Montgomery County, Arkansas (AR)

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County population in July 2007: 9,048 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,134
Renter-occupied apartments: 651

% of renters here:	17%
State:	31%

Land area: 781 sq. mi.
Water area: 19.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Montgomery County: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.8%), Manufacturing (16.5%), Retail trade (12.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.5%), Construction (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Montgomery County, Arkansas:

White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
Hispanic (2.5%)
American Indian (2.2%)
Other race (1.6%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	41.5 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 4,532	(49.0%)
Females: 4,713	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,742
County population in 2003: 9,222
Jobs in 2003: 2,027

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,211
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Montgomery County:	2.4 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,677 ($28,421 in 1999)

This county:	$33,677
Arkansas:	$38,134

2007 median house/condo value: $80,470 ($54,000 in 2000)

Montgomery County:	$80,470
Arkansas:	$101,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $274 (lower quartile is $173, upper quartile is $353)

This county:	$274
State:	$421

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $805
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $223

Institutionalized population: 96

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2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County Arkansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $328 (0.6%)

Montgomery County household income distribution in 2007

Montgomery County home values distribution

Montgomery County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	17.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Montgomery County is $413 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $520 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mount Ida, Norman, Oden, Black Springs.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Garland County , Hot Spring County , Howard County , Pike County , Polk County , Scott County , Yell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Montgomery County: Juneau Spur (A), Lake Ouachita Vista Point of Interest (B), Little Fir Recreation Site (C), Little Missouri Falls Recreation Area (D), Albert Pike Recreation Area (E), Mauldin (F), Oden Ranger Station (G), Oden Work Center (H), Ouachita Seed Orchard (I), Rocky Shoals Campground (J), Big Brushy Recreation Site (K), Twin Creek Recreation Site (L), Washita Recreation Site (M), Womble Ranger Station (N), Blowout Mountain Scenic Area (O), CCC Camp (P), Fancy Hill (Q), Gap Creek Recreation Site (R), Hickory Nut Mountain Campground (S), Highway 27 Recreation Site (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Montgomery County include: Lone Valley Church (A), Little Hope Church (B), Liberty Church (C), Washita Missionary Baptist Church (D), Brushy Creek Church (E), Union Hill Church (F), Union Church (G), Sweethome Church (H), Sulphur Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bassinger Cemetery (1), Bates Cemetery (2), County Line Cemetery (3), Rowton Cemetery (4), Nelson Cemetery (5), Lone Valley Cemetery (6), Newcomb Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Hatfield Lake (A), North Fork Lake (B), Lake Ouachita Nursery Pond (C), Tigue Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Sugarloaf Creek (A), Kates Creek (B), Long Creek (C), Martin Creek (D), Irons Creek (E), Hyatt Creek (F), Mill Iron Creek (G), Reeves Branch (H), Fiddlers Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Montgomery County include: Tompkins Bend Public Use Area (1), Dragover Recreation Area (2), Albert Pike Recreation Area (3), River Bluff Recreation Area (4), Fulton Branch Recreation Area (5), Little Fir Public Use Area (6), Big Brushy Recreation Site (7), Denby Point Public Use Area (8), Crystal Mountain Scenic Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Sims Post Office (A), Pencil Bluff Post Office (B), Story Post Office (C), Pine Ridge Post Office (D), Caddo Gap Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.2%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 185
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 185 (8% naturalized citizens)

Montgomery County:	2.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 76 1990 to 1994: 53 1985 to 1989: 21 1980 to 1984: 13 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 1 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 11

Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.9%

Montgomery County marital status for males

Montgomery County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,235
One, attached: 30
Two: 21
3 or 4: 29
5 to 9: 13
10 to 19: 14
20 or more: 21
Mobile homes: 1,623
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 62

Housing units in Montgomery County with a mortgage: 559 (24 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 783

Here:	41.7% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Montgomery County
Average size of farms: 189 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $103024
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $39.05
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.48%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $65482
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.24%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.38%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45939
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 29.32
Land in orchards: 60 acres

Montgomery County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 29 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/23/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 29 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Wood products (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Leather and allied products (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Carpenters (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (79%)
Canada (9%)
Laos (2%)
Honduras (2%)
Philippines (2%)
Vietnam (2%)
United Kingdom (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Montgomery County:

United States or American (36%)
Irish (13%)
English (11%)
German (8%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (1%)

Montgomery County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,720 (73%)
Carpooled: 664 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 126 (3%)
Other means: 42 (1%)
Worked at home: 165 (4%)

People in group quarters in Montgomery County, Arkansas

92 people in nursing homes
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,895.

8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.43% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($20,130 average AGI)
2.66% relocated from other states ($10,963 average AGI)
Montgomery County: 2.66%
Arkansas average: 3.66%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Garland County, AR	1.83% ($30,837 average AGI)
from Pike County, AR	0.75% ($20,550)

6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.83%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.93% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($19,267 average AGI)
1.90% relocated to other states ($4,583 average AGI)
Montgomery County: 1.90%
Arkansas average: 3.00%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Garland County, AR	1.75% ($23,109 average AGI)
to Polk County, AR	0.53% ($29,857)
to Pike County, AR	0.38% ($23,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Births per 1000 population in Montgomery County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Montgomery County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Montgomery County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,850 (1,574 aged, 276 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,135

In family households: 8,009 (2,329 male householders, 417 female householders)
2,341 spouses, 2,451 children (2,140 natural, 53 adopted, 258 stepchildren), 167 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 108 other relatives, 116 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,126 (522 male householders (449 living alone)), 497 female householders (471 living alone)), 107 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 110 (98 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,433 2-persons, 550 3-persons, 477 4-persons, 199 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 920 1-person, 95 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

95.9% of residents of Montgomery County speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $54,888,000 ($5913 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,025,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,612,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,079,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $111,000
Federal grants: $8,882,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,202,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,002,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $63,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,142,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,195,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 470

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 546

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +59

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +76

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Montgomery County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.64 millions of gallons per day (47% from ground, 53% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.1
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 163
1995 to 1998: 580
1990 to 1994: 504
1980 to 1989: 1,031
1970 to 1979: 1,067
1960 to 1969: 523
1950 to 1959: 491
1940 to 1949: 318
1939 or earlier: 371

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Montgomery County, Arkansas:
	1 room: 33 2 rooms: 58 3 rooms: 199 4 rooms: 671 5 rooms: 1,021 6 rooms: 679 7 rooms: 276 8 rooms: 112 9+ rooms: 85

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montgomery County, Arkansas:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 114 4 rooms: 231 5 rooms: 160 6 rooms: 50 7 rooms: 36 8 rooms: 12 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Montgomery County:
	no bedroom: 41 1 bedroom: 130 2 bedrooms: 1,177 3 bedrooms: 1,524 4 bedrooms: 237 5+ bedrooms: 25

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montgomery County:
	no bedroom: 18 1 bedroom: 119 2 bedrooms: 338 3 bedrooms: 155 4 bedrooms: 21 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Montgomery County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 123 1 vehicle: 850 2 vehicles: 1,410 3 vehicles: 559 4 vehicles: 147 5+ vehicles: 45

Cars and other vehicles available in Montgomery County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 119 1 vehicle: 252 2 vehicles: 237 3 vehicles: 22 4 vehicles: 16 5+ vehicles: 5

64% of Montgomery County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Arkansas.

Montgomery County:	64.3%
State average:	54.0%

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

This state: 6149
Northeast: 126
Midwest: 670
South: 1321
West: 783

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%) Electricity (31%) Wood (19%) Utility gas (16%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%) Electricity (28%) Utility gas (26%) Wood (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56

Here:	5.9%
Arkansas:	7.4%

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

Here:	1.8%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18

Here:	11.0%
Arkansas:	14.7%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Montgomery County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $199,000
Solid Waste Management: $66,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,568,000
Solid Waste Management: $471,000

Police Protection: $387,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $309,000

Financial Administration: $293,000

Corrections - Other: $221,000

General Public Buildings: $118,000

Welfare - Other: $63,000

Central Staff Services: $56,000

Libraries: $28,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $528,000
General Support: $145,000
General - Interest on Debt: $214,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $83,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,565,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,360,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $205,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $331,000
Interest Earnings: $25,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,098,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $718,000
General Support: $161,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $810,000
Property: $539,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,180,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Montgomery County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)