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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.3%), Retail trade (14.0%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.3%), Manufacturing (12.1%).
Detached houses: $202,574Here:$202,574State:$146,298 Townhouses or other attached units: $332,595Here:$332,595State:$150,839 In 2-unit structures: $130,474Here:$130,474State:$150,613 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $101,114Here:$101,114State:$119,582 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,905Here:$181,905State:$206,250 Mobile homes: $49,477Here:$49,477State:$38,244 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,744Here:$5,744State:$29,738
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.1% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 44.9%
McCain (Republican): 62.1% Obama (Democratic): 36.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $636 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $504 (0.4%)
Area name: Hot Springs, AR MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Garland County is $445 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $553 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $690 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village, Piney, Rockwell, Lake Hamilton, Mountain Pine, Fountain Lake, Lonsdale.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 14.3 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 35 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Garland County: Irons Fork Landing (A), Camp Couchdale (B), Camp Tanako (C), Camp Clearfork (D), Avant Landing (E), Crystal Springs Recreation Site (F), Jessieville Work Center (G), Spillway Recreation Site (H), Ouachita Job Corps Conservation Center (I), Spillway Landing (J), Gulpha Gorge Campground (K), Three Sisters Landing (L), White Sulphur Springs (M), Cedar Fourche Landing (N), Garland County Landfill (O), Seventy West Fire Department Station 1 (P), Seventy West Fire Department Station 2 (Q), Seventy West Fire Department Station 3 (R), Seventy West Fire Department Station 4 (S), Seventy West Fire Department Station 5 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Garland County include: Walnut Valley Church (A), New Salem Church (B), New Home Church (C), Mount Zion Church (D), Mount Olive Church (E), Meyers Creek Church (F), Jessieville Church (G), Gum Spring Church (H), Gospel Mission (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Oakwood Cemetery (1), Oak Grove Cemetery (2), Newkirk Cemetery (3), Mountain Valley Cemetery (4), Bain Cemetery (5), Memorial Gardens Cemetery (6), McDowell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Hot Springs Reservoir (A), Lake Hamilton (B), Fountain Lake (C), Ricks Lake (D), O'Mahoney Pond (E), Crouchwood Lake (F), Gross Lake (G), Lake Ouachita (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mount Carmel Creek (A), Daley Creek (B), Cub Creek (C), Crudington Creek (D), Lockett Creek (E), Coleman Creek (F), Clear Creek (G), Cedar Fourche Creek (H), Cearley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Garland County include: Brady Mountain Public Use Area (1), Spillway Public Use Area (2), Iron Spring Roadside Park (3), Irons Fork Public Use Area (4), Charlton Public Use Area (5), Lena Landing Public Use Area (6), Crystal Springs Public Use Area (7), Lake Ouachita State Park (8), Cedar Fourche Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Garland County: Irons Fork Landing (A), Camp Couchdale (B), Camp Tanako (C), Camp Clearfork (D), Avant Landing (E), Crystal Springs Recreation Site (F), Jessieville Work Center (G), Spillway Recreation Site (H), Ouachita Job Corps Conservation Center (I), Spillway Landing (J), Gulpha Gorge Campground (K), Three Sisters Landing (L), White Sulphur Springs (M), Cedar Fourche Landing (N), Garland County Landfill (O), Seventy West Fire Department Station 1 (P), Seventy West Fire Department Station 2 (Q), Seventy West Fire Department Station 3 (R), Seventy West Fire Department Station 4 (S), Seventy West Fire Department Station 5 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Garland County include: Walnut Valley Church (A), New Salem Church (B), New Home Church (C), Mount Zion Church (D), Mount Olive Church (E), Meyers Creek Church (F), Jessieville Church (G), Gum Spring Church (H), Gospel Mission (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oakwood Cemetery (1), Oak Grove Cemetery (2), Newkirk Cemetery (3), Mountain Valley Cemetery (4), Bain Cemetery (5), Memorial Gardens Cemetery (6), McDowell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Hot Springs Reservoir (A), Lake Hamilton (B), Fountain Lake (C), Ricks Lake (D), O'Mahoney Pond (E), Crouchwood Lake (F), Gross Lake (G), Lake Ouachita (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mount Carmel Creek (A), Daley Creek (B), Cub Creek (C), Crudington Creek (D), Lockett Creek (E), Coleman Creek (F), Clear Creek (G), Cedar Fourche Creek (H), Cearley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Garland County include: Brady Mountain Public Use Area (1), Spillway Public Use Area (2), Iron Spring Roadside Park (3), Irons Fork Public Use Area (4), Charlton Public Use Area (5), Lena Landing Public Use Area (6), Crystal Springs Public Use Area (7), Lake Ouachita State Park (8), Cedar Fourche Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Hot Spring County , Montgomery County , Perry County , Saline County , Yell County .
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Current college students: 2,731 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,314 (51% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.5%
Housing units in Garland County with a mortgage: 10,342 (609 second mortgage, 744 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 9,193
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Most common first ancestries reported in Garland County (%):
8.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,671 average adjusted gross income)
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($119 average AGI)Garland County:0.03%Arkansas average:0.10% 3.51% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($16,841 average AGI) 4.56% relocated from other states ($25,711 average AGI)Garland County:4.56%Arkansas average:3.66%
6.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,253 average adjusted gross income)
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($130 average AGI)Garland County:0.03%Arkansas average:0.04% 3.17% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($15,133 average AGI) 3.03% relocated to other states ($15,989 average AGI)Garland County:3.03%Arkansas average:3.00%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.3
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 23,127 (20,137 aged, 2,990 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 79.7. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 211.1. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
20,257 spouses, 21,365 children (18,790 natural, 625 adopted, 1,950 stepchildren), 1,634 grandchildren, 547 brothers or sisters, 546 parents, 839 other relatives, 1,472 non-relatives
Size of family households: 13,681 2-persons, 5,305 3-persons, 4,064 4-persons, 1,636 5-persons, 398 6-persons, 312 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,885 1-person, 1,366 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 31 4-persons.
95.2% of residents of Garland County speak English at home. 2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
Population growth in Garland County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.59 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Year house built
53% of Garland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Arkansas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $73,400
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.)
All Other: $2,780,000
Police Protection: $3,334,000
Regular Highways: $2,878,000
Financial Administration: $2,403,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,386,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,875,000
Libraries: $1,492,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $919,000
Central Staff Services: $735,000
General Public Buildings: $699,000
General - Other: $694,000
Parks and Recreation: $43,000
Public Welfare: $45,000
Interest Earnings: $1,143,000
Sale of Property: $26,000
Rents: $21,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,445,000
Regular Highways: $238,000
Police Protection: $155,000
General - Other: $39,000
Financial Administration: $28,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $28,000
Parks and Recreation: $21,000
Central Staff Services: $9,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $6,000
Highways: $2,351,000
Public Welfare: $63,000
Health and Hospitals: $40,000
Property: $3,903,000
Other License: $133,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $83,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
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