Howard County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	31%

This county:	15.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (35.6%), Educational,health and social services (13.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.0%).

Type of workers:

Howard County, Arkansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Howard County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 6,972	(48.8%)
Females: 7,328	(51.2%)

Howard County:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county	$31,211
Arkansas:	$34,999

Howard County	$72,099
Arkansas:	$87,400

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 30
• Thefts: 64
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 43
• Thefts: 58
• Auto thefts: 0

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Howard County is $404 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $587 a month.

Cities in this county include: Nashville, Mineral Springs, Dierks, Tollette.

Neighboring counties: Hempstead County , Little River County , Montgomery County , Pike County , Polk County , Sevier County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Howard County: Mail Ford (A), Saline Landing (B), Schaal (C), University of Arkansas Peach Experiment Station (D), Water Can Crossing (E), York Chapel (F), Camp Ebenezer (G), Cottonshed Landing (H), County Line (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Howard County include: Bethany Baptist Church (A), Liberty Hill Church (B), Liberty Church (C), Blackland Church (D), Blue Bayou Church (E), Bluff Spring Church (F), Bright Star Church (G), Wesley Chapel (H), Wakefield Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: County Line Cemetery (1), Harmony Cemetery (2), New Home Cemetery (3), Kesterson Cemetery (4), Graves Cemetery (5), Oak Hill Cemetery (6), Shiloh Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wilson Pond (A), North Fork Ozan Creek Site Four Reservoir (B), Gillham Lake (C), Kever Lake (D), McAdams Lake (E), Barnes Lake (F), McClure Lake (G), Dierks Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Creek (A), Long Hollow Creek (B), Jacobs Creek (C), Ingram Creek (D), Indian Creek (E), Messer Creek (F), Hunters Creek (G), Millseat Branch (H), Mine Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Howard County include: Howard County State Wildlife Management Area (1), Blue Ridge Use Area (2), Horseshoe Bend Use Area (3), Okay Dike Use Area (4), Cottonshed Landing Use Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Saratoga Post Office (A), Umpire Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.6%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Current college students: 328
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 507 (12% naturalized citizens)

Howard County:	3.5%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,451
• One, attached: 62
• Two: 248
• 3 or 4: 131
• 5 to 9: 44
• 10 to 19: 79
• 20 or more: 21
• Mobile homes: 1,234
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Housing units in Howard County with a mortgage: 1,325 (56 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 981

Howard County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Arkansas state average. It is 3.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 49 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 7 people and injured 9 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,812 (76%) Carpooled: 1,003 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 205 (3%) Other means: 84 (1%) Worked at home: 168 (3%)

5.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,459 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.89% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($19,042 average AGI)
1.65% relocated from other states ($11,417 average AGI)

Howard County:	1.65%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Hempstead County, AR	0.94% ($27,114 average AGI)
from Pike County, AR	0.56% ($20,654)
from Sevier County, AR	0.53% ($23,960)

7.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,994 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.28%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.74% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($15,582 average AGI)
2.54% relocated to other states ($8,412 average AGI)

Howard County:	2.54%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Hempstead County, AR	0.82% ($25,231 average AGI)
to Pike County, AR	0.78% ($22,189)
to Sevier County, AR	0.46% ($25,364)
to Bowie County, TX	0.46% ($23,455)
to Miller County, AR	0.40% ($15,316)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.34% ($21,250)
to Washington County, AR	0.27% ($31,615)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,669 (2,185 aged, 484 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,186 (3,130 male householders, 798 female householders)

  3,093 spouses, 4,251 children (3,661 natural, 127 adopted, 463 stepchildren), 337 grandchildren, 96 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 196 other relatives, 217 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,745 (645 male householders (563 living alone)), 894 female householders (833 living alone)), 206 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 369 (294 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,638 2-persons, 937 3-persons, 824 4-persons, 377 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,396 1-person, 111 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 1 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

2,511 married couples with children.
902 single-parent households (160 men, 742 women).

92.7% of residents of Howard County speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 27% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $84,650,000 ($5847 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,738,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,419,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,106,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $511,000
Federal grants: $16,403,000
Federal procurement contracts: $774,000 ($226,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,437,000 ($2,958,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,484,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,791,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,015,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.07 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

59% of Howard County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Arkansas.

Howard County:	59.1%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 9829
• Northeast: 96
• Midwest: 739
• South: 2428
• West: 648

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,800

Here:	4.7%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	2.8%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	9.3%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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