here:	94 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-24 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.6

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

54% of Crittenden County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Arkansas.

Crittenden County:	53.8%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 27028
• Northeast: 388
• Midwest: 3536
• South: 18216
• West: 974

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,700

Here:	3.1%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	7.7%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	13.7%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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