Greene County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 40,62988.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,1414.7%Two or more races
  • 1,5043.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0942.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2010.4%Asian alone
  • 860.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 790.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 640.1%Some other race alone

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 40
• Thefts: 44
• Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2018 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 50
• Thefts: 108
• Auto thefts: 24

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $986 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $565 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greene County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $667 a month.

Cities in this county include: Paragould, Marmaduke, Oak Grove Heights, Lafe, Delaplaine.

Neighboring counties: Dyer County, Tennessee , Jackson County, Tennessee , Hertford County, North Carolina , Rockingham County, North Carolina , Van Buren County, Tennessee , Warren County, North Carolina , White County, Tennessee .

Current college students: 1,233
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 413 (25.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1842010 or later
• 1432000 to 2009
• 311990 to 1999
• 461980 to 1989
• 261970 to 1979
• 41Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,745
• One, attached: 215
• Two: 883
• 3 or 4: 1,109
• 5 to 9: 233
• 10 to 19: 365
• 20 to 49: 169
• 50 or more: 268
• Mobile homes: 2,440
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 90

Housing units in Greene County with a mortgage: 6,673 (520 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 425 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64

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Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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: December 26, 2015 to January 22, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4254: February 05, 2016, FEMA Id: 4254, 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 Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 01, 2006 to April 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1636: April 12, 2006, FEMA Id: 1636, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• 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
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.77% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,776 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.42% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($24,083 average AGI)
2.35% relocated from other states ($12,693 average AGI)

Greene County:	2.35%
Arkansas average:	3.41%

from Craighead County, AR	2.08% ($38,825 average AGI)
from Clay County, AR	0.68% ($36,294)
from Dunklin County, MO	0.32% ($32,792)
from Lawrence County, AR	0.25% ($32,605)
from Mississippi County, AR	0.18% ($35,296)
from Poinsett County, AR	0.18% ($38,296)
from Shelby County, TN	0.18% ($19,778)

6.49% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,381 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.32% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($26,791 average AGI)
2.17% relocated to other states ($13,590 average AGI)

Greene County:	2.17%
Arkansas average:	2.79%

to Craighead County, AR	1.87% ($45,184 average AGI)
to Clay County, AR	0.55% ($32,687)
to Dunklin County, MO	0.25% ($31,703)
to Randolph County, AR	0.20% ($42,167)
to Lawrence County, AR	0.19% ($29,536)
to Mississippi County, AR	0.15% ($34,955)
to Shelby County, TN	0.15% ($28,136)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Greene County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,686 (2,548 living alone), Female householders: 8,718 (2,726 living alone)

• 8,775 spouses (8,640 opposite-sex spouses), 1,309 unmarried partners, (1,285 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,767 children (11,366 natural, 470 adopted, 932 stepchildren), 988 grandchildren, 598 brothers or sisters, 507 parents, 210 foster children, 1,107 other relatives, 931 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 740

Size of family households: 5,909 2-persons, 3,044 3-persons, 1,687 4-persons, 1,018 5-persons, 540 6-persons, 173 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,271 1-person, 658 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

6,072 married couples with children.
3,094 single-parent households (944 men, 2,150 women).

97.5% of residents of Greene speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $222,133,000 ($5,699 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,477,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $98,017,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,665,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,836,000
Federal grants: $55,388,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,489,000 ($327,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,738,000 ($642,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $323,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,888,000
Federal Government insurance: $64,116,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.17 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Greene County, Arkansas
• 1852020 or later
• 3,1842010 to 2019
• 3,5952000 to 2009
• 3,0531990 to 1999
• 2,2381980 to 1989
• 3,2791970 to 1979
• 1,5681960 to 1969
• 8481950 to 1959
• 8681940 to 1949
• 6261939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Greene County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greene County, Arkansas
• 501 room
• 1142 rooms
• 1253 rooms
• 8584 rooms
• 2,7985 rooms
• 2,9416 rooms
• 2,0457 rooms
• 1,2818 rooms
• 1,6689+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County, Arkansas
• 411 room
• 2432 rooms
• 1,2833 rooms
• 1,6994 rooms
• 1,5935 rooms
• 9186 rooms
• 3457 rooms
• 1478 rooms
• 2209+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Greene County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Greene County, Arkansas
• 51no bedroom
• 2481 bedroom
• 1,4442 bedrooms
• 7,6233 bedrooms
• 2,0294 bedrooms
• 5255+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County, Arkansas
• 42no bedroom
• 7241 bedroom
• 3,1282 bedrooms
• 2,1733 bedrooms
• 3794 bedrooms
• 275+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 182no vehicle
• 2,8741 vehicle
• 5,2352 vehicles
• 2,2943 vehicles
• 8144 vehicles
• 5005+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in renter-occupied apartments
• 801no vehicle
• 3,3721 vehicle
• 1,9232 vehicles
• 3803 vehicles
• 304 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

81.9% of Greene County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 29,234
• Other state: 16,460
• Northeast: 909
• Midwest: 8,423
• South: 4,835
• West: 2,194

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,485
• Number of aged recipients: 125
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,360
• Number of recipients under 18: 254
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 966
• Number of recipients older than 64: 265
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 620
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 663

Greene County on our top lists:

• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"