Hempstead County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.4%), Educational,health and social services (17.2%).

Type of workers:

Hempstead County, Arkansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Hempstead County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 11,407	(48.4%)
Females: 12,180	(51.6%)

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Hempstead County:	2.6 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$33,915
Arkansas:	$38,134

This county:	$345
State:	$421

Hempstead County:	$74,425
Arkansas:	$101,000

Detached houses: $120,926

Here:	$120,926
State:	$148,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $134,264

Here:	$134,264
State:	$165,561

In 2-unit structures: $133,439

Here:	$133,439
State:	$140,742

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $47,047

Here:	$47,047
State:	$146,569

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $112,241

Here:	$112,241
State:	$199,870

Mobile homes: $32,877

Here:	$32,877
State:	$38,244

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500

Here:	$17,500
State:	$29,738

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 28
• Burglaries: 52
• Thefts: 106
• Auto thefts: 12

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 33
• Burglaries: 46
• Thefts: 118
• Auto thefts: 24

This county:	20.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hempstead County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $468 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $561 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hope, Blevins, Perrytown, Fulton, Washington, McCaskill, Ozan, Patmos, Oakhaven, McNab.

Neighboring counties: Howard County , Lafayette County , Little River County , Miller County , Nevada County , Pike County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hempstead County: Old Allens Ferry (A), Stevenson School (B), Camp Spring (C), Center Point (D), Hempstead Country Hunting Club (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hempstead County include: Ball Chapel (A), Macedonia Church (B), Bells Chapel (C), Bethel Church (D), Bethlehem Church (E), Liberty Church (F), Zion Hill Church (G), Zion Church (H), Yellow Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Macedonia Cemetery (1), Beards Chapel Cemetery (2), Sullivan Cemetery (3), Belk Cemetery (4), Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Best Cemetery (6), Bethany Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Nineteen hundred and forty Cut-off Lake (A), Nineteen hundred and sixteen Cut-off (B), Beard Lake (C), Cypress Lake (D), Duck Pond (E), Bois d'Arc Lake (F), Red Lake (G), Bushy Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Marlbrook Creek (A), Flat Creek (B), De Ann Creek (C), Peavine Creek (D), Sandy Bois d'Arc Creek (E), Pate Creek (F), Gaines Branch (G), Garland Creek (H), Ozan Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hempstead County include: River Run East Public Use Area (1), Saratoga Landing Public Use Area (2), Bois D'Arc Creek Wildlife Management Area (3), Hope State Wildlife Management Area (4), Beards Bluff Public Use Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.5%
Arkansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 932
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: 11.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,519 (21% naturalized citizens)

Hempstead County:	6.4%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,167
• One, attached: 244
• Two: 192
• 3 or 4: 140
• 5 to 9: 88
• 10 to 19: 68
• 20 or more: 174
• Mobile homes: 2,055
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Hempstead County with a mortgage: 1,941 (107 second mortgage, 115 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,813

Here:	51.7% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Hempstead County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 fatalities and 37 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hempstead County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 36.1 miles away from Hempstead County center
On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.6 miles away from the county center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.7 miles away from Hempstead County center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/22/2005 at 05:17:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.2 miles away from Hempstead County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,721 (77%) Carpooled: 1,763 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 11 (0%) Walked: 112 (1%) Other means: 143 (1%) Worked at home: 294 (3%)

6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,873 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.60% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($14,558 average AGI)
2.46% relocated from other states ($10,315 average AGI)

Hempstead County:	2.46%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Nevada County, AR	0.93% ($28,985 average AGI)
from Howard County, AR	0.54% ($25,231)
from Miller County, AR	0.36% ($19,192)
from Bowie County, TX	0.26% ($26,000)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.22% ($22,438)
from Lafayette County, AR	0.22% ($24,938)
from Dallas County, TX	0.15% ($34,818)

7.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.09% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($17,673 average AGI)
2.09% relocated to other states ($7,512 average AGI)

Hempstead County:	2.09%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Miller County, AR	0.90% ($26,773 average AGI)
to Nevada County, AR	0.86% ($24,063)
to Howard County, AR	0.60% ($27,114)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.50% ($20,027)
to Bowie County, TX	0.45% ($26,273)
to Clark County, AR	0.20% ($23,467)
to Washington County, AR	0.18% ($26,077)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,515 (2,849 aged, 666 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,242 (4,654 male householders, 1,747 female householders)

  4,731 spouses, 7,202 children (6,340 natural, 216 adopted, 646 stepchildren), 593 grandchildren, 270 brothers or sisters, 170 parents, 383 other relatives, 492 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,078 (1,263 male householders (1,053 living alone)), 1,299 female householders (1,226 living alone)), 516 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 267 (249 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,694 2-persons, 1,515 3-persons, 1,227 4-persons, 540 5-persons, 278 6-persons, 147 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,279 1-person, 195 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

90.5% of residents of Hempstead County speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $137,054,000 ($5840 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,475,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,936,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,407,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $990,000
Federal grants: $38,076,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,080,000 ($210,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,565,000 ($2,292,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,535,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,518,000
Federal Government insurance: $430,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-51 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.05 millions of gallons per day (79% from ground, 21% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

59% of Hempstead County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Arkansas.

Hempstead County:	59.2%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 15797
• Northeast: 225
• Midwest: 1126
• South: 3974
• West: 829

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,400

Here:	3.3%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	4.0%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	7.8%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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