Lafayette County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.1%), Educational,health and social services (19.4%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lafayette County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 4,139	(48.4%)
Females: 4,420	(51.6%)

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Lafayette County:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$29,423
Arkansas:	$38,134

This county:	$254
State:	$421

Lafayette County:	$52,727
Arkansas:	$101,000

Detached houses: $95,253

Here:	$95,253
State:	$148,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,672

Here:	$160,672
State:	$165,561

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $84,904

Here:	$84,904
State:	$146,569

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $595,045

Here:	$595,045
State:	$199,870

Mobile homes: $28,428

Here:	$28,428
State:	$38,244

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,804

Here:	$18,804
State:	$29,738

This county:	23.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lafayette County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $566 a month.

Cities in this county include: Stamps, Lewisville, Bradley, Buckner.

Neighboring counties: Bossier Parish, Louisiana , Columbia County , Hempstead County , Miller County , Nevada County , Webster Parish, Louisiana .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lafayette County: Mars Hill (A), Spring Bank (B), Spring Bank Ferry (C), Cedar Grove School (D), Dobson Station (E), Hurricane Hill (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lafayette County include: Bethel Church (A), Knighton Chapel (B), Liberty Church (C), Wood Springs Church (D), Union Hill Church (E), Sunview Church (F), State Line Church (G), County Line Church (H), Shady Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Stricklin Cemetery (2), Wright Cemetery (3), Cummings Cemetery (4), Wilson Cemetery (5), Boyd Hill Cemetery (6), Bradley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Battle Lake (A), Blue Hole (B), 1927 Cut-off Lake (C), Duck Lake (D), Spirit Lake (E), Grassy Lake (F), Copeland Lake (G), Swan Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Keoun Creek (A), Kenney Creek (B), Jones Branch (C), Maniece Bayou (D), Rawls Creek (E), Red Branch (F), Field Bayou (G), Flat Bois d'Arc Creek (H), Davis Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Lafayette County: Lafayette Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.5%
Arkansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 218
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 82 (39% naturalized citizens)

Lafayette County:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,128
• One, attached: 48
• Two: 28
• 3 or 4: 93
• 5 to 9: 33
• 10 to 19: 7
• 20 or more: 36
• Mobile homes: 1,084
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 103

Housing units in Lafayette County with a mortgage: 640 (19 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 941

Here:	40.5% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Lafayette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Lafayette 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 65.2 miles away from Lafayette County center
On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.3 miles away from Lafayette County center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,256 (73%) Carpooled: 628 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 16 (1%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 63 (2%) Other means: 20 (1%) Worked at home: 126 (4%)

5.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,168 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.41%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.94% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($12,096 average AGI)
2.47% relocated from other states ($15,072 average AGI)

Lafayette County:	2.47%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Columbia County, AR	1.17% ($24,407 average AGI)
from Hempstead County, AR	0.52% ($15,000)

7.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,860 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.30%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.99% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($12,506 average AGI)
3.31% relocated to other states ($10,360 average AGI)

Lafayette County:	3.31%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Miller County, AR	1.02% ($19,208 average AGI)
to Columbia County, AR	0.98% ($26,391)
to Hempstead County, AR	0.68% ($24,938)
to Bowie County, TX	0.64% ($17,267)
to Webster Parish, LA	0.55% ($23,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,587 (1,242 aged, 345 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 7,300 (1,830 male householders, 528 female householders)

  1,739 spouses, 2,390 children (2,088 natural, 94 adopted, 208 stepchildren), 342 grandchildren, 68 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 186 other relatives, 160 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,138 (399 male householders (363 living alone)), 649 female householders (616 living alone)), 90 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 121 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,079 2-persons, 523 3-persons, 456 4-persons, 198 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 979 1-person, 56 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

97.2% of residents of Lafayette County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $68,993,000 ($8392 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $764,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,845,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,291,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,032,000
Federal grants: $22,518,000
Federal procurement contracts: $567,000 ($203,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,740,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $232,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $892,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,423,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-66 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.85 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

69% of Lafayette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Arkansas.

Lafayette County:	68.9%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 5941
• Northeast: 65
• Midwest: 221
• South: 2110
• West: 124

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,000

Here:	1.8%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	1.4%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	8.1%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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