Perry County, Arkansas (AR)

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County population in 2005: 10,468 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,276
Renter-occupied apartments: 713

% of renters here:	18%
State:	31%

Land area: 551 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.0%), Educational,health and social services (15.9%), Construction (11.7%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Perry County, Arkansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Perry County, Arkansas:

White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
Black (1.7%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.1%)

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

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 5,061	(49.6%)
Females: 5,148	(50.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,106
County population in 2003: 10,405
Jobs in 2003: 1,410

Perry County,AR real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 4,938
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Perry County:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,804 ($31,083 in 2000)

This county	$33,804
Arkansas:	$34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,118

Perry County	$76,118
Arkansas:	$87,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $408
Institutionalized population: 122
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Perry County in 2000: $640

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 34
Burglaries: 46
Thefts: 17
Auto thefts: 4

Perry County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $182,000

2004 Presidential Election results in Perry County Arkansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $336 (0.6%)

Area name: Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Perry County is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $590 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $790 a month.

Cities in this county include: Perryville, Bigelow, Perry, Casa, Adona, Houston, Fourche.

Neighboring counties: Conway County , Faulkner County , Garland County , Pulaski County , Saline County , Yell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Perry County: Lake Sylvia Campground (A), South Fourche Campground (B), Winona Work Center (C), Camp Ouachita (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Perry County include: Bethel Church (A), Wye United Methodist Church (B), Welcome Home Church (C), Valley Home Church (D), Union Valley Church (E), Thornburg Baptist Church (F), Stony Point Baptist Church (G), South View Church (H), Rose Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hamilton Cemetery (1), Nimrod Cemetery (2), Nooner Cemetery (3), Stony Point Cemetery (4), Saint Francis Cemetery (5), Goat Bluff Cemetery (6), Leach Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Clear Lake (A), Bull Lake (B), Open Lake (C), Jones Lake Number Two (D), Henry Lake (E), Harris Brake Public Fishing Lake (F), Harris Brake Lake (G), Harris Brake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Rose Creek (A), Loston Branch (B), Lyons Branch (C), Magie Creek (D), Marble Branch (E), McGee Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Falloff Branch (H), Dry Run Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Perry County include: Toad Suck Ferry Damsite Park (1), River Road Recreation Area (2), Lake Sylvia Recreation Area (3), Project Point Recreation Area (4), Cypress Creek Park (5), Harris Brake State Wildlife Management Area (6), Quarry Cove Recreation Area (7), South Fourche Roadside Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.9%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 257
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 80 (84% naturalized citizens)

Perry County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 8
1990 to 1994: 8
1985 to 1989: 8
1980 to 1984: 9
1975 to 1979: 22
1970 to 1974: 4
1970 to 1974: 4
1965 to 1969: 17

Mean travel time to work: 36.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 29.3%

Perry County marital status for males

Perry County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,132
One, attached: 60
Two: 61
3 or 4: 21
5 to 9: 8
10 to 19: 9
20 or more: 35
Mobile homes: 1,323
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Housing units in Perry County with a mortgage: 919 (72 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 822

Agriculture in Perry County
Average size of farms: 178 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85297
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $189.53
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.80%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.18%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $59969
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.89%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37158
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.47%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.51
All wheat for grain: 750 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3129 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 30 acres

Perry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Arkansas state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Paper (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Health care (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (33%)
Vietnam (14%)
Germany (11%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Venezuela (9%)
Netherlands (8%)
Other Central America (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Perry County:

United States or American (29%)
Irish (14%)
German (13%)
English (11%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Dutch (1%)

Perry County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,358 (77%)
Carpooled: 737 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 32 (1%)
Taxi: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 62 (1%)
Other means: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 151 (3%)

People in group quarters in Perry County, Arkansas

86 people in nursing homes
21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
18 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
18 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
14 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,950.

9.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,129 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.18%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.03% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($20,835 average AGI)
2.15% relocated from other states ($7,294 average AGI)
Perry County: 2.15%
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 Faulkner County, AR	1.82% ($26,750 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, AR	1.64% ($28,870)
from Conway County, AR	1.12% ($25,649)
from Yell County, AR	0.48% ($28,375)
from Pope County, AR	0.33% ($34,273)

8.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,082 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.54%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.86% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($25,611 average AGI)
1.68% relocated to other states ($4,471 average AGI)
Perry County: 1.68%
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 Faulkner County, AR	1.89% ($36,242 average AGI)
to Conway County, AR	1.28% ($28,810)
to Pulaski County, AR	1.10% ($42,250)
to Saline County, AR	0.61% ($32,400)
to Pope County, AR	0.37% ($30,667)
to Yell County, AR	0.30% ($28,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Births per 1000 population in Perry County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Perry County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Perry County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,993 (1,525 aged, 468 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,054

In family households: 8,854 (2,484 male householders, 470 female householders)
2,483 spouses, 2,840 children (2,452 natural, 85 adopted, 303 stepchildren), 189 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 110 other relatives, 158 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,200 (499 male householders (421 living alone)), 546 female householders (503 living alone)), 155 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 155 (125 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,395 2-persons, 653 3-persons, 583 4-persons, 222 5-persons, 80 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 924 1-person, 95 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

1,840 married couples with children.
478 single-parent households (120 men, 358 women).

97.1% of residents of Perry County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $60,943,000 ($5829 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,563,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,015,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,403,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $879,000
Federal grants: $10,972,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,307,000 ($189,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,368,000 ($1,401,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $24,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,374,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,530,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 617

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 578

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -4

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

Net internal migration: +241

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Perry County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 163
1995 to 1998: 653
1990 to 1994: 471
1980 to 1989: 914
1970 to 1979: 1,027
1960 to 1969: 660
1950 to 1959: 225
1940 to 1949: 282
1939 or earlier: 307

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Perry County, Arkansas:

1 room: 11
2 rooms: 28
3 rooms: 174
4 rooms: 552
5 rooms: 1,070
6 rooms: 841
7 rooms: 367
8 rooms: 129
9 or more rooms: 104

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perry County, Arkansas:

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 42
3 rooms: 85
4 rooms: 188
5 rooms: 210
6 rooms: 115
7 rooms: 42
8 rooms: 19
9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Perry County:

no bedroom: 11
1 bedroom: 143
2 bedrooms: 917
3 bedrooms: 1,937
4 bedrooms: 253
5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perry County:

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 114
2 bedrooms: 292
3 bedrooms: 264
4 bedrooms: 29
5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Perry County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 151
1 vehicle: 801
2 vehicles: 1,485
3 vehicles: 671
4 vehicles: 139
5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Perry County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 62
1 vehicle: 344
2 vehicles: 247
3 vehicles: 19
4 vehicles: 35
5 or more vehicles: 6

61% of Perry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Arkansas.

Perry County:	60.8%
State average:	54.0%

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

This state: 7444
Northeast: 140
Midwest: 695
South: 1179
West: 628

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (49%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
Wood (13%)
Utility gas (11%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
Electricity (36%)
Utility gas (14%)
Wood (13%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 89

Here:	7.2%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	1.7%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 39

Here:	17.5%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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