Cross County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.1%), Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Retail trade (13.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Cross County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 9,461	(48.5%)
Females: 10,065	(51.5%)

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Cross County:	2.6 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,792
Arkansas:	$38,134

This county:	$352
State:	$421

Cross County:	$79,468
Arkansas:	$101,000

Detached houses: $128,729

Here:	$128,729
State:	$148,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $57,869

Here:	$57,869
State:	$165,561

In 2-unit structures: $72,116

Here:	$72,116
State:	$140,742

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $29,912

Here:	$29,912
State:	$146,569

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $98,627

Here:	$98,627
State:	$199,870

Mobile homes: $30,602

Here:	$30,602
State:	$38,244

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $9,615

Here:	$9,615
State:	$29,738

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 34
• Burglaries: 32
• Thefts: 75
• Auto thefts: 21

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 40
• Burglaries: 44
• Thefts: 83
• Auto thefts: 9

This county:	19.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	8.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cross County is $384 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $461 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $672 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wynne, Parkers-Iron Springs, Parkin, Cherry Valley, Hickory Ridge.

Neighboring counties: Crittenden County , Jackson County , Poinsett County , St. Francis County , Woodruff County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cross County: McManus Spur (A), Yarbo Place (B), Bott Spur (C), Burr Place (D), Crowley Ridge Country Club (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cross County include: Manns Church (A), Macedonia Church (B), Bay Ferry Church (C), Locust Grove Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Bethlehem Church (F), Lewis Church (G), Levesque Assembly of God Church (H), Valley View Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Harefarm Cemetery (1), Halk Cemetery (2), Gatlen Cemetery (3), Wynne Cemetery (4), Stark Cemetery (5), Akins Cemetery (6), McElroy Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Allens Lake (A), Yancopin Lake (B), Jack Lake (C), Walnut Timber Lake (D), Snowden Lake (E), Neelys Lake (F), Wittsburg Lake (G), Barnes Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Magot Slough (A), Malone Branch (B), McFaran Branch (C), Prairie Creek (D), Draw Creek (E), Fortune Slough (F), Saint Francis Bay (G), Foust Creek (H), Second Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Cross County: Village Creek State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Birdeye Post Office (A), Twist Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.1%
Arkansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 645
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 197 (39% naturalized citizens)

Cross County:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,278
• One, attached: 71
• Two: 320
• 3 or 4: 214
• 5 to 9: 129
• 10 to 19: 63
• 20 or more: 30
• Mobile homes: 1,903
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Cross County with a mortgage: 1,949 (143 second mortgage, 79 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,547

Here:	55.7% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Cross County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 18 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Cross County-area historical earthquake activity is above Arkansas state average. It is 56% 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 35.8 miles away from Cross County center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 28.6 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) earthquake occurred 76.2 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.7 miles away from Cross County center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 80.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 65.5 miles away from Cross County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,403 (81%) Carpooled: 1,104 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%) Motorcycle: 21 (0%) Walked: 138 (2%) Other means: 60 (1%) Worked at home: 158 (2%)

6.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.50%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.39% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($19,531 average AGI)
2.11% relocated from other states ($10,975 average AGI)

Cross County:	2.11%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from St. Francis County, AR	1.38% ($35,071 average AGI)
from Craighead County, AR	0.48% ($23,966)
from Crittenden County, AR	0.41% ($29,280)
from Poinsett County, AR	0.38% ($22,783)
from Shelby County, TN	0.28% ($39,647)
from Woodruff County, AR	0.18% ($28,818)
from Faulkner County, AR	0.16% ($27,000)

8.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,970 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.54%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.09% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($18,700 average AGI)
2.45% relocated to other states ($8,270 average AGI)

Cross County:	2.45%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Craighead County, AR	1.46% ($25,802 average AGI)
to St. Francis County, AR	1.12% ($24,214)
to Crittenden County, AR	0.72% ($27,200)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.34% ($24,476)
to Poinsett County, AR	0.30% ($20,947)
to Shelby County, TN	0.29% ($25,111)
to Faulkner County, AR	0.21% ($24,385)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,021 (2,404 aged, 617 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,143 (4,021 male householders, 1,516 female householders)

  4,162 spouses, 5,995 children (5,251 natural, 165 adopted, 579 stepchildren), 574 grandchildren, 241 brothers or sisters, 115 parents, 251 other relatives, 268 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,083 (755 male householders (662 living alone)), 1,129 female householders (1,067 living alone)), 199 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 300 (226 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,314 2-persons, 1,348 3-persons, 1,139 4-persons, 460 5-persons, 148 6-persons, 128 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,729 1-person, 135 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

97.4% of residents of Cross County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $160,038,000 ($8388 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,858,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $45,108,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,834,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $32,777,000
Federal grants: $37,500,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,624,000 ($14,912,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,195,000 ($582,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,479,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,965,000
Federal Government insurance: $44,291,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 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: 1.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

59% of Cross 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, 61% lived in Arkansas.

Cross County:	59.1%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 15173
• Northeast: 138
• Midwest: 1066
• South: 2561
• West: 339

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,700

Here:	2.0%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	1.0%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	7.0%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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