Lawrence County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.1%), Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Retail trade (13.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lawrence County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 8,594	(48.4%)
Females: 9,180	(51.6%)

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Lawrence County:	2.4 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$32,158
Arkansas:	$38,134

This county:	$284
State:	$421

Lawrence County:	$68,579
Arkansas:	$101,000

Detached houses: $87,197

Here:	$87,197
State:	$148,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $69,532

Here:	$69,532
State:	$165,561

In 2-unit structures: $105,118

Here:	$105,118
State:	$140,742

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $276,468

Here:	$276,468
State:	$146,569

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $164,652

Here:	$164,652
State:	$199,870

Mobile homes: $23,305

Here:	$23,305
State:	$38,244

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$29,738

This county:	18.4%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $364 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $561 a month.

Cities in this county include: Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Black Rock, Imboden, Ravenden, Portia, Lynn, Strawberry, College City, Alicia.

Neighboring counties: Craighead County , Greene County , Independence County , Jackson County , Randolph County , Sharp County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lawrence County: Oak Grove Church (A), Paradise Landing (B), Rock Spur (C), Valley Stone (D), Wayland Spring Camp (E), Whitelow Ferry (F), Cedar Grove Church (G), Eureka Lodge (H), Giles Spur (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lawrence County include: Little Brown Church (A), Cache River Church (B), Strangers Home Church (C), Clear Lake Church (D), Clear Spring Church (E), Lebanon Church (F), Rosebud Church (G), Evergreen Church (H), Pleasant Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ruffner Cemetery (1), New Hope Cemetery (2), Runyan Cemetery (3), Kelley Cemetery (4), Lancaster Cemetery (5), Strangers Home Cemetery (6), Covington Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Brushy Pond (A), Long Pond (B), Brushy Lake (C), Horner Bay (D), Robinson Bay (E), Horseshoe Lake (F), Clear Lake (G), White Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Machine Creek (A), Magness Creek (B), Maple Slough (C), Marrow Bone Slough (D), Jeff Creek (E), Reeds Creek (F), Flat Creek (G), Piney Creek (H), Dogwood Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lawrence County include: Lake Charles State Park (1), Clover Bend Historic District (2), Shirey Bay-Rainey Brake State Game Manag (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.2%
Arkansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 809
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 111 (36% naturalized citizens)

Lawrence County:	0.6%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,439
• One, attached: 47
• Two: 184
• 3 or 4: 171
• 5 to 9: 97
• 10 to 19: 78
• 20 or more: 112
• Mobile homes: 933
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 2,010 (95 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,612

Here:	55.5% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Lawrence County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Arkansas state average. It is 3.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/15/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 51.4 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 46.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from Lawrence County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,675 (79%) Carpooled: 906 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%) Taxi: 10 (0%) Walked: 229 (3%) Other means: 101 (1%) Worked at home: 209 (3%)

6.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.23%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.27% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($15,564 average AGI)
1.95% relocated from other states ($6,832 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	1.95%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Randolph County, AR	1.10% ($20,310 average AGI)
from Craighead County, AR	1.06% ($28,268)
from Greene County, AR	0.34% ($27,722)
from Sharp County, AR	0.32% ($18,118)
from Jackson County, AR	0.27% ($18,143)

7.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,548 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.45%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.03% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($21,467 average AGI)
1.42% relocated to other states ($4,080 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	1.42%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Craighead County, AR	1.72% ($27,185 average AGI)
to Randolph County, AR	1.22% ($24,338)
to Greene County, AR	0.62% ($36,515)
to Sharp County, AR	0.43% ($22,522)
to Independence County, AR	0.26% ($25,643)
to Jackson County, AR	0.22% ($14,833)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.19% ($19,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,103 (3,248 aged, 855 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,847 (4,055 male householders, 976 female householders)

  4,094 spouses, 4,986 children (4,458 natural, 109 adopted, 419 stepchildren), 237 grandchildren, 77 brothers or sisters, 63 parents, 138 other relatives, 221 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,367 (815 male householders (676 living alone)), 1,298 female householders (1,234 living alone)), 254 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 560 (292 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,357 2-persons, 1,176 3-persons, 1,004 4-persons, 323 5-persons, 132 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,910 1-person, 172 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

98.5% of residents of Lawrence County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $153,758,000 ($8832 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,113,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,364,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,468,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,234,000
Federal grants: $36,556,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,709,000 ($143,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,428,000 ($380,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,781,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,793,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,558,000

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

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-34 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

57% of Lawrence 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, 66% lived in Arkansas.

Lawrence County:	56.5%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 13482
• Northeast: 105
• Midwest: 2112
• South: 1358
• West: 564

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,000

Here:	3.6%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	2.6%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	44.7%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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