Pike County, Arkansas (AR)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.6%), Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Retail trade (11.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Pike County, Arkansas:

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 5,570	(49.3%)
Females: 5,733	(50.7%)

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Pike County:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

This county:	$32,817
Arkansas:	$38,134

This county:	$306
State:	$421

Pike County:	$74,658
Arkansas:	$101,000

Detached houses: $123,343

Here:	$123,343
State:	$148,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $47,807

Here:	$47,807
State:	$165,561

In 2-unit structures: $66,321

Here:	$66,321
State:	$140,742

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $20,481

Here:	$20,481
State:	$146,569

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $41,853

Here:	$41,853
State:	$199,870

Mobile homes: $53,630

Here:	$53,630
State:	$38,244

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $23,929

Here:	$23,929
State:	$29,738

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 43
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 39
• Auto thefts: 8

This county:	16.8%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	5.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pike County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $566 a month.

Cities in this county include: Murfreesboro, Glenwood, Delight, Antoine, Daisy.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Hempstead County , Howard County , Montgomery County , Nevada County , Polk County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pike County: Lyons Ford (A), Sweet Home (B), Twin Bridges (C), Camp Tula (D), Beacon Hill Picnic Area (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pike County include: Lodi Missionary Baptist Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Kingdom Hall (C), Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church (D), Biggs Chapel (E), Caney Valley Church (F), Sweet Home Church (G), Springhill Church (H), Crossroads Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Roy Cemetery (1), Hannon Cemetery (2), Bear Creek Cemetery (3), Bell Bluff Cemetery (4), Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Shiloh Cemetery (6), Kirby Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Alford Lake (A), Round Pond (B), North Fork Ozan Creek Watershed Number One Reservoir (C), North Fork Ozan Creek Wateshed Number Two Reservoir (D), Lake Greeson Nursery Pond (E), Lake Greeson (F), Teeter Lake (G), Tetter Lake Two (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lynn Creek (A), Johnson Branch (B), Ikes Creek (C), Mile Branch (D), Mill Branch (E), Mill Creek (F), Hurricane Creek (G), Fallen Creek (H), Prairie Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pike County include: Pikeville Public Use Area (1), Rock Creek Public Use Area (2), Riverside Picnic Area (3), Star of the West Public Use Area (4), Crater of Diamonds State Park (5), Highway 70 Landing Public Use Area (6), Arrowhead Point Public Use Area (7), Narrows Dam Public Use Area (8), Laurel Creek Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Newhope Post Office (A), Langley Post Office (B), Kirby Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.0%
Arkansas:	6.9%

Current college students: 357
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 247 (10% naturalized citizens)

Pike County:	2.2%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,761
• One, attached: 16
• Two: 73
• 3 or 4: 59
• 5 to 9: 74
• 10 to 19: 24
• 20 or more: 11
• Mobile homes: 1,455
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 63

Housing units in Pike County with a mortgage: 881 (35 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 963

Here:	47.8% with mortgage
State:	60.8% with mortgage

Pike County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Arkansas state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/19/1990, a tornado injured one person

Pike County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 12.9 miles away from Pike County center
On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from Pike County center
On 4/22/2005 at 05:17:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from the county center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from Pike County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,684 (76%) Carpooled: 720 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 1 (0%) Walked: 135 (3%) Other means: 88 (2%) Worked at home: 174 (4%)

6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,387 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.55% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($17,613 average AGI)
2.16% relocated from other states ($8,774 average AGI)

Pike County:	2.16%
Arkansas average:	3.66%

from Howard County, AR	1.08% ($22,189 average AGI)
from Garland County, AR	0.85% ($26,448)
from Clark County, AR	0.55% ($18,947)
from Hempstead County, AR	0.32% ($24,091)
from Montgomery County, AR	0.29% ($23,900)

7.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,248 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.24%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.27% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($18,064 average AGI)
1.97% relocated to other states ($7,184 average AGI)

Pike County:	1.97%
Arkansas average:	3.00%

to Garland County, AR	0.99% ($30,529 average AGI)
to Howard County, AR	0.75% ($20,654)
to Clark County, AR	0.61% ($19,524)
to Montgomery County, AR	0.58% ($20,550)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.29% ($31,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,072 (1,725 aged, 347 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,748 (2,759 male householders, 491 female householders)

  2,791 spouses, 3,178 children (2,793 natural, 90 adopted, 295 stepchildren), 185 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 129 other relatives, 120 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,373 (541 male householders (475 living alone)), 698 female householders (669 living alone)), 134 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 182 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,534 2-persons, 751 3-persons, 610 4-persons, 250 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,144 1-person, 79 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

96.2% of residents of Pike County speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $63,467,000 ($5784 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,784,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,734,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,756,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $139,000
Federal grants: $10,858,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,450,000 ($2,886,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,530,000 ($745,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $136,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,570,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,710,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	-24 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.69 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Here:	5.2
State:	5.6

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

65% of Pike County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Arkansas.

Pike County:	64.9%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 8246
• Northeast: 106
• Midwest: 594
• South: 1457
• West: 615

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,700

Here:	5.5%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Here:	3.6%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Here:	3.6%
Arkansas:	14.7%

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