Jefferson County, Arkansas (AR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,732
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,209
Renter-occupied apartments: 10,446 (it was 10,346 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 34% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 885 sq. mi.
Water area: 28.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 73 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.5%), Manufacturing (16.1%), Retail trade (12.0%), Public administration (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 71%
- Government: 24%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 35,87854.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 24,73337.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,3563.6%Two or more races
- 1,6692.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 5340.8%Asian alone
- 3450.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 2370.4%Some other race alone
- 900.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 39.8 years |
| Arkansas median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 31,983 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 32,263 |  (50.2%) |
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| Jefferson County: | 2.0 people |
| Arkansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $44,584 ($31,327 in 1999)
| This county: | $44,584 |
| Arkansas: | $55,432 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $531 (lower quartile is $428, upper quartile is $644)
| This county: | $531 |
| State: | $654 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $95,500 (it was $53,800 in 2000)
| Jefferson: | $95,500 |
| Arkansas: | $179,800 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,089Detached houses: $165,268
Here: $165,268 State: $243,881 Townhouses or other attached units: $246,227
Here: $246,227 State: $244,376 In 2-unit structures: $249,549
Here: $249,549 State: $229,180 Mobile homes: $47,230
Here: $47,230 State: $79,566
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $394
Institutionalized population: 4,040
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 7
- Rapes: 9
- Robberies: 5
- Assaults: 61
- Burglaries: 107
- Thefts: 254
- Auto thefts: 79
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 16
- Robberies: 6
- Assaults: 98
- Burglaries: 81
- Thefts: 211
- Auto thefts: 67
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 39 buildings, average cost: $128,600
- 2021: 36 buildings, average cost: $501,600
- 2020: 44 buildings, average cost: $119,100
- 2019: 35 buildings, average cost: $156,200
- 2018: 16 buildings, average cost: $99,600
- 2017: 36 buildings, average cost: $154,800
- 2016: 32 buildings, average cost: $108,400
- 2015: 21 buildings, average cost: $153,600
- 2014: 39 buildings, average cost: $114,500
- 2013: 100 buildings, average cost: $106,100
- 2012: 34 buildings, average cost: $140,800
- 2011: 35 buildings, average cost: $132,000
- 2010: 44 buildings, average cost: $105,000
- 2009: 49 buildings, average cost: $127,100
- 2008: 56 buildings, average cost: $94,600
- 2007: 84 buildings, average cost: $83,800
- 2006: 80 buildings, average cost: $95,800
- 2005: 107 buildings, average cost: $75,200
- 2004: 83 buildings, average cost: $77,600
- 2003: 124 buildings, average cost: $76,700
- 2002: 115 buildings, average cost: $76,100
- 2001: 136 buildings, average cost: $94,900
- 2000: 109 buildings, average cost: $69,900
- 1999: 142 buildings, average cost: $69,300
- 1998: 120 buildings, average cost: $63,900
- 1997: 100 buildings, average cost: $46,400
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $827 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $570 (0.7%)
| Jefferson County: | 20.3% |
| Arkansas: | 16.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 39.8 years old
(Males: 37.9 years old, Females: 40.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.7 years old, Black residents: 36.6 years old, Asian residents: 55.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.8 years old, Other race residents: 42.8 years old)
Area name: Pine Bluff, AR MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $526 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $631 a month.
Cities in this county include: Pine Bluff, White Hall, Altheimer, Redfield, Wabbaseka, Sherrill.
Local government website: www.jeffersoncountyar.com
Neighboring counties: Coahoma County, Mississippi 
, Garvin County, Oklahoma 
, Horry County, South Carolina , Elbert County, Georgia , Panola County, Mississippi , Polk County .
| Here: | 4.7% |
| Arkansas: | 3.4% |
Current college students: 4,998
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 923 (47.7% naturalized citizens)
| Jefferson County: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 6882010 or later
- 1222000 to 2009
- 3311990 to 1999
- 2641980 to 1989
- 1261970 to 1979
- 72Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 21,440
- One, attached: 39
- Two: 723
- 3 or 4: 929
- 5 to 9: 656
- 10 to 19: 1,173
- 20 to 49: 536
- 50 or more: 798
- Mobile homes: 4,386
Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 7,342 (583 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 289 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 90
| Here: | 7.2% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Jefferson County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 26,985 | 105 |
| Black Protestant | 11,335 | 53 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,881 | 22 |
| Catholic | 1,121 | 3 |
| Other | 975 | 5 |
| None | 31,138 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 15
| Jefferson County: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32
| Jefferson County: | 4.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| Arkansas: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
| This county: | 3.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Jefferson County: | 11.6% |
| Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Jefferson County: | 34.9% |
| State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 8.3% |
| State: | 13.6% |
Agriculture in Jefferson County:
Average size of farms: 729 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $181,648
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $259.93
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.28%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $165,597
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 86.23%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 74.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $153,672
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 71.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.28
Corn for grain: 9186 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 38579 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 37798 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 115065 harvested acres
Vegetables: 250 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 109 acres
Earthquake activity:
Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 424% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 65.3 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 67.5 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 134.7 miles away from the county center
On 2/28/2011 at 05:00:50, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 73.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 285.3 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 317.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Arkansas Severe Storms And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 12, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4556-AR: July 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4556, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
- Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
- Arkansas Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: May 21, 2019, FEMA Id: 4441, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 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, 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, 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 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 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
- 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 13, Floods: 12, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 22,142 (83.4%)
- Carpooled: 1,716 (6.5%)
- Bus: 127 (0.5%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 19 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 174 (0.7%)
- Walked: 308 (1.2%)
- Worked at home: 2,071 (7.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (14%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Material moving occupations (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- Mexico (47%)
- Philippines (17%)
- Bangladesh (11%)
- Honduras (7%)
- India (6%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Germany (2%)
- English (10%)
- African (7%)
- American (5%)
- Irish (2%)
- German (1%)
- European (1%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Arkansas in 2010:
- 3,192 people in state prisons
- 1,389 people in college/university student housing
- 532 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 257 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 72 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 59 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 26 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 3 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Arkansas in 2000:
- 1,937 people in state prisons
- 1,365 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 1,028 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 745 people in nursing homes
- 104 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 50 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 43 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 14 people in military barracks, etc.
- 2 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
6.37% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($28,630 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.37% |
| Arkansas average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.31% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($17,348 average AGI)
2.06% relocated from other states ($11,283 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 2.06% Arkansas average: 3.41%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Pulaski County, AR |  1.18% ($28,234 average AGI) |
| from Saline County, AR | 0.27% ($33,934) |
| from Grant County, AR | 0.25% ($40,375) |
| from Cleveland County, AR | 0.20% ($37,977) |
| from Lincoln County, AR | 0.19% ($38,256) |
| from Faulkner County, AR | 0.17% ($20,342) |
| from Arkansas County, AR | 0.16% ($29,417) |
7.56% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($34,614 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.56% |
| Arkansas average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.37% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($24,919 average AGI)
2.20% relocated to other states ($9,695 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 2.20% Arkansas average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Pulaski County, AR | 1.84% ($31,245 average AGI) |
| to Saline County, AR | 0.40% ($52,011) |
| to Grant County, AR | 0.36% ($55,205) |
| to Lee County, AR | 0.32% ($1,230) |
| to Lincoln County, AR | 0.22% ($34,720) |
| to Faulkner County, AR | 0.21% ($31,106) |
| to Dallas County, TX | 0.21% ($33,021) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 13,198 (9,824 aged, 3,374 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,767 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Jefferson County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,871)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,196)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,111)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (610)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (576)
- Congestive heart failure (488)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (431)
- Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified (416)
- Unspecified dementia (395)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (380)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 166.6. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 123.2
- Other - 43.4
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 67.7. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 46.9
- Other - 20.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 64,246- Male householders: 10,918 (3,618 living alone), Female householders: 13,408 (4,624 living alone)
8,806 spouses (8,787 opposite-sex spouses), 816 unmarried partners, (728 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,843 children (15,146 natural, 439 adopted, 1,258 stepchildren), 3,182 grandchildren, 703 brothers or sisters, 860 parents, 0 foster children, 1,032 other relatives, 1,587 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 6,091
Size of family households: 7,906 2-persons, 3,282 3-persons, 2,365 4-persons, 1,224 5-persons, 329 6-persons, 269 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,928 1-person, 802 2-persons, 165 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
5,694 married couples with children.
5,598 single-parent households (1,113 men, 4,485 women).
95.9% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $734,323,000 ($8,884 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $155,552,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $229,732,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $125,406,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,314,000
Federal grants: $147,765,000
Federal procurement contracts: $127,587,000 ($108,328,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $78,519,000 ($38,839,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,025,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,546,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,474,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,445| Here: | 79 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,726
| Here: | 58 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +337
| Here: | +4 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -4,508
| Here: |  -55 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +13 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.98 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Jefferson County, Arkansas
- 3142020 or later
- 2,5042010 to 2019
- 2,0442000 to 2009
- 5,1271990 to 1999
- 3,8691980 to 1989
- 5,3761970 to 1979
- 3,8351960 to 1969
- 2,7421950 to 1959
- 2,9761940 to 1949
- 1,8931939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Arkansas
- 401 room
- 2292 rooms
- 903 rooms
- 1,4534 rooms
- 3,2645 rooms
- 3,8556 rooms
- 2,8257 rooms
- 2,5788 rooms
- 1,3759+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Arkansas
- 2871 room
- 4172 rooms
- 1,2093 rooms
- 1,7304 rooms
- 2,7875 rooms
- 1,2356 rooms
- 2807 rooms
- 5578 rooms
- 1159+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Arkansas
- 40no bedroom
- 4821 bedroom
- 1,8542 bedrooms
- 10,6103 bedrooms
- 2,2214 bedrooms
- 5025+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Arkansas
- 358no bedroom
- 1,5881 bedroom
- 1,9462 bedrooms
- 4,2163 bedrooms
- 5094 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 966no vehicle
- 4,3421 vehicle
- 5,7482 vehicles
- 3,6693 vehicles
- 9064 vehicles
- 785+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
- 998no vehicle
- 5,0781 vehicle
- 1,5472 vehicles
- 9113 vehicles
- 484 vehicles
- 355+ vehicles
87.6% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Arkansas.
| Jefferson County: | 87.6% |
| State average: | 87.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 52,470
- Other state: 10,670
- Northeast: 535
- Midwest: 3,690
- South: 5,175
- West: 1,270
- 47.2%Electricity
- 46.5%Utility gas
- 4.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 59.3%Electricity
- 37.1%Utility gas
- 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 207
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Arkansas: | 10.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 74
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Arkansas: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,778
| Here: | 67.5% |
| Arkansas: | 19.4% |
Jefferson County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,106,000
Cash and Securities: $898,000
- Charges - Other: $5,681,000
Other: $2,347,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,097,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,955,000
- Construction - Police Protection: $176,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $8,404,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,510,000
Regular Highways: $4,780,000
General - Other: $4,257,000
Regular Highways: $4,129,000
Police Protection: $3,966,000
Financial Administration: $2,624,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,891,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,881,000
Financial Administration: $1,852,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,845,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,472,000
General - Other: $1,447,000
Central Staff Services: $1,339,000
Central Staff Services: $1,311,000
Libraries: $1,121,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $701,000
Local Fire Protection: $629,000
General Public Buildings: $616,000
Corrections - Other: $572,000
Local Fire Protection: $447,000
General Public Buildings: $388,000
Public Welfare - Other: $96,000
Public Welfare - Other: $94,000
Health - Other: $76,000
Health - Other: $31,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $253,000
General Local Government Support: $117,000
Other: $101,000
Highways: $67,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,983,000
Interest on Debt: $104,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $6,996,000
Other - Libraries: $591,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $577,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $78,675,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $77,030,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $75,385,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $73,740,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,031,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,825,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,645,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,645,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,351,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,332,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $372,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $165,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $131,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $112,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,018,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,389,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,351,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,181,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,037,000
Donations From Private Sources: $443,000
Interest Earnings: $103,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $125,000
General - Other: $90,000
Libraries: $45,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,823,000
Cash and Securities: $5,832,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $77,142,000
Cash and Securities: $73,871,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,775,000
Highways: $2,689,000
General Local Government Support: $1,299,000
General Local Government Support: $1,109,000
Other: $182,000
Other: $177,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,318,000
Property: $8,741,000
Property: $6,806,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,646,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,333,000
Public Utilities Sales: $20,000
Jefferson County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,106,000
Cash and Securities: $898,000
- Charges - Other: $5,681,000
Other: $2,347,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,097,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,955,000
- Construction - Police Protection: $176,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $8,404,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,510,000
Regular Highways: $4,780,000
General - Other: $4,257,000
Regular Highways: $4,129,000
Police Protection: $3,966,000
Financial Administration: $2,624,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,891,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,881,000
Financial Administration: $1,852,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,845,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,472,000
General - Other: $1,447,000
Central Staff Services: $1,339,000
Central Staff Services: $1,311,000
Libraries: $1,121,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $701,000
Local Fire Protection: $629,000
General Public Buildings: $616,000
Corrections - Other: $572,000
Local Fire Protection: $447,000
General Public Buildings: $388,000
Public Welfare - Other: $96,000
Public Welfare - Other: $94,000
Health - Other: $76,000
Health - Other: $31,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $253,000
General Local Government Support: $117,000
Other: $101,000
Highways: $67,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,983,000
Interest on Debt: $104,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $6,996,000
Other - Libraries: $591,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $577,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $78,675,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $77,030,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $75,385,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $73,740,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,031,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,825,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,645,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,645,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,351,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,332,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $372,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $165,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $131,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $112,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,018,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,389,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,351,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,181,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,037,000
Donations From Private Sources: $443,000
Interest Earnings: $103,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $125,000
General - Other: $90,000
Libraries: $45,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,823,000
Cash and Securities: $5,832,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $77,142,000
Cash and Securities: $73,871,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,775,000
Highways: $2,689,000
General Local Government Support: $1,299,000
General Local Government Support: $1,109,000
Other: $182,000
Other: $177,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,318,000
Property: $8,741,000
Property: $6,806,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,646,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,333,000
Public Utilities Sales: $20,000
Jefferson County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,106,000
Cash and Securities: $898,000
- Charges - Other: $5,681,000
Other: $2,347,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,097,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,955,000
- Construction - Police Protection: $176,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $8,404,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,510,000
Regular Highways: $4,780,000
General - Other: $4,257,000
Regular Highways: $4,129,000
Police Protection: $3,966,000
Financial Administration: $2,624,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,891,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,881,000
Financial Administration: $1,852,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,845,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,472,000
General - Other: $1,447,000
Central Staff Services: $1,339,000
Central Staff Services: $1,311,000
Libraries: $1,121,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $701,000
Local Fire Protection: $629,000
General Public Buildings: $616,000
Corrections - Other: $572,000
Local Fire Protection: $447,000
General Public Buildings: $388,000
Public Welfare - Other: $96,000
Public Welfare - Other: $94,000
Health - Other: $76,000
Health - Other: $31,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $253,000
General Local Government Support: $117,000
Other: $101,000
Highways: $67,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,983,000
Interest on Debt: $104,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $6,996,000
Other - Libraries: $591,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $577,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $78,675,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $77,030,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $75,385,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $73,740,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,031,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,825,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,645,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,645,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,351,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,332,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $372,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $165,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $131,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $112,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,018,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,389,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,351,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,181,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,037,000
Donations From Private Sources: $443,000
Interest Earnings: $103,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $125,000
General - Other: $90,000
Libraries: $45,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,823,000
Cash and Securities: $5,832,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $77,142,000
Cash and Securities: $73,871,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,775,000
Highways: $2,689,000
General Local Government Support: $1,299,000
General Local Government Support: $1,109,000
Other: $182,000
Other: $177,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,318,000
Property: $8,741,000
Property: $6,806,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,646,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,333,000
Public Utilities Sales: $20,000
Jefferson County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,106,000
Cash and Securities: $898,000
- Charges - Other: $5,681,000
Other: $2,347,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,097,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,955,000
- Construction - Police Protection: $176,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $8,404,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,510,000
Regular Highways: $4,780,000
General - Other: $4,257,000
Regular Highways: $4,129,000
Police Protection: $3,966,000
Financial Administration: $2,624,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,891,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,881,000
Financial Administration: $1,852,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,845,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,472,000
General - Other: $1,447,000
Central Staff Services: $1,339,000
Central Staff Services: $1,311,000
Libraries: $1,121,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $701,000
Local Fire Protection: $629,000
General Public Buildings: $616,000
Corrections - Other: $572,000
Local Fire Protection: $447,000
General Public Buildings: $388,000
Public Welfare - Other: $96,000
Public Welfare - Other: $94,000
Health - Other: $76,000
Health - Other: $31,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $253,000
General Local Government Support: $117,000
Other: $101,000
Highways: $67,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,983,000
Interest on Debt: $104,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $6,996,000
Other - Libraries: $591,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $577,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $78,675,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $77,030,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $75,385,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $73,740,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,031,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,825,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,645,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,645,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,351,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,332,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $372,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $165,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $131,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $112,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,018,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,389,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,351,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,181,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,037,000
Donations From Private Sources: $443,000
Interest Earnings: $103,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $125,000
General - Other: $90,000
Libraries: $45,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,823,000
Cash and Securities: $5,832,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $77,142,000
Cash and Securities: $73,871,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,775,000
Highways: $2,689,000
General Local Government Support: $1,299,000
General Local Government Support: $1,109,000
Other: $182,000
Other: $177,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,318,000
Property: $8,741,000
Property: $6,806,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,646,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,333,000
Public Utilities Sales: $20,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,761
- Number of aged recipients: 404
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,357
- Number of recipients under 18: 955
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,018
- Number of recipients older than 64: 788
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,412
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,711
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 25 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 274 | $106,883 | 221 | $78,588 | 594 | $109,258 | 114 | $26,982 | 8 | $819,625 | 94 | $48,287 | 56 | $47,071 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 24 | $96,250 | 40 | $52,650 | 54 | $115,148 | 14 | $33,214 | 1 | $1,255,000 | 9 | $25,778 | 34 | $49,971 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 64 | $96,500 | 93 | $67,032 | 311 | $102,601 | 104 | $23,413 | 1 | $2,560,000 | 28 | $52,393 | 59 | $53,288 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 18 | $103,000 | 11 | $73,545 | 207 | $116,444 | 6 | $113,167 | 2 | $1,619,000 | 10 | $66,700 | 4 | $47,250 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 10 | $77,700 | 8 | $88,375 | 37 | $125,189 | 2 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | 4 | $42,250 | 5 | $41,800 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 16 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 17 | $132,706 | 19 | $158,368 | 2 | $128,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 5 | $237,000 | 8 | $134,625 | 1 | $256,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 4 | $219,000 | 2 | $112,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $273,000 | 1 | $182,000 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $69,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Jefferson County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 755 | 71.1 years |
| Mary | 660 | 78.0 years |
| John | 570 | 74.5 years |
| William | 473 | 73.4 years |
| Willie | 462 | 75.2 years |
| Robert | 380 | 71.8 years |
| George | 295 | 75.3 years |
| Charles | 232 | 70.0 years |
| Henry | 196 | 76.6 years |
| Annie | 183 | 80.2 years |
| Most common last names in Jefferson County, AR among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Williams | 421 | 73.6 years |
| Smith | 412 | 74.8 years |
| Johnson | 392 | 74.4 years |
| Jones | 338 | 73.4 years |
| Brown | 269 | 75.8 years |
| Davis | 245 | 74.6 years |
| Harris | 185 | 75.3 years |
| Taylor | 181 | 77.5 years |
| Jackson | 175 | 74.7 years |
| Thomas | 152 | 71.9 years |
| Businesses in Jefferson County, AR | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 5 | KFC | 3 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | La Quinta | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 1 | McDonald's | 6 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Nike | 7 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 3 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Curves | 1 | Popeyes | 2 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| FedEx | 8 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 4 | |
| GNC | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 3 | Subway | 6 | |
| H&R Block | 4 | Super 8 | 2 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| Havertys Furniture | 1 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | U-Haul | 4 | |
| Honda | 1 | UPS | 10 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 2 | Wendy's | 3 | |
| Journeys | 1 | |||
Jefferson County on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"