Races in Marion County, Arkansas:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $31,423 ($26,737 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $372 (lower quartile is $283, upper quartile is $470)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $98,665 (it was $69,600 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,185 - $160,384

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $165,676

Here:	$165,676
State:	$146,298

Townhouses or other attached units: $82,327

Here:	$82,327
State:	$150,839

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $80,244

Here:	$80,244
State:	$119,582

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $52,424

Here:	$52,424
State:	$206,250

Mobile homes: $52,865

Here:	$52,865
State:	$38,244

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $36,755

Here:	$36,755
State:	$29,738

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $887
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $262

Institutionalized population: 141

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 31
• Thefts: 71
• Auto thefts: 3

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 31
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $428 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $455 (0.5%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.2%
(17.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 16.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 32.1% for American Indian residents, 93.9% for other race residents, 28.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 50 years old
(Males: 49 years old, Females: 50 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 42 years old, Asian residents: 56 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 42 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $380 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $600 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bull Shoals, Flippin, Yellville, Summit, Pyatt.

Marion County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Click to draw/clear Marion County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Marion County: Buffalo Landing (A), McBee Landing (B), Wares Chapel (C), Oakland - Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (D), Oakland - Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (E), Lazy Acres Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (F), Peel Volunteer Fire Department (G), Peel Volunteer Fire Department Substation (H), Pine Mountain Volunteer Fire Department (I), Pine Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Substation (J), Bruno Volunteer Fire Protection District (K), Lazy Acres Fire Protection District Station 2 (L), Lazy Acres Fire Protection District Station 3 (M), Fairview Rural Volunteer Fire Department (N), Lazy Acres Fire Department (O), Pyatt Rural Fire and Defense Association (P), Pyatt Rural Volunteer Fire Department Substation (Q), Ralph - Caney Rural Fire Protection (R), Ralph - Caney Rural Fire Protection Unit (S), Rea Valley Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Marion County include: Welcome Ridge Church (A), Anderson Flat Church (B), Beckham Church (C), Hilltop Mission (D), Keesee Church (E), Locust Church (F), Rea Valley Baptist Church (G), Peel Missionary Baptist Church (H), Price Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Keesee Cemetery (1), Moccasin Cemetery (2), Fairview Cemetery (3), Elm Springs Cemetery (4), Williams Cemetery (5), Dodd City Cemetery (6), Derryberry Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Waltman Pond (A), Bull Shoals Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Noe Creek (A), Neilon Creek (B), Mountain Creek (C), Moccasin Creek (D), Mitchell Creek (E), Meeks Creek (F), Crooked Creek (G), Little Sugar Creek (H), Little North Fork White River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Marion County include: Oakland Public Use Area (1), Jones Point Wildlife Management Area (2), Ozark Isle Public Use Area (3), Rush Historic District (4), Ozard Isle Public Use Area (5), Highway 125 Public Use Area (6), Buck Creek Public Use Area (7), Buffalo River State Park (8), Bull Shoals Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Baxter County , Boone County , Searcy County , Ozark County, Missouri , Taney County, Missouri .

Current college students: 400
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 178 (64% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,976
• One, attached: 81
• Two: 83
• 3 or 4: 170
• 5 to 9: 111
• 10 to 19: 18
• 20 or more: 47
• Mobile homes: 1,624
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 125

Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 1,648 (77 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,433

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 36.06%

Here		36.1%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 5,820
Total congregations: 35

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	Churches of Christ	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	2,701 (46.4%)	842 (14.5%)	456 (7.8%)	378 (6.5%)	336 (5.8%)
Congregations	10 (28.6%)	5 (14.3%)	1 (2.9%)	7 (20.0%)	2 (5.7%)

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	286 (4.9%)	226 (3.9%)	185 (3.2%)	173 (3.0%)	237 (4.1%)
Congregations	2 (5.7%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	2 (5.7%)	4 (11.4%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Marion County - Bull Shoals, Flippin, Yellville, Summit, Pyatt

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Marion County:

Average size of farms: 272 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $39,645
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $17.39
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $42,088
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.24%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.40%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41,161
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.77%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.71
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.11%

Tornado activity:

Marion County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 fatalities and 88 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/5/2008, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 36 people and caused $18 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Marion County-area historical earthquake activity is below Arkansas state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.0 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 82.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/27/2000 at 01:28:45, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 0.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 34.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/7/1991 at 21:24:02, a magnitude 4.0 (3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from Marion County center
On 8/16/2003 at 05:09:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/22/2000 at 20:12:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 88.8 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, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 8, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1861): December 3, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1861, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared (EM-3301): January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1819): February 6, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1819, Natural disaster type: Winter 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: FEMA-DR-1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 5, 2008 to February 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1744): February 7, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1744, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3215): September 2, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3215, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides, Incident Period: April 19, 2004 to May 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1516): May 7, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1516, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 8, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1354): December 29, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1354, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms/Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 21, 1996 to April 22, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1111): April 23, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1111, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Arkansas Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: May 1, 1990 to June 3, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-865): May 15, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-865, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Marion County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Landslide: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).




125 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
16 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,582.

10.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,876 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.52% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($11,027 average AGI)
6.36% relocated from other states ($18,849 average AGI)

Marion County:	6.36%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

8.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,549 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.55% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($11,930 average AGI)
4.01% relocated to other states ($16,619 average AGI)

Marion County:	4.01%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,488 (2,726 aged, 762 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 246.6. This is less than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 16,512

• In family households: 13,720 (3,880 male householders, 1,110 female householders)

  4,111 spouses, 3,500 children (3,121 natural, 118 adopted, 261 stepchildren), 366 grandchildren, 90 brothers or sisters, 121 parents, 127 other relatives, 319 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,792 (1,272 male householders (1,066 living alone)), 1,149 female householders (1,030 living alone)), 371 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 141 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 3,009 2-persons, 903 3-persons, 652 4-persons, 276 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,096 1-person, 296 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

97.3% of residents of Marion County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $93,529,000 ($5709 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,754,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,539,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,789,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $472,000
Federal grants: $13,948,000
Federal procurement contracts: $649,000 ($106,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,132,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $85,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,926,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,389,000

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

Births: 655

Deaths: 936

Net international migration: 0

Net internal migration: +909

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.85 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

56% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 6451
• Northeast: 676
• Midwest: 4980
• South: 2459
• West: 1317

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 106

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 46

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 541
• Number of aged recipients: 49
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 492
• Number of recipients under 18: 69
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 374
• Number of recipients older than 64: 98
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 249
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 256

Most common first names in Marion County, AR among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	115	75.0 years
James	105	73.1 years
John	101	73.1 years
Robert	87	76.2 years
Mary	73	79.4 years
Charles	63	74.6 years
George	63	75.8 years
Ruth	42	81.7 years
Dorothy	42	78.0 years
Helen	35	77.8 years

Most common last names in Marion County, AR among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	66	76.2 years
Smith	64	77.2 years
Wood	38	77.1 years
Jones	37	78.6 years
Martin	37	72.7 years
King	33	75.7 years
Williams	31	78.7 years
Brown	30	79.3 years
Davenport	24	78.7 years
Moore	24	76.8 years

Businesses in Marion County, AR
Name	Count		Name	Count
FedEx	2		Subway	2
H&R Block	2		True Value	1
McDonald's	1		U-Haul	1
Pizza Hut	1		UPS	1
RadioShack	1		Walmart	1
SONIC Drive-In	2

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Marion County on our top lists:

• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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