Marion County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.4%), Educational,health and social services (16.1%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Marion County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	44.1 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 7,986	(49.5%)
Females: 8,154	(50.5%)

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Marion County:	2.4 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$31,681
Arkansas:	$38,134

This county:	$360
State:	$421

Marion County:	$108,254
Arkansas:	$101,000

Detached houses: $152,944

Here:	$152,944
State:	$148,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $87,649

Here:	$87,649
State:	$165,561

In 2-unit structures: $294,759

Here:	$294,759
State:	$140,742

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,502

Here:	$106,502
State:	$146,569

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $564,881

Here:	$564,881
State:	$199,870

Mobile homes: $40,509

Here:	$40,509
State:	$38,244

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $60,930

Here:	$60,930
State:	$29,738

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

This county:	15.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

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.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Marion County: McBee Landing (A), Wares Chapel (B), Buffalo Landing (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Marion County include: Beckham Church (A), Locust Church (B), Keesee Church (C), Brown Church (D), Welcome Ridge Church (E), Bruno Baptist Church (F), Caney Church (G), Rea Valley Baptist Church (H), Promise Land Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Dodd City Cemetery (1), Hand Valley Cemetery (2), Hall Cemetery (3), Beckham Cemetery (4), Locust Cemetery (5), Keesee Cemetery (6), Cowan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lake: Waltman Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Music Creek (A), Little North Fork White River (B), Little Sugar Creek (C), Johnnie Creek (D), Jimmie Creek (E), Jenkins Branch (F), Meeks Creek (G), Middle Creek (H), Hurricane Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Marion County include: Rush Historic District (1), Oakland Public Use Area (2), Jones Point State Wildlife Management Area (3), Highway 125 Public Use Area (4), Buck Creek Public Use Area (5), Buffalo River State Park (6), Bull Shoals Public Use Area (7), Ozard Isle Public Use Area (8), Ozark Isle Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Peel Post Office (A), Bruno Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.1%
Arkansas:	6.9%

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)

Marion County:	1.1%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Here:	53.5% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

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 6 fatalities and 52 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/18/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 16 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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 Marion 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 Marion County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,468 (74%) Carpooled: 1,116 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Walked: 123 (2%) Other means: 74 (1%) Worked at home: 223 (4%)

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

Here:	10.88%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

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%

from Baxter County, AR	2.21% ($24,017 average AGI)
from Boone County, AR	0.65% ($26,200)
from Cook County, IL	0.19% ($26,500)

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

Here:	8.56%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

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%

to Baxter County, AR	2.07% ($20,926 average AGI)
to Boone County, AR	0.82% ($23,419)
to Washington County, AR	0.27% ($21,857)
to Greene County, MO	0.21% ($36,818)
to Searcy County, AR	0.19% ($14,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,866 (4,137 male householders, 749 female householders)

  4,254 spouses, 3,987 children (3,417 natural, 110 adopted, 460 stepchildren), 222 grandchildren, 63 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 166 other relatives, 202 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,130 (843 male householders (753 living alone)), 1,033 female householders (935 living alone)), 254 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 144 (127 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,744 2-persons, 966 3-persons, 705 4-persons, 318 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,688 1-person, 157 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 2 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

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+54 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.3
State:	5.6

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

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.

Marion County:	55.9%
State average:	54.0%

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

Here:	6.4%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	5.4%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	12.1%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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