Hempstead County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 11,92454.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,66430.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,89713.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4061.8%Two or more races
  • 1070.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 630.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 260.1%Asian alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $186,948

Here:	$186,948
State:	$183,629

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,957

Here:	$110,957
State:	$177,096

Mobile homes: $58,102

Here:	$58,102
State:	$68,924

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $564 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $353 (0.5%)

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: Aiken County, South Carolina , Florence County, South Carolina , Richland County, South Carolina , Cottle County, Texas , Forsyth County, Georgia , Walton County, Georgia , Warren County, Georgia .

Current college students: 932
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,084 (23.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1002010 or later
• 2262000 to 2009
• 5041990 to 1999
• 2301980 to 1989
• 1221970 to 1979
• 81Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.2 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,612
• One, attached: 19
• Two: 315
• 3 or 4: 245
• 5 to 9: 156
• 10 to 19: 139
• 20 to 49: 30
• 50 or more: 25
• Mobile homes: 2,087
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Hempstead County with a mortgage: 2,434 (22 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,223

Religion statistics for Hempstead County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Hempstead County:

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: May 07, 2015 to June 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4226: June 26, 2015, FEMA Id: 4226, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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 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 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
• Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2004 to July 09, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1528: June 30, 2004, FEMA Id: 1528, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2001 to March 21, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1363: March 13, 2001, FEMA Id: 1363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1354: December 29, 2000, FEMA Id: 1354, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Emergency Declared EM-3159: December 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 3159, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.37% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,665 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.77% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($21,966 average AGI)
1.60% relocated from other states ($9,699 average AGI)

Hempstead County:	1.60%
Arkansas average:	2.88%

from Howard County, AR	0.82% ($26,793 average AGI)
from Nevada County, AR	0.82% ($33,914)
from Miller County, AR	0.52% ($33,351)
from Bowie County, TX	0.37% ($27,885)

5.56% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,348 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.86% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($21,747 average AGI)
1.70% relocated to other states ($9,601 average AGI)

Hempstead County:	1.70%
Arkansas average:	2.91%

to Nevada County, AR	0.76% ($29,037 average AGI)
to Howard County, AR	0.58% ($34,341)
to Miller County, AR	0.58% ($28,171)
to Bowie County, TX	0.41% ($33,379)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.32% ($24,217)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hempstead County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,086 (1,104 living alone), Female householders: 4,044 (945 living alone)

• 3,888 spouses (3,858 opposite-sex spouses), 407 unmarried partners, (392 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,543 children (5,898 natural, 53 adopted, 578 stepchildren), 812 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 444 parents, 14 foster children, 520 other relatives, 660 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 364

Size of family households: 2,808 2-persons, 1,309 3-persons, 844 4-persons, 535 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,044 1-person, 380 2-persons, 47 3-persons.

2,777 married couples with children.
1,936 single-parent households (463 men, 1,473 women).

88.8% of residents of Hempstead speak English at home.
10.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $137,054,000 ($5,840 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

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

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)

• Year house built in Hempstead County, Arkansas
• 2422014 or later
• 3852010 to 2013
• 6372000 to 2009
• 1,7121990 to 1999
• 1,7911980 to 1989
• 1,9071970 to 1979
• 1,5241960 to 1969
• 8551950 to 1959
• 7401940 to 1949
• 8101939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hempstead County, Arkansas
• 01 room
• 32 rooms
• 2063 rooms
• 5054 rooms
• 1,4255 rooms
• 1,4836 rooms
• 1,1317 rooms
• 3968 rooms
• 4709+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hempstead County, Arkansas
• 461 room
• 262 rooms
• 3093 rooms
• 5194 rooms
• 8105 rooms
• 4516 rooms
• 1927 rooms
• 1248 rooms
• 259+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hempstead County, Arkansas
• 0no bedroom
• 991 bedroom
• 1,3012 bedrooms
• 3,2923 bedrooms
• 8194 bedrooms
• 1205+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hempstead County, Arkansas
• 46no bedroom
• 1791 bedroom
• 9612 bedrooms
• 1,1313 bedrooms
• 2004 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hempstead County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 101no vehicle
• 1,0031 vehicle
• 2,5912 vehicles
• 1,0913 vehicles
• 6424 vehicles
• 2165+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hempstead County in renter-occupied apartments
• 371no vehicle
• 1,1881 vehicle
• 7712 vehicles
• 1413 vehicles
• 414 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.2% of Hempstead County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 12,584
• Other state: 8,195
• Northeast: 375
• Midwest: 1,006
• South: 5,789
• West: 960

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 910
• Number of aged recipients: 100
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 810
• Number of recipients under 18: 209
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 520
• Number of recipients older than 64: 181
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 339
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 415