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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.0%), Educational,health and social services (15.9%), Construction (11.7%), Retail trade (10.9%).
Detached houses: $145,306Here:$145,306State:$146,298 Townhouses or other attached units: $405,757Here:$405,757State:$150,839 Mobile homes: $74,503Here:$74,503State:$38,244 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,670Here:$31,670State:$29,738
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.0% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.4%
McCain (Republican): 65.6% Obama (Democratic): 32.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $425 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $336 (0.5%)
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.
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Notable locations in Perry County: Camp Ouachita (A), Winona Work Center (B), South Fourche Campground (C), Lake Sylvia Campground (D), Iron Horse Farm (E), Windle Sodding Farm (F), Stony Point Volunteer Fire Station (G), Nimrod Volunteer Fire Station (H), Cherry Hill Volunteer Fire Department (I), Williams Junction Volunteer Fire Department (J), Harris Brake Lake Fire Department Station 3 (K), Harris Brake Lake Fire Department Station 1 (L), Harris Brake Lake Fire Department Station 2 (M), Hollis Volunteer Fire Department (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Perry County include: Welcome Home Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Nimrod Baptist Church (D), Stony Point Baptist Church (E), Thornburg Baptist Church (F), Wye United Methodist Church (G), Hickory Grove Church (H), New Mount Everett Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Nooner Cemetery (1), Nimrod Cemetery (2), Aunt Dilly Cemetery (3), Liberty Cemetery (4), Hope Cemetery (5), Hawks Cemetery (6), Goat Bluff Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Open Lake (A), Bull Lake Slough (B), Bull Lake (C), Clear Lake (D), Winford Brake (E), Clear Water Lake (F), Womack Lake (G), Jones Lake Number Two (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mulberry Creek (A), Dry Run Creek (B), Dry Fork (C), Mill Creek (D), Crystal Prong (E), Little Rose Creek (F), Coffee Creek (G), Clayton Branch (H), Cherry Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Perry County include: Toad Suck Ferry Damsite Park (1), Lake Sylvia Recreation Area (2), River Road Recreation Area (3), Quarry Cove Recreation Area (4), Project Point Recreation Area (5), Harris Brake State Wildlife Management Area (6), Cypress Creek Park (7), South Fourche Roadside Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Perry County: Camp Ouachita (A), Winona Work Center (B), South Fourche Campground (C), Lake Sylvia Campground (D), Iron Horse Farm (E), Windle Sodding Farm (F), Stony Point Volunteer Fire Station (G), Nimrod Volunteer Fire Station (H), Cherry Hill Volunteer Fire Department (I), Williams Junction Volunteer Fire Department (J), Harris Brake Lake Fire Department Station 3 (K), Harris Brake Lake Fire Department Station 1 (L), Harris Brake Lake Fire Department Station 2 (M), Hollis Volunteer Fire Department (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Perry County include: Welcome Home Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Nimrod Baptist Church (D), Stony Point Baptist Church (E), Thornburg Baptist Church (F), Wye United Methodist Church (G), Hickory Grove Church (H), New Mount Everett Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nooner Cemetery (1), Nimrod Cemetery (2), Aunt Dilly Cemetery (3), Liberty Cemetery (4), Hope Cemetery (5), Hawks Cemetery (6), Goat Bluff Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Open Lake (A), Bull Lake Slough (B), Bull Lake (C), Clear Lake (D), Winford Brake (E), Clear Water Lake (F), Womack Lake (G), Jones Lake Number Two (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mulberry Creek (A), Dry Run Creek (B), Dry Fork (C), Mill Creek (D), Crystal Prong (E), Little Rose Creek (F), Coffee Creek (G), Clayton Branch (H), Cherry Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Perry County include: Toad Suck Ferry Damsite Park (1), Lake Sylvia Recreation Area (2), River Road Recreation Area (3), Quarry Cove Recreation Area (4), Project Point Recreation Area (5), Harris Brake State Wildlife Management Area (6), Cypress Creek Park (7), South Fourche Roadside Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Conway County , Faulkner County , Garland County , Pulaski County , Saline County , Yell County .
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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 29.3%
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
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9.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,129 average adjusted gross income)
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%
8.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,082 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.6
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%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 333.7. This is less than state average.
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
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.
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).
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
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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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,000
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