Phillips County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	44%
State:	31%

This county:	32.7%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	13.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.9%), Retail trade (12.7%), Manufacturing (12.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Phillips County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	33.0 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 12,129	(45.9%)
Females: 14,316	(54.1%)

Phillips County:	2.7 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county	$24,177
Arkansas:	$34,999

Phillips County	$60,817
Arkansas:	$87,400

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Phillips County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.

Cities in this county include: West Helena, Helena, Marvell, Elaine, Lexa.

2005 air pollution in Phillips County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 35 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Arkansas County , Bolivar County, Mississippi , Coahoma County, Mississippi , Desha County , Lee County , Monroe County , Tunica County, Mississippi .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Phillips County: Kangaroo Point Landing (A), Ludlow Landing (B), Mouth of Saint Francis Landing (C), Storm Creek Lake Campground (D), Avenue Landing (E), Westover Landing (F), Williamson Landing (G), Zion Traveler Cemetery (H), Crowley Ridge Overlook (I), Dawson Landing (J), Fitzhugh Landing (K), Helena Casting Field Landing (L), Helena Country Club (M), Helena Junction (N), Houston Landing (O), Hudsons Landing Campground (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Phillips County include: Maney Church (A), Macedonia Church (B), Barton Baptist Church (C), Long Lake Church (D), Long Grove Church (E), Little Zion Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Beulah Church (H), Zion Traveler Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Schaffhauser Cemetery (1), New Jerusalem Cemetery (2), New Life Cemetery (3), Lone Valley Cemetery (4), New Zion Cemetery (5), O'Shield Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lacy Lake (A), Long Lake (B), Dustin Pond (C), Allen Lake (D), Cober Lake (E), Willow Lake (F), Brushy Lake (G), Hornor Neck (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jessie Slough (A), Middle Bayou (B), Mill Fork (C), Humphrey Slough (D), Saint Francis River (E), Cypress Bayou (F), Sandy Branch (G), Scrubgrass Bayou (H), Cottonwood Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Crumrad Post Office (A), Oneida Post Office (B), Wabash Post Office (C), Mellwood Post Office (D), Turner Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.7%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Current college students: 923
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 289 (57% naturalized citizens)

Phillips County:	1.1%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,555
• One, attached: 417
• Two: 743
• 3 or 4: 525
• 5 to 9: 144
• 10 to 19: 103
• 20 or more: 148
• Mobile homes: 1,190
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34

Housing units in Phillips County with a mortgage: 2,019 (106 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,316

Phillips County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Arkansas state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/18/1996, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused $30,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,715 (76%) Carpooled: 1,583 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 33 (0%) Taxi: 30 (0%) Motorcycle: 25 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 151 (2%) Other means: 143 (2%) Worked at home: 111 (1%)

4.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,437 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.08%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.64% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($7,290 average AGI)
2.44% relocated from other states ($15,147 average AGI)

Phillips County:	2.44%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Shelby County, TN	0.26% ($17,222 average AGI)
from Coahoma County, MS	0.23% ($35,813)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.20% ($10,857)
from Lee County, AR	0.19% ($24,231)
from Faulkner County, AR	0.14% ($9,900)
from Monroe County, AR	0.14% ($22,000)
from Tunica County, MS	0.14% ($16,100)

6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.75%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.47% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($14,130 average AGI)
3.28% relocated to other states ($11,276 average AGI)

Phillips County:	3.28%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Pulaski County, AR	0.82% ($36,644 average AGI)
to Shelby County, TN	0.49% ($27,771)
to Craighead County, AR	0.36% ($16,769)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.29% ($28,905)
to Faulkner County, AR	0.26% ($14,368)
to Benton County, AR	0.19% ($27,786)
to Coahoma County, MS	0.19% ($16,643)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,488 (3,517 aged, 971 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 22,985 (3,871 male householders, 2,941 female householders)

  4,037 spouses, 9,365 children (8,604 natural, 230 adopted, 531 stepchildren), 1,419 grandchildren, 241 brothers or sisters, 192 parents, 426 other relatives, 493 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,146 (1,138 male householders (1,019 living alone)), 1,751 female householders (1,655 living alone)), 257 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 314 (254 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,531 2-persons, 1,640 3-persons, 1,243 4-persons, 790 5-persons, 399 6-persons, 209 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,674 1-person, 183 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

3,205 married couples with children.
3,600 single-parent households (352 men, 3,248 women).

96.9% of residents of Phillips County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 41% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $271,301,000 ($11161 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,370,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $66,025,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $53,636,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $30,454,000
Federal grants: $107,263,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,211,000 ($445,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,711,000 ($1,594,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,902,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,504,000
Federal Government insurance: $65,257,000

Here:	98 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-127 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.46 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.6

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

61% of Phillips County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Arkansas.

Phillips County:	60.7%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 21443
• Northeast: 82
• Midwest: 986
• South: 3314
• West: 312

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,400

Here:	9.1%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	9.6%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	12.3%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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